Table A: [Confidence limits] 95% confidence limits for estimates, based on SHS sub-samples sizes

Transport and Travel in Scotland Results from the Scottish Household Survey

Table A: [Confidence limits] 95% confidence limits for estimates, based on SHS sub-samples sizes

Sub-sample size (=100%) Estimate
5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
or or or or or or or or or
95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55%
percentage points ( + / - )
50 6.8 9.4 11.2 12.5 13.6 14.4 14.9 15.3 15.6 15.7
100 4.8 6.6 7.9 8.9 9.6 10.1 10.6 10.9 11.0 11.1
200 3.4 4.7 5.6 6.3 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.8
300 2.8 3.8 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.4
400 2.4 3.3 4.0 4.4 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5
500 2.2 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0
600 2.0 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5
700 1.8 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2
800 1.7 2.3 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9
900 1.6 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7
1,000 1.5 2.1 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5
1,200 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2
1,400 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0
1,600 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8
1,800 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6
2,000 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5
2,500 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2
3,000 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0
3,500 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9
4,000 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8
5,000 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6
6,000 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
7,000 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
8,000 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
9,000 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2
10,000 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
12,000 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
14,000 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
16,000 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
18,000 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
20,000 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8
25,000 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
30,000 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
35,000 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
40,000 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
45,000 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
50,000 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

e.g. an estimate of 55% that is based on a sample of 800 has 95% confidence limits of 55% ± 3.9% points
2018 Design factor = 1.13
Formula used is CI = 100*1.13 x 1.96 x SQRT((% x (1-%)) / n )

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