[Sampling plan for the National Survey Sexual Behavior and Perceptions of the Brazilian Population concerning HIV/AIDS, 2005].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the sampling plan and estimation methods used to collect and analyze data in the survey Sexual Behavior and Perceptions of the Brazilian Population concerning HIV/AIDS in 2005.


METHODS
The study presents the decisions that were made concerning population definition, strata of interest to the survey and to the sampling plan, main procedures for data analysis and sample performance in the field.
A probabilistic plan was designed with 5,040 sampling units obtained from the Brazilian population, with individuals aged between 16 and 65 years living in large Brazilian urban centers. It is a complex sampling plan distributed over eight main estimation domains, designed in multiple stages. A man or a woman was interviewed in the last stage. Each interviewed unit and each household have specific probability of belonging to the sample.
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Wilton de Oliveira
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Departamento de Informática e Métodos Quantitativos, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. wilton.bussab@fgv.br
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult