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Almost one-fourth of the youth surveyed (23.8 percent) identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual; these youth were particularly at risk for sex and labor trafficking. Forty-three percent of LGB youth reporting some form of trafficking while homeless.

Because of this prevalence, the report recommends that providers and community groups create more LGBTQ-sensitive support services.

About 6.5% of the youth identified as transgender or gender nonconforming.

“They stood out as being more vulnerable,” Wright said. Almost three-quarters of transgender youth reported some form of trafficking.

There’s a need among service providers for better understanding, support and greater inclusivity of transgender youth, he said. Organizations need to develop a broader understanding of trafficking across genders, the report said.

Of the youth surveyed, 64% were male and 36% female. Most were African-American or multiracial.

Nearly 60% of the youth had a high incidence of childhood trauma. High trauma correlates with a much higher incidence of trafficking.

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Random sampling is the purest form of probability sampling. Each member of the population has an equal and known chance of being selected. When there are very large populations, it is often difficult or impossible to identify every member of the population, so the pool of available subjects becomes biased.

Systematic sampling is often used instead of random sampling. It is also called an Nth name selection technique. After the required sample size has been calculated, every Nth record is selected from a list of population members. As long as the list does not contain any hidden order, this sampling method is as good as the random sampling method. Its only advantage over the random sampling technique is simplicity. Systematic sampling is frequently used to select a specified number of records from a computer file.

Stratified sampling is commonly used probability method that is superior to random sampling because it reduces sampling error. A stratum is a subset of the population that share at least one common characteristic. Examples of stratums might be males and females, or managers and non-managers. The researcher first identifies the relevant stratums and their actual representation in the population. Random sampling is then used to select a sufficient number of subjects from each stratum. "Sufficient" refers to a sample size large enough for us to be reasonably confident that the stratum represents the population. Stratified sampling is often used when one or more of the stratums in the population have a low incidence relative to the other stratums.

Convenience sampling is used in exploratory research where the researcher is interested in getting an inexpensive approximation of the truth. As the name implies, the sample is selected because they are convenient. This nonprobability method is often used during preliminary research efforts to get a gross estimate of the results, without incurring the cost or time required to select a random sample.

Judgment sampling is a common nonprobability method. The researcher selects the sample based on judgment. This is usually and extension of convenience sampling. For example, a researcher may decide to draw the entire sample from one "representative" city, even though the population includes all cities. When using this method, the researcher must be confident that the chosen sample is truly representative of the entire population.

Quota sampling is the nonprobability equivalent of stratified sampling. Like stratified sampling, the researcher first identifies the stratums and their proportions as they are represented in the population. Then convenience or judgment sampling is used to select the required number of subjects from each stratum. This differs from stratified sampling, where the stratums are filled by random sampling.