Ethical and practical considerations for including marginalised groups in quantitative survey research

This paper considers the ethical and practical issues of recruiting for, and administering a quantitative survey with marginalised populations. These issues were identified through a focus group discussion, which consolidated and expanded upon informal conversations held previously by five researche...

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Published in:International journal of social research methodology 2024-09, Vol.27 (5), p.559-574
Main Authors: Adley, Mark, Alderson, Hayley, Jackson, Katherine, McGovern, William, Spencer, Liam, Addison, Michelle, O'Donnell, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphetamines
Emotions
Ethics
Focus groups
Marginality
multiple disadvantage
Polls & surveys
Recruitment
reflection
Research ethics
Researchers
socially excluded
Study design
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Summary:This paper considers the ethical and practical issues of recruiting for, and administering a quantitative survey with marginalised populations. These issues were identified through a focus group discussion, which consolidated and expanded upon informal conversations held previously by five researchers about their experiences of conducting a face-to-face survey (using predominantly quantitative questions) with people who used amphetamine type substances in North East England, UK. Inductive and deductive thematic analysis of the focus group discussion led to the generation of three key themes: researcher positionality, emotions, and role dilemmas; study design; and ethics in practice. This paper therefore aims to extend literature which explores ethical and practical issues involved in studies with marginalised populations. It makes methodological suggestions for how work across a range of disciplines could make face-to-face survey research, and future studies with marginalised populations, more inclusive for both participants and researchers.
ISSN:1364-5579
1464-5300
DOI:10.1080/13645579.2023.2228600