4.4 Methodology of the empirical studies in 2014 and 2015

Before we discuss the findings of our studies in Section 4.5, in this section we explain, our research methodology with regard to the empirical studies which we conducted in 2014 and 2015. In Section 4.4.1, we introduce the methodology applied in our two studies for the Committee. The population and the response rate are discussed in Section 4.4.2.