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A performance assessment of web-based respondent driven sampling among workers with precarious employment in Sweden.
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- The Relation Between Precarious Employment Arrangements and Social Precarity: Findings from the PREMIS Study in Stockholm, Sweden.International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation · 2022Article
- Precarious Employment and Psychosocial Hazards: A Cross-Sectional Study in Stockholm County.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Precarious employment and general, mental and physical health in Stockholm, Sweden: a cross-sectional study.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Applications and Recruitment Performance of Web-Based Respondent-Driven Sampling: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesPrecarious employment (PE) is a social determinant of poor health of workers. However, this population usually lack a sampling frame, making it challenging to identify the characteristics of this group. Web-based respondent driven sampling (webRDS) recruits individuals online through the social network and can provide population estimates. This study aims to assess the performance of webRDS in a population of workers with PE.
methodWebRDS was used for recruitment and data collection in the PRecarious EMployment In Stockholm (PREMIS) study. Cross-sectional questionnaire data was collected between November 2016 and May 2017. Eligible participants were living and/or working in Stockholm County, 18-65 years old, had a personal identification number and were currently employed. WebRDS performance was assessed by the total sample size, length of recruitment chains, sample composition, sample proportions and estimated RDSII population proportions with confidence intervals.
resultsThe webRDS process resulted in a sample of 358 recruits and a total sample of 415 participants, recruited over 1-15 waves. Of the participating seeds and recruits, 60% and 48%, respectively, successfully recruited at least one peer. The sample composition stabilized for all variables assessed. The sample proportions and RDSII estimates differed by 1-8% and the confidence intervals included the sample proportions for all variables except one.
conclusionsWebRDS successfully recruited a sufficient sample of workers with precarious employment from which population estimates could be made. Future studies should consider implementing webRDS on a national level in order to further study this population.
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