Household Sample Surveys in Developing and Transition Countries
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The present chapter provides an overview of the main procedures followed in the international Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme in the execution of large-scale household and individual surveys. It provides an overview of the general content of the surveys, the sampling procedures, response rates and design effects, as well as a description of the procedures and approaches followed for all the important survey components, from training to data processing and report writing. The chapter also contains a listing of the main lessons learned so far, from executing this survey programme. Key terms: household surveys, response rates, survey sampling, sampling errors, design effects, survey fieldwork. __________ * Both Mamadou Thiam and Thanh Lê were formerly with the DHS programme at ORC Macro. Household Sample Surveys in Developing and Transition Countries
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