Table 4

Accuracy of the 20 1% for six parameters samples by each of 14 sampling methods, to within 5 and 10% tolerances of the unsampled value.

Parameter (mean)
Criterion
Overall (%)
Simple Random
PPS
Stratified
DSS Multistage
Dispersed Multistage







ZD
Conc.
ZD
Conc.
ZD
Conc.
ZD Random
Conc. Random
ZD PPS
Conc. PPS
ZD Random
ZD PPS
Conc. Random
Conc. PPS

Male (49.25%)
Samples ± 5% (%)
264 (94.29)
20 (100)
19 (95)
19 (95)
20 (100)
20 (100)
19 (95)
18 (90)
16 (80)
19 (95)
18 (90)
20 (100)
19 (95)
18 (90)
19 (95)

Samples ± 10%
278 (99.29)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
18 (90)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)

(%)
Aged < 5 years (18.49%)
Samples ± 5% (%)
120 (42.86)
12 (60)
1 (5)
10 (50)
12 (60)
10 (50)
6 (30)
10 (50)
8 (40)
7 (35)
6 (30)
13 (65)
11 (55)
4 (20)
10 (50)

Samples ± 10%
233 (83.21)
19 (95)
15 (75)
15 (75)
20 (100)
19 (95)
15 (75)
17 (85)
11 (55)
17 (85)
17 (85)
20 (100)
18 (90)
14 (70)
16 (80)

(%)
Educated to secondary level or higher (2.02%)
Samples ± 5% (%)
8 (2.86)
0
0
1 (5)
0
0
0
2 (10)
0
1 (5)
2 (10)
0
1 (5)
1 (5)
0

Samples ± 10%
20 (7.14)
2 (10)
1 (5)
4 (20)
0
0
1 (5)
3 (15)
0
1 (5)
3 (15)
1 (5)
1 (5)
1 (5)
2 (10)

(%)
Lowest Wealth Quintile (20.07)
Samples ± 5% (%)
43 (15.36)
3 (15)
7 (35)
2 (10)
3 (15)
2 (10)
9 (45)
2 (10)
4 (20)
0
3 (15)
3 (15)
0
5 (25)
0

Samples ± 10%
64 (22.86)
3 (15)
14 (70)
3 (15)
5 (25)
5 (25)
12 (60)
3 (15)
4 (20)
0
4 (20)
3 (15)
1 (5)
7 (35)
0

(%)
Adult female residents (21.84%)
Samples ± 5% (%)
194 (69.29)
19 (95)
18 (90)
13 (65)
2 (10)
17 (85)
19 (95)
16 (80)
16 (80)
11 (55)
7 (35)
17 (85)
18 (90)
17 (85)
4 (20)

Samples ± 10%
271 (96.79)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
19 (95)
19 (95)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
19 (95)
18 (90)
20 (100)
20 (100)
20 (100)
16 (80)

(%)
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100000 adult female residents) (435.68)
Samples ± 5% (%)
32 (11.43)
2 (10)
2 (10)
2 (10)
6 (30)
2 (10)
2 (10)
3 (15)
1 (5)
0
3 (15)
1 (5)
2 (10)
2 (10)
4 (20)

Samples ± 10%
41 (14.64)
2 (10)
3 (15)
2 (10)
6 (30)
3 (15)
2 (10)
5 (25)
2 (10)
0
4 (20)
2 (10)
2 (10)
2 (10)
6 (30)

(%)
Overall (%)
Samples ± 5%
56 (46.67)
47 (39.17)
47 (39.17)
43 (35.83)
51 (42.50)
55 (45.83)
51 (42.50)
45 (37.50)
38 (31.67)
39 (32.50)
54 (45)
51 (42.50)
47 (39.17)
37 (30.83)

(%)

Samples ± 10%
66 (55)
64 (53.33)
70 (58.33)
66 (55)
70 (58.33)
68 (56.67)
55 (45.83)
57 (47.50)
66 (55)
66 (55)
62 (51.67)
64 (53.33)
60 (50)
73 (60.83)

(%)

Fottrell and Byass Population Health Metrics 2008 6:2   doi:10.1186/1478-7954-6-2