Ties, sites and irregularities: pitfalls and benefits in using respondent-driven sampling for surveying a homeless population

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2018.1454640" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2018.1454640</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2018.1454640" target="_blank" >10.1080/13645579.2018.1454640</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Ties, sites and irregularities: pitfalls and benefits in using respondent-driven sampling for surveying a homeless population

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a survey method for hidden populations and, as such, it offers a suitable approach for sampling the homeless. Surprisingly, the practical use of RDS in surveying homeless populations has only sporadically been described in the professional literature so far, and the specifics of using RDS for sampling this group have not been reflected in depth. The goal of the article is to investigate how three specific concerns, namely the transitional character of social ties among the homeless, problems with locating the interview site, and the irregular use of coupons, affect the sampling process. The findings of the article are based on experience using RDS for creating two independent samples of homeless persons in two Czech cities. Worries of poor referral effectiveness were disproved, but poor validity of the network size indicator, tendency towards irregular use of coupons, and negative effects arising from selecting service centres for the homeless as survey sites were confirmed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Ties, sites and irregularities: pitfalls and benefits in using respondent-driven sampling for surveying a homeless population

Popis výsledku anglicky

Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a survey method for hidden populations and, as such, it offers a suitable approach for sampling the homeless. Surprisingly, the practical use of RDS in surveying homeless populations has only sporadically been described in the professional literature so far, and the specifics of using RDS for sampling this group have not been reflected in depth. The goal of the article is to investigate how three specific concerns, namely the transitional character of social ties among the homeless, problems with locating the interview site, and the irregular use of coupons, affect the sampling process. The findings of the article are based on experience using RDS for creating two independent samples of homeless persons in two Czech cities. Worries of poor referral effectiveness were disproved, but poor validity of the network size indicator, tendency towards irregular use of coupons, and negative effects arising from selecting service centres for the homeless as survey sites were confirmed.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA15-17540S" target="_blank" >GA15-17540S: Čas a prostor bezdomovců v postsocialistickém městě: komparace Prahy a Plzně</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

ISSN

1364-5579

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

21

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

5

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

603-618

Kód UT WoS článku

000441650400007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85044527176