Why are some people missing from UK surveys?

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Journal Article

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Publication date

June 1, 2025

Summary:

This article discusses the issue of population subgroups that may be under-represented in, or missing entirely from, UK population surveys. I do not attempt to quantify the extent of underrepresentation or to evaluate the impact that this may have on survey estimates. Instead, I attempt to provide a framework for considering the problem: for identifying the groups of interest, for understanding the mechanisms that lead to them being under-represented or excluded, for identifying methods to reduce the under-coverage in future surveys, and for evaluating the merits of implementing such methods on national surveys. The discussion is informed both by a statistical accuracy perspective and an ethical and moral perspective.

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Radical Statistics

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Volume: 137 , p.8 -23

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- https://repository.essex.ac.uk/42074/

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