| Title |
Reaching Migrants in Survey Research:
The Use of the Global Positioning System to Reduce Coverage Bias in China |
| Author |
Landry, Pierre F; Shen, Mingming |
| Affiliation |
Dept Political Science, Yale U, New Haven, CT |
| Source |
Political Analysis, 2005, 13, 1, winter, 1-22. |
| ISSN |
1047-1987 |
| Descriptors |
Political Science Research; Public Opinion; Internal
Migration; Sampling; Statistical Bias; Peoples Republic of China; Migrants |
| Abstract |
List-based samples are often biased because of coverage
errors. The problem is especially acute in societies where the level of
internal migration is high & where record keeping on the population
is not reliable. We propose a solution based on spatial sampling that overcomes
the inability to reach migrants in traditional area samples based on household
lists. A comparison between a traditional study & our sample of Beijing
demonstrates that coverage bias is greatly reduced. The successful incorporation
of mobile urban residents has important substantive effects, in both univariate
& multivariate analyses of public opinion data. 8 Tables, 7 Figures,
27 References. Adapted from the source document. |
| Email Address |
pierer.landry@yale.edu |
| Language |
English |
| Publication Year |
2005 |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article (aja) |
| Country of Publication |
United States |
| Classification |
9043 methodology and research technology; research
methods and models |
| Number of References |
20 reference(s) present, 20 reference(s) displayed |
| Accession Number |
200506375 |
| Update |
200503 |
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