Geographical stratification by socio-economic status: methodology from a household survey with elderly people in S. Paulo, Brazil


Autoria(s): Ramos,Luiz Roberto; Goihman,Samuel
Data(s)

01/12/1989

Resumo

Considering that in most developing countries there are still no comprehensive lists of addresses for a given geographical area, there has always been a problem in drawing samples from the community, ensuring randomisation in the selection of the subjects. This article discusses the geographical stratification by socio-economic status used to draw a multistage random sample from a community-based elderly population living in a city like S. Paulo - Brazil. Particular attention is given to the fact that the proportion of elderly people in the total population of a certain area appeared to be a good discriminatory variable for such stratification. The validity of the stratification method is analysed in the light of the socio-economic results obtained in the survey.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101989000600006

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo

Fonte

Revista de Saúde Pública v.23 n.6 1989

Palavras-Chave #Urban population #Aged #Sampling #Studies #Methods #Socio-economic factors
Tipo

journal article