Pitfalls in sampling for population study
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Kiser, CV
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
ISSN/ISSBN：
0162-1459
DOI：
10.2307/2278062
发表日期：
1934
页码：
250-256
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摘要：
This paper describes the bias encountered and the steps to eliminate it in a recent study of fertility in selected areas of Syracuse, New York. The original number of families visited was 1,564 and the final number was 2,890. The pitfalls discussed are failure to re-visit homes which are missed during the first canvass and the omission of secondary families, i.e., those represented by resident married individuals other than heads and wives. Families originally missed were found to be conspicuous for their high proportion of childlessness. Secondary families were characterized by low fertility, bi-modal age-distribution of wives, and large proportion of broken unions.