Two Sources of Error in Data on Migration From Mexico to the United States in Mexican Household-Based Surveys.
We examine the nature and degree of two sources of error in data on migration from Mexico to the United States in Mexican household-based surveys: (1) sampling error that results when whole households migrate and no one is left behind to report their migration; and (2) reporting errors that result w...
| Publicado en: | Demography (Springer Nature) Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 1345 - 1356 |
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