The electoral register as a sampling frame in a community health survey.
Experience with the electoral register as a sampling frame in a cross-sectional health study of a Jamaican community is outlined. A satisfactory yield of 83.7% (of possible minimum) was obtained with non-sample or wastage accounting for 7.3% of the chosen sample. The social organisation of the community is seen as limiting the applicability of the register, but overall, it presents itself as a potentially useful tool in community health surveys.
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D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D012042:Registries; D012494:Sampling Studies