Methodology
From the September 14, 2007 ORB press release concerning the first set of interviews:
- Results are based on face-to-face interviews amongst a nationally representative sample of 1,720 adults aged 18+ throughout Iraq (1,499 agreed to answer the question on household deaths)
- The standard margin of error on the sample who answered (1,499) is +2.5%
- The methodology uses multi-stage random probability sampling and covers fifteen of the eighteen governorates within Iraq. For security reasons Karbala and Al Anbar were not included. Irbil was excluded as the authorities refused the field team a permit.
Their pollster was Dr. Munqeth Daghir, founding director of IIACSS. ORB reports: "IIACSS (Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies) is a polling/ research company established in Iraq in 2003 and which has a network of interviewers covering all regions of the country. Further information about IIACSS and its founding director Dr. Munqith Dagher can be found within the relevant news article in the Newsroom section of ORB’s website."
ORB is a member of the British Polling Council.
Read more about this topic: ORB Survey Of Iraq War Casualties
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