Steven Hope, Ipsos MORI Scotland
A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication
ISSN 0950 2254
ISBN 0 7559 5182 4
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Contents
1. Survey overview
Background to the SHS
2. Sampling
2.1 Sampling from the Postcode Address File
2.2 Accuracy and completeness
2.3 Multiple dwellings
2.4 Overall sample structure
2.5 Primary sampling unit and cluster size
2.6 Procedures for dealing with very small enumeration districts
2.7 Stratification by local authority area
2.8 Stratification within local authorities
2.9 Allocating sample across the calendar year
2.10 Respondent selection
3. Data collection methods and instruments
3.1 Use of Computer Aided Personal Interviewing ( CAPI)
3.2 Questionnaire development and changes
3.3 Fieldwork
3.4 Questionnaire structure, length and content
4. Limitations of the data
4.1 Quarterly data for Scotland as a whole
Appendix 1. Scottish Mosaic
Scottish Executive Statistical Services
Correspondence and enquiries
List of Tables
Table 2 1: Projected two-year achieved sample size by local authority
Table 2 2: Procedure for allocating PSUs by month of fieldwork
Table A: Descriptors of MOSAIC Areas Appendix 1