Stratification, Social Mobility and Fertility Survey (1995)

The sample of the poverty study was designed based on the Egypt 1992 Demographic and Health Survey sample frame. It is a multi-stage national probability sample representing all Egypt. The sample included 100 primary sampling units (PSUs). The design of the sample permits disaggregating of the data to the regional and urban/rural levels, however it doesn’t allow disaggregating to the level of governorates.

The size of the target sample was fixed at 6690 households, of which 6156 households have completed the interview questionnaires, thus yielding a response rate of 92%.