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Symposium 2004: Innovative Methods for Surveying Difficult-to-reach Populations
Opening remarks - François Maranda, Statistics Canada, Canada |
Keynote address - Network Sample Surveys of Rare and Elusive Populations: A Historical Review by Monroe G. Sirken,
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, United States |
Session 1: Data collection 1 |
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Session 2: Surveys on Aboriginal Peoples |
Organizer:
Johanne Denis, Statistics Canada, Canada
Chair: Andy Siggner, Statistics Canada, Canada
Surveying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Strategies and Methodologies of the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Andrew Webster, Alistair Rogers and Dan Black, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia
Aboriginal Data Initiative — Survey Component
Geoff Bowlby, Johanne Denis, Éric Langlet and Denis Malo, Statistics Canada, Canada
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Session 3: Estimation |
Organizer and Chair: Pierre Lavallée, Statistics Canada, Canada
Adaptive Web Sampling for Difficult-to-reach Populations
Steven K. Thompson, Pennsylvania State University, United States
Network Sampling with A Bayesian Approach
Mosuk Chow and Steven K. Thompson, Pennsylvania State University, United States
Estimating the Size of IDU Population Using Needle Exchange Programs
Shenghai Zhang, Ping Yan and Chris Archibald, Health Canada, Canada
Extensions of the Indirect Sampling Method and its Application in Tourism Surveys
Myriam Maumy and Jean-Claude Deville, ENSAI, France
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Session 4: Social Surveys: 1 |
Organizer and Chair: Susan Stobert, Statistics Canada, Canada
The Experience of Sensitive Surveys in France
Benoît Riandey, INED and Marie-Ange Schiltz, CNRS, France
Methodological Challenges in a Survey on the Ethnic and Cultural Diversity of the Canadian Population
Valérie Bizier, Jennifer Kaddatz and Danielle Laroche, Statistics Canada, Canada
Variation in Disability Rates in Statistics Canada National Surveys: Building Policy on a Slippery Foundation
John Rietschlin, Social Development Canada and Andrew MacKenzie, Statistics Canada, Canada
A Multivariate Analysis of Nonresponse Among Ethnic Minorities
Remco Feskens, Joop Hox, Gerty Lensvelt-Mulders and Hans Schmeets, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Session 5: Data Collection: 2 |
Organizer and Chair: Helen Scott, Statistics New Zealand
Center Sampling: A Strategy for Surveying Difficult-to-sample Populations
Fulvia Mecatti, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
Hard to Count Populations in the 2001 and 2011 UK Censuses
Owen Abbott and Neil Jackson, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
A Menu-Driven System Used to Collect, Track, Monitor, and Summarize Youth Smoking Cessation Programs Across the United States
Annette M. Green, Henry E. Wells and Paul D. Mowery, RTI International, United States
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Session 6: Social Surveys: 2 |
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Session 7: Waksberg Address |
Organizer: M.P. Singh, Statistics Canada, Canada
Chair: David Binder, Statistics Canada, Canada
Thoughts on the Future of Surveys
Norman M. Bradburn, University of Chicago, United States
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Session 8: Questionnaire Design |
Organizer: Benoit Allard, Statistics Canada, Canada
Chair: Claude Julien, Statistics Canada, Canada
Experiences in Testing Questionnaires with Specialized Populations
Benoit Allard, Allen Gower, Paul Kelly and Charlene Walker, Statistics Canada, Canada
Assessing Comprehension of Translated Questionnaires with Qualitative Methods
Alisú Schoua-Glusberg, Research Support Services, United States
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Session 9: Surveying Rare Populations |
Organizer: Jillian Oderkirk, Statistics Canada, Canada
Chair: Benoît Riandey, Institut National d'Études Démographiques, France
The Challenge of Collecting Information on the Involvement of Aboriginal People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
Rebecca Kong, Karen Beattie and Michael Martin, Statistics Canada, Canada
Strategies for Surveying American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Jacelyn Macedo, Lorene Reano, Janis Weber and Alyssa Easton, United States
Partnering with Local Experts to Recruit a Probability Sample of a Cambodian Community
Judy Perlman, Marc Elliott and Grant Marshall, RAND Corporation , United States
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Session 10: Frame And Sampling Issues |
Organizer and Chair: Michel Latouche, Statistics Canada, Canada
Applications of Adaptive Sampling Procedures to Problems in Public Health
Myron Katzoff, National Center for Health Statistics, United States
Improving the Quality of the Estimates for a Low-Income Population: Use of a Dual Frame in the Survey of Household Spending
Bruno Lapierre, Christian Nadeau, Johanne Tremblay and José Gaudet, Statistics Canada, Canada
Link-Tracing Sampling with an Initial Sample of Sites Sequentially Selected: Estimation of the Population Size
Martín H. Félix-Medina and Pedro E. Monjardin, University of Sinaloa, Mexico
A Permanent Sample as a Sampling Frame for Difficult-to-reach Populations?
Thomas Körner and Anja Nimmergut, Federal Statistical Office, Germany
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Session 11: Business Surveys |
Organizer: Wesley Yung, Statistics Canada, Canada
Chair: Eric Rancourt, Statistics Canada, Canada
A Review of Strategies for Surveying Rare and Difficult to Reach Populations in ONS's Establishment Surveys
Paul Smith and John Perry, Office for National Statsitics, United Kingdom
Constructing Frames to Target Difficult-to-reach Business Survey Populations
Mary March, Statistics Canada, Canada
Influential Observations from Rare Subpopulations in Establishment Surveys
John Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States
Challenges in the Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology
Marie-Claude Duval and Edith Latendresse, Statistics Canada, Canada
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Closing remarks - Don Royce, Statistics Canada, Canada |
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