Abstract Set against growing interest and advances in relation to multinational, multiregional, and multicultural (3MC) survey research, this paper will reflect on some of the survey challenges that inevitably confront the survey scientist in South Africa. South Africa is a heterogeneous, multicultural society with a variety of socio-economic problems and large inequalities and endeavors to collect data involves appreciable challenges. This paper will use examples and experiences from the South African Social Attitude Survey (SASAS) which has been conducted annually since 2003 in South Africa. It will also reflect on challenges experienced as part of participating in cross-national survey research, specifically focusing on its participation in the International Social Survey Program (ISSP), as well as more recent engagement with the European Social Survey (ESS) and International Wellbeing Group (IWbG). This paper will focus on practical, field-related difficulties that may arise and will discuss how these challenges is best handled within the South African context.

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实事求是：在南非等多元文化社会进行比较调查研究

摘要 针对跨国、多区域和多元文化 (3MC) 调查研究日益增长的兴趣和进步，本文将反思南非调查科学家不可避免地面临的一些调查挑战。南非是一个异质的、多元文化的社会，存在各种社会经济问题和巨大的不平等，收集数据的努力面临着明显的挑战。本文将使用自 2003 年以来每年在南非进行的南非社会态度调查 (SASAS) 的示例和经验。它还将反思作为参与跨国调查研究的一部分所经历的挑战，特别是关注其参与国际社会调查计划 (ISSP)，以及最近与欧洲社会调查 (ESS) 和国际福利组织 (IWbG) 的合作。本文将重点讨论可能出现的实际的、与现场相关的困难，并将讨论如何在南非背景下最好地处理这些挑战。