The Chinese Immigrants in Raleigh-Durham (ChIRDU) Study is a research study currently being implemented by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), that seeks to improve the way social scientists collect social network data by testing a survey approach that assumes that individuals are interconnected through friends and family. A description of the methodology used in this study can be found in the publication “Network Sampling with Memory: A Proposal for More Efficient Sampling from Social Networks” Sociological Methodology. 42(1):206-256.
In the Triangle area, ChIRDU Study seeks to:
- Understand the connections that exist among recent Chinese immigrants and their local community, and to learn how these connections provide social support and contribute to well-being
- Understand the returns to education of highly educated Chinese immigrants and the factors that may contribute to their lower returns to college education compared to their native-born counterparts
- Make a positive case about the benefits of highly educated Chinese immigrants to the local economy
ChIRDU is funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R21 HD086738-01A1) and will interview about 600 respondents ages 18+ who reside in the Triangle area and who were born in China, Taiwan or Hong Kong, starting in 2018 and continuing through the fall of 2018.
The ChIRDU Study has been reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of both Duke and UNC. Any questions or concerns about the rights of research subjects should be directed, anonymously if preferred, to the Institutional Review Board of Duke or UNC-CH by email to campusirb@duke.edu or IRB_subjects@unc.edu.
For questions or additional information about the ChIRDU Study please email chirdu_web@duke.edu or contact the study directors.
