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SELF-REPRESENTING UNIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

A city whose population yielded an expected sample size sufficient for at least one interviewer's workload.

OBS

The term also applies to a small number of other cities possessing unique characteristics. Each is represented in the LFS [Labour Force Survey] by a sample of its own population and hence the name self-representing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Ville dont la population permettait de prévoir un échantillon de taille suffisante pour constituer la charge de travail d'au moins un intervieweur.

OBS

Le terme désigne aussi un petit nombre de villes possédant des caractéristiques particulières. Chacune de ces villes est représentée dans l'enquête par un échantillon de ses propres citoyens [...]

Spanish

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