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Table 3 Standard error and relative standard error for population proportions

From: The VicHealth Indicators population survey: methodology, prevalence of behavioural risk factors, and use in local policy

Area Type

Population

Population proportion of interest

50%

25%

10%

SE

RSE

SE

RSE

SE

RSE

State

5,937,481

0.003

0.66%

0.003

1.15%

0.0006

6.59%

Large LGA

85096a

0.029

5.77%

0.025

10.0%

0.017

17.32%

Small LGA

6583a

0.029

5.77%

0.03

12.09%

0.02

20.94 %

  1. aAverage population used for large and small LGAs