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[S] - Multipurpose survey on households: health conditions and use of medical services
Survey design (Sampling design thesaurus)
Partly single-stage and partly two-stage sampling with stratification of primary sampling unit (from 31/12/1994 to 31/12/2012)

General information
Validity periodfrom 31/12/1994 to 31/12/2012
Approximate size60000
Description -
Panel survey informationNot panel survey
Selection process: part with two stages
Information on first stage
Primary sampling units
Municipalities
Approximate size1400
Primary Sampling Unit Description -
Stratification variablesMunicipalities classified according to socio-demographic characteristics : Metropolitan areas, metropolitan surrounding outskirts, <=2,000 inhabitants, 2,001-10,000, 10,001-50,000, >50,000
Groups of health units
Altitude
Regions
Inclusion probabilitiesProportional to the following variable: demographic size
Selection schemeRandom
Information on elementary sampling units
Reporting units and frame
HouseholdsMunicipal population registerMunicipality population registers
Inclusion probabilitiesEqual
Selection schemeSystematic
Selection process: part with one stage
Information on elementary sampling units
Reporting units and frame
HouseholdsMunicipal population registerMunicipality population registers
Inclusion probabilitiesEqual
Selection schemeSystematic
Estimation process
Estimation process information
Variables with known population totals used to constrainPopulation: Age classes, Gender, Region
Variables with known population totals used to constrain description -
DomainsMunicipalities classified according to socio-demographic characteristics : Metropolitan areas, metropolitan surrounding outskirts, <=2,000 inhabitants, 2,001-10,000, 10,001-50,000, >50,000
Geographical area: Five geographical areas (North-west, North-east, Centre, South, Islands)
Groups of health units
Italy
Regions
Domains description -