Applying Respondent Driven Sampling to Migrant Populations

Jon Horgen Friberg, Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway Cindy Horst, Peace Research Institute Oslo, NorwayLeila Rodriguez, University of Cincinnati, USAJoanna Napierala, University of Warsaw, Poland Agnieszka Kubal, University of Oxford, UKAnna Wojtynska, University of IcelandInna Schvab, International Charitable Foundation, Ukraine Ingunn Bjørkhaug, Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies, NorwayJane Montealegre, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, USAAntje Röder, Trinity College Dublin, IrelandRenee Luthra, University of Essex, UK

• Introduction; Lisa Johnston and Guri Tyldum 1. Sampling Migrants: How Respondent Driven Sampling Works; Lisa Johnston 2. RDS and the Structure of Migrant Populations; Jon Horgen Friberg and Cindy Horst 3. Measuring Personal Network Size in RDS; Lisa G. Johnston, Leila Rodriguez and Joanna Napierala 4. Initiation of the RDS Recruitment Process: Seed Selection and Role; Agnieszka Kubal, Inna Shvab and Anna Wojtynska 5. Deciding on and Distributing Incentives in RDS; Guri Tyldum, Leila Rodriguez, Ingunn Bjørkhaug and Anna Wojtynska 6. Formative Assessment, Data Collection and Parallel Monitoring for RDS Fieldwork; Jane Montealegre, Antje Röder, and Rojan Ezzati 7. Analyzing Data in RDS; Lisa Kohnston and Renee Luthra Appendix I. Summary Of RDS Surveys Referenced Appendix II. Overview Of The Development Of The Different RDS Estimators, Their Specific Features And The Software Available For Their Use

"Respondent driven sampling (RDS) has come a long way since the days of snowball sampling and offers an important new tool for social scientists seeking to study small, rare, and hard-to-find populations. In their book, Guri Tyldum and Lisa G. Johnston offer a definitive guide showing migration researchers to make optimal use of RDS methodologies. Drawing on their incisive understanding of RDS in theory and their extensive experience using RDS in practice they have produced a concise, clear, and eminently readable book that will be of great interest to migration researchers everywhere." - Prof. Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, United States"This book is a must-read for researchers planning respondent-driven sampling studies of migrant populations. It covers the entire research process from start to finish and is packed with practical advice that is not available elsewhere." - Prof. Matthew Salganic, Princeton University, United States