We evaluate the effectiveness in empirical migration research of the respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and the quota sampling with regard to four criteria: quality of the data; sociometric diversity of the sample; geographic coverage of the sample; and cost-effectiveness. We review two surveys of ex-USSR migrants, conducted simultaneously in the…

Information on the number and location of U.S. artists, as reported in the 1980 Census of Population, is examined, and comparisons are made with 1970 Census figures. This document describes national growth trends in specific art occupations and regional changes in comparison to total labor force changes. The impact of migration on the distribution…

A series of tables and graphs comparing student enrollment and migration in 1968 and 1975 is presented. The report compares headcount enrollment for the two years at Vermont higher education institutions, public and private, by home state of students. It also compares enrollment of Vermonters in public and private institutions of other New England…