Sampling and surveying hard-to-reach populations for demographic research: a study of female labor migrants in Moscow, Russia
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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.
JOUR
Agadjanian, Victor
Zotova, Natalya
2012
Demographic Research
26
5
131-50
1435-9871
10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.5
2306