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Re: Regional Population Growth [message #9973 is a reply to message #9821]

Fri, 10 June 2016 08:53

Liz-DHS
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Registered: February 2013

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Dear User,
An interpretation of your question from Dr. Tom Pullum:
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"It's my impression that, because of the DHS sampling scheme, I can't compare population sizes from one DHS wave to another, even if the GIS locations correspond to my villages of interest. Is that correct? That the sample doesn't allow me to scale up and use that number to estimate regional population with accuracy?"

If that's the question, then the answer is yes, you are correct. DHS data cannot be used to make inferences about population growth, especially at the level you are hoping for. There's really nothing else to be said. The estimates would have to come from the NBS.

Tom

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