Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsMAPPING AND SCOPING 47DEFINITION OF TRAVELLERS 48MAPPING AND SCOPING EXERCISE 49Objectives of the Mapping Exercise 49Rationale for the Mapping and Enumeration Process 49Regional Matrices 50Allocation of Computers 50Census Time Period 50INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PILOTING 52Traveller Census and Quantitative Study 52Questionnaire Design 52Outline of Process Used to Design and Pilot the Study Instrument 53Development and Piloting of Computer-assisted Instrument 54Process Used in Development of Electronic Instrument 54Software Preparation 55Sampling Strategy 55Peer Researchers, Coordinators and Fieldwork Training 57Consultation Forum 58Communication and Dissemination of Information on the Study 58The Lead-up to the Census 60DATA COLLECTION 61Data Collection Process 61Census in the Republic of Ireland 61Census in Northern Ireland 62ANALYSIS STRATEGY FOR TECHNICAL REPORT 1 63Data Cleaning and Preparation 63Analysis 63Analysis Strategy for the Contextualisation of the AITHS Census and Health Survey Data 64Description of the Data Sources Accessed 65Analysis Strategy 66SURVEY RESPONSE OVERVIEW 67ESTIMATED TRAVELLER POPULATION 68xix