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SAMPLING PLAN equal clustsrs were seleeted in €he
third stage with eqr.lal pr*i:abiiiiy-.
It was considered necessary io
adopt different sample designs for This sample rJesign vJas
different parts of the country in view basi*ally the same as *sed in 1972,
of the varied local conditions and tg8* anrj 199* Agricuiturel Censuses.
availability of relevant information for However, fi':lnor lrnpravements in the
selecting a sample. Therefore, the design and slight ehar:ges in the size
entire country was divided into three were inade in the design used for 1990
distinct parts for the purpose ef Agrieultural *ensus to further reduce
sampling, detailed as below :- the san".pling variability withcut an
app;-eeiable increas* in the sample
a) Rural settled areas of hlWFP, size.
Punjab and Sindh Prc'rinces;
where a three stage weighted and The chcice cf thi'ee stage
samille design w*s bas*d not cnly on
stratified sample was useei.
**mpl!ng c**sider"at!*r:s bi:t alsa in
bi Rural settled areas of Balachlstan vi*'zu *f a numb*r of administrative
**r:si#*rat!e*s t* ccnir*l the non-
and Aaad Jammu & Kashn":!r;
where a single stage weigh{ed **n'i+iing *e'r*;'.=" F*" ex*nrple, the
sample was used s*ie*ti** *f Sa?'iiu*r *ii-*+*s in the first
sfag* :'r:*eie 3€ p*ssib!* i* kr:cw, rn
c) Rest of the e*untry, ccn:prising ad":*ra*?. and r*gui;:te the nrirnber of
entire urban areas and *n';m*:"=t*rs requir*.=. .Si*:ilarly, the
'":nseti!ed
rural and tribai areas !s-':eli:dinc **i*cti*i: *€ €a+;* rr:+uzas from eash
p*i'ur*r' eir*!* l:*!p** ii: *qe.:alizing the
Northern Areas; vshere * si;:glE
stage , system*tie s*n':p!* w&s w*rk E*ad per enum*r*tor and
used. s*ieeti*g *l*st*rc *i h*useholds
f**iiii*te* ti:* *nur**ra€icn *s*rk.
ln rural settieci area$, sami:ie -i-i::s sampiing plan *alied fcr
size was deternnined ai sub.divi*!*n pr*parati*n *f eiab*rat* irames
ievel and in rut"a! uns*ttl {g *re**.*t
in'-g*iv!n$ great cleal cf effart and
the district / ageney / FiR !*veis. !n *xp*rls*. The irames p;"epar*d
urban arees, tt-* s*mpi* siz* 'r*i"i**
aee*:"ding tc the si:s *f p+pr.ria** ii: "-r-U€fel
an urb*r'c n:*it" li: tl':* tf":r** *tage :,:! t"'i*ti*ns! C*rt*ir:fur F€*idi;tgs
{NCH)
s*mple, p*'cw*:' ';ir*!ss ii: tr:* flrgt l!st; **r*prisir:g *f aii gcrrernment
st*ge a*ej i**li",:*s il-, tft+ s**+l:*
and priv*te farms *f X00 acres CIr
siag*,,rt'*t"* se!*ct*ij u,:;ir: u-=,i:;i:**i;i?1r
r*s!-e s*att*r*d *!E *r*er thc ccuntr*r.
propnrli*i-rai r* $i=+" '"Tit*fl*as
h**s*h*!d= i* the i*r*: i:? i.iliig*!'y
va'T
