TY  - JOUR
A1  - Agadjanian, Victor
A1  - Zotova, Natalya
T1  - Sampling and Surveying Hard-to-Reach Populations for Demographic Research: A Study of Female Labor Migrants in Moscow, Russia
Y1  - 2012/02/28
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 131
EP  - 150
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.5
VL  - 26
IS  - 5
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol26/5/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol26/5/26-5.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol26/5/26-5.pdf
N2  - 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.

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