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dc.titleDealing with Hard-to-Reach Populations in Panel Data: Respondent-Driven Survey (RDS) and Attrition
dc.contributor.authorZanoni, Wladimir
dc.contributor.authorRomero, Jimena
dc.contributor.authorChuquimarca, Nicolás
dc.contributor.authorAbuelafia, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Department Andean Group
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coveragePeru
dc.date.available2023-10-12T00:10:00
dc.date.issue2023-10-12T00:10:00
dc.description.abstractHidden populations, such as irregular migrants, often elude traditional probabilistic sampling methods. In situations like these, chain-referral sampling techniques like Respondent-Driven Surveys (RDS) offer an effective solution. RDS, a variant of network sampling sometimes referred to as “snowball” sampling, estimates weights based on the network structures of friends and acquaintances formed during the sampling process. This ensures the samples are representative of the larger population. However, one significant limitation of these methods is the rigidity of the weights. When faced with participant attrition, recalibrating these weights to ensure continued representation poses a challenge. This technical note introduces a straightforward methodology to account for such attrition. Its applicability is demonstrated through a survey targeting Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador and Peru.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005194
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Dealing-with-Hard-to-Reach-Populations-in-Panel-Data-Respondent-Driven-Survey-RDS-and-Attrition.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectHuman Migration
dc.subjectHousehold Survey
dc.subjectMigration and Migrant
dc.subjectMigrant
dc.subjectSocial Research
dc.subject.jelcodeC83 - Survey Methods • Sampling Methods
dc.subject.jelcodeJ11 - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
dc.subject.jelcodeJ15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.keywordsRespondent driven survey;Migration;hidden population;attrition
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02800
idb.operationVE-T1086
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