Data for Eurostudent IV was collected via an Internet based survey of thirty higher education institutions from November 2009 to January 2010. In addition, a postal questionnaire was also used with the aim of increasing participation among part-time students who may not often access their academic email. The survey was co-ordinated in Ireland by Insight Statistical Consulting on behalf of the Higher Education Authority. Although the profile of respondents was close to the known population profile, survey responses were weighted to reflect the known population parameters of gender and full/part-time status by institution. The main characteristics of the weighted sample are: approximately 62% of students were enrolled in a University and 38% in an Institute of Technology; approximately 82% of students were classified as full-time and 18% were part-time; females represented 54% of all respondents; approximately 90% of students were domestic students and 10% were international (non-Irish); approximately 81% of students were undergraduates, 13% were post graduates (excluding PhD) and 6% were PhD students.

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper,

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based