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Table 3: Indication of confidence intervals based on the sample size
Size of sample Example
Survey response
50%
60% or 40%
70% or 30%
80% or 20%
90% or 10%
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
100
Population in a
smaller region
9.8
9.7
9.0
7.9
5.9
200
Population in a
larger region
6.9
6.8
6.4
5.6
4.2
500
Sample
sub-group (e.g.
those with
higher
education)
4.4
4.3
4.0
3.5
2.6
1,000
Sample
sub-group (e.g.
women)
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.5
1.9
2,471
Full survey
sample
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.6
1.2
Table 4: Indication of confidence intervals based on the sample size and sub-groups
Size of
sub-group
samples
Example
Survey response
50%
60% or 40%
70% or 30%
80% or 20%
90% or 10%
pp
pp
pp
pp
pp
100 and 100
Two small
regions
13.9
13.6
12.8
11.1
8.4
200 and 200
Two larger
regions
9.8
9.6
9.0
7.9
5.9
500 and 500
Two education
sub-groups
6.2
6.1
5.7
5.0
3.7
1,200 and
1,200
Gender
comparison
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.2
2.4