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sampled, a random number over and were divided into convenient
zero and upto 0.999 was selected.
The first patwar circle with cumulative
probability equal to or greater than the
random number was considered
selected. Similarly, random number
plus 1 (one) selected the second
patwar circle, random number plus 2
(two) selected the third patwar circle
and so on until the pre-determined
number of patwar circles were
selected from the sub-division.
SECOND STAGE; Selection of
Mouzas:
It was, a priori, decided to select
two . mouzas per selected patwar
circle. The mouzas falling in certainty
ar:,d selected patwar circles were
arranged in serpentine fashion, i.e.
within the odd numbered kanungoes
in descending order of cultivated area
of the mouzas and within even
numbered kanungoes in ascending
order of cultivated area of mouzas.
The method employed at the first
stage was repeated at patwar circle
level for segregating the certainty
mouzas and also for the selection of
the non-certainty mouzas. Like the
patwar circles with small probability of
selection, the mouzas getting small
probabilities were merged together
by applying the principles mentioned
in the first stage and treated as one
mouza for sampling purposes.
One sub-stage at this level was
introduced only for those seiected
mouzas which were having n:ne
hundred or above households as per
1998 Population Census. Such
mouzas were termed as big mouzas
( XXIII)
number of sectors, each having
approximately 500-700 households.
The number of households in a sector
was treated as the measure of size to
work out the probability of selection of
a sector. One sector from each big
mouza was selected with equal
probability.
THIRD STAGE; Selection of
Clusters of Households:
A systematic selection of
clusters of nearly 30 households each
was made with equal probability
from ali the selected mouzas with the
help of the !ist of households (Form-
1 ). The number of clusters to be
selected, with a minimum of two, was
determined with regard , to raising
factor of the mouza and the pre-fixed
overall raising factqr at cluster level
for a particular mouza. The limit of
overall raising factor was fixed at 25
for all the rural settled areas.
Ultimately the sample included:
i) The households in the selected
clusters.
ii) The households located ,n the
selected urban blocks.
iii) The households located in the
selected villages / basties / killies
of unsettled areas.
iv) The households located in the
selected mouzas designated as
Mouza Certainty Holdings.
v) The households . located any
where ,n the country included in