Technical report on the analysis of small groups in the 1999 GSS

Abstract

This study documents the methodological and technical challenges that are involved in performing analysis on small groups using a sample survey (1999 General Social Survey on Victimization). The discussion addresses issues such as over-sampling, response rate, non-response rate due to language, release feasibility and sampling variability.

The study analyses victimization patterns and perceptions of crime in small groups through a general population crime survey. Aboriginal people, visible minority and immigrant rates are compared with rates from non-Aboriginal, non-visible minority and non-immigrant groups to determine whether there are any variations based on identifiable socio-demographic characteristics. A multivariate analysis assesses how visible minority, Aboriginal or immigrant identity influences the risk of victimization and fear, while controlling the effects of other significant predictors.

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