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Surveying Mobile Populations: Lessons from Recent Longitudinal Surveys of Indigenous Australians

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  • B. H. Hunter
  • D. E. Smith

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Geographically mobile populations are notoriously difficult to survey, especially in a cross–cultural context. In broad terms, it is difficult to ensure that respondents are representative of the underlying population, can be relocated, and that data obtained are relevant to them. At a practical level, the problem can be as basic as not having any well–formed notion of what defines a household. Consequently, the resulting analysis of households is at best imprecise and, at worst, conceptually confused. This article documents the lessons for the design and conduct of longitudinal data collection from three recent surveys of an exceptionally mobile population, Indigenous Australians. There appears to be a trade–off between cultural relevance, data quality, response rates and survey costs. The use of Indigenous interviewers does not, in itself, guarantee that response rates will be acceptable.

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  • B. H. Hunter & D. E. Smith, 2002. "Surveying Mobile Populations: Lessons from Recent Longitudinal Surveys of Indigenous Australians," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 35(3), pages 261-275, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:35:y:2002:i:3:p:261-275
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.00242
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    1. Nicholas Biddle & Boyd H. Hunter, 2006. "Some Methodological Issues for the 2002 NATSISS," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 9(1), pages 33-50, March.
    2. Francisco Perales & Bernard Baffour & Francis Mitrou, 2015. "Ethnic Differences in the Quality of the Interview Process and Implications for Survey Analysis: The Case of Indigenous Australians," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(6), pages 1-20, June.
    3. Boyd H. Hunter & Matthew C. Gray, 2006. "The Effectiveness of Indigenous Job Search Strategies," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 82(256), pages 1-10, March.
    4. Boyd Hunter & John Taylor, 2001. "Reliability of Indigenous Employment Estimates," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 8(2), pages 113-128.

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