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Strategies for sampling black and ethnic minority populations
A O Hughes1, S Fenton, C E Hine
1Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol.
Journal of Public Health Medicine
|June 1, 1995
Summary
This study explored effective sampling methods for interviewing ethnic minority populations in Bristol. Name spotting and snowball sampling were most productive for gathering data from Black Caribbean/African, South Asian, and Far-East Asian residents.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Research
- Sociology
- Demographics
Background:
- Study conducted in Bristol, England, focusing on Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) populations.
- Addresses challenges in defining and sampling diverse BME communities.
Purpose of the Study:
- Describe the design and sampling methodologies for face-to-face interviews with BME residents.
- Inform health authority planning and decision-making through data collection.
Main Methods:
- Targeted up to 1000 interviews with Black Caribbean/African, South Asian, and Far-East Asian residents.
- Employed bilingual interviewers matched for respondent's sex and ethnicity.
- Investigated various sampling techniques, including name spotting and snowball sampling.
Main Results:
- Successfully conducted 574 interviews.
- Demonstrated the utility of matched bilingual interviewers for BME data collection.
- Identified name spotting and snowball sampling as the most productive methods.
Conclusions:
- Electoral Register proved more effective than Family Health Services Authority lists for sampling.
- Emphasized the need for careful selection and training of interviewers for BME populations.
- Highlighted the importance of culturally and linguistically acceptable questionnaires for diverse ethnic groups.