Volume 26 - Article 5 | Pages 131–150
Sampling and Surveying Hard-to-Reach Populations for Demographic Research: A Study of Female Labor Migrants in Moscow, Russia
By Victor Agadjanian, Natalya Zotova
Abstract
Because household-based survey designs are notoriously ineffective in studying hard-to-reach groups such as irregular migrants, these groups, however numerically large they may be, are rarely represented in demographic analyses. In this paper, we report on the application of a workplace-based stratified probability sampling design, response rate, and item-specific refusals in a recent study of irregular female migrants from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan working in bazaars, eateries, and small retail outlets in Moscow, Russia. We argue that workplace-based survey, while not flawless, provides a uniquely feasible and cost-effective tool for studying irregular migrants and other marginalized groups.
Author's Affiliation
- Victor Agadjanian - University of California, Los Angeles, United States of America EMAIL
- Natalya Zotova - Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation EMAIL
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