@article{Agadjanian_26_5,
author = {Agadjanian, Victor and Zotova, Natalya},
title={{Sampling and Surveying Hard-to-Reach Populations for Demographic Research: A Study of Female Labor Migrants in Moscow, Russia}},
journal = {Demographic Research},
volume = {26},
number = {5},
pages = {131--150},
doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.5},
year = {2012},
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.},
URL = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol26/5/},
eprint = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol26/5/26-5.pdf}
}