Table 1.
Sampling information for surveys conducted in selected countries by the Latin American and Mexican Migration Projects.
| Sampling information | Mexico | Dominican Republic | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community samples | |||||
| Number of communities | 128 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Number households | 20,552 | 904 | 1,391 | 1,598 | 677 |
| Sampling fraction | 14.2 | 13.1 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 11.7 |
| Refusal rate | 7.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 38.4 |
| U.S. samples | |||||
| Number of households | 922 | 74 | 37 | 65 | 48 |
| Number of persons | 4,930 | 370 | 168 | 303 | 170 |
| Total sample | |||||
| Number of households | 21,474 | 978 | 1,428 | 1,789 | 725 |
| Number of persons | 138,711 | 5,913 | 7,414 | 11,168 | 3,742 |
| Average survey year | 1997 | 1999 | 2002 | 2002 | 2003 |