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Title Surveying ethnic minorities and immigrant populations : methodological challenges and research strategies / edited by Joan Font and Mónica Méndez
Published Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2013]
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Description 1 online resource (292 pages)
Series IMISCOE Research
IMISCOE research.
Contents 1. Introduction: The methodological challenges of surveying populations of immigrant origin / Monica Mendez -- 1.1. The purpose of this book -- 1.2. Surveys of immigrants and immigrants in general population surveys: A diverse landscape -- 1.3. The subject, logic and plan of this book -- pt. I SAMPLING ISSUES -- 2. Designing high-quality surveys of ethnic minority groups in the United Kingdom / Bob Erens -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Categorising the population of interest -- 2.3. Deciding which ethnic minority groups to include in a survey -- 2.4. Sampling ethnic minority groups -- 2.5. Data-collection issues -- 2.6. Conclusions -- 3. The 2007 Spanish National Immigrant Survey (ENI): Sampling from the Padron / Carlos Perez -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. International migrations and the Spanish statistical system -- 3.3. Role of the ENI in supplying information on international migrations in Spain -- 3.4. Methodology -- 3.5. Analysis and results of the fieldwork -- 3.6. Final comments -- 4. Enhancing representativeness in highly dynamic settings: Lessons from the NEPIA survey / Sebastian Rinken -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Major challenges -- 4.3. Key decisions -- 4.4. Outcome measures -- 4.5. Summary and conclusions -- pt. II FIELDWORK AND RESPONSE RATES -- 5. The influence of interviewers' ethnic background in a survey among Surinamese in the Netherlands / Anja van Heelsum -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Existing-research on response effects and race of interviewer effects -- 5.3. Research design -- 5.4. Results -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 6. Surveying migrants and migrant associations in Stockholm / Gunnar Myrberg -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. The project -- 6.3. Preparing the individual survey -- 6.4. Non-response in the individual survey -- 6.5. The associational survey -- 6.6. Concluding remarks -- 7.Comparing the response rates of autochthonous and migrant populations in nominal sampling surveys: The LOCALMULTIDEM study in Madrid / Virginia Ros -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Response rates in survey research: What do we know about interviewing immigrants? -- 7.3. The context and the study -- 7.4.Comparing the response rates of migrant-background and autochthonous individuals -- 7.5. Does trying harder pay off? The success of refusal conversion and additional location attempts -- 7.6. Concluding discussion -- 8. Non-response among immigrants in Denmark / Vibeke Jakobsen -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Hypotheses linking characteristics of sample persons and interviewers with contact and cooperation -- 8.3. Population sampling of immigrants and Danes -- 8.4. Data collection -- 8.5. Response and non-response rates -- 8.6. Analyses of contact, cooperation and response -- 8.7. Challenges and strategies -- pt. III INCLUDING IMMIGRANTS IN GENERAL POPULATION SOCIAL SURVEYS -- 9. Immigration and general population surveys in Spain: The CIS surveys / Maria Cuesta -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Immigrant population and CIS surveys -- 9.3. Example of a survey with a nominal probability sample: ISSP 2008 religion survey -- 9.4. Immigrant/foreign population in general population surveys: Barriers to participation -- 9.5. Concluding remarks -- 10. An evaluation of Spanish questions on the 2006 and 2008 US General Social Surveys / Tom W. Smith -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Translation of questionnaires -- 10.3. The 2006 GSS: Some data on the coverage of Hispanic population -- 10.4. Differences in socio-demographic profile of Hispanics -- 10.5. Differences in attitudes, behaviours and other non-demographic variables -- 10.6. Language effects -- 10.7.Comparability of GSS data across years -- 10.8. Conclusion -- 11. Under-representation of foreign minorities in cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys in Switzerland / Lavinia Gianettoni -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Determinants of under-representation -- 11.3. Data, methods and variables -- 11.4. Education, social class and the representation of foreign minorities -- 11.5. Analysis of representation of foreign minorities in longitudinal surveys -- 11.6. Conclusions and implications -- CONCLUSIONS -- 12. Surveying immigrant populations: Methodological strategies, good practices and open questions / Joan Font -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Deciding-on the target population, sampling frames and sampling strategies -- 12.3. How should the interview be conducted? Language, fieldwork and response rates -- 12.4. Looking ahead
Summary "What are the special problems involved in surveying immigrant populations and ethnic minorities? How can we ensure adequate representation of these growing groups in general population surveys? This book is the first to address these challenges in a systematic way. Experiences from eight Western countries, involving more than a dozen surveys, are used to explore difficulties in designing these types of surveys and some of the choices made to deal with them. The rich array of cases covered gives rise to valuable lessons, from local and national surveys, from well-funded surveys and those with limited means, and on a wide variety of topics ranging from politics to health"--Provided by publisher
Analysis Sociology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject Group identity.
Immigrants -- Research -- Europe -- Methodology
Minorities -- Research -- Europe -- Methodology
Demographic surveys -- Europe
Social Identification
group identity.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Sociology and anthropology.
Sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Demographic surveys
Group identity
Europe
Form Electronic book
Author Font, Joan, editor.
Méndez, Mónica, editor.
ISBN 9789048519187
9048519187