Methodology
Respondents were randomly sampled from the database of Opinion Leaders' Panel. In
total, 983 Panel members were successfully interviewed for Wave 9 out of a sample
of 1,121 who were contacted or attempt was made for contact. The response rate was
therefore 88%.
All interviews were conducted face-to-face, in home, between 16 December 2007 and
21 January 2008.
The data have been weighted by age, ethnicity, gender and regional corporation to
the 2000 census data. Weighting for work status of respondents was derived from
an analysis of the most recent labour force survey data. In addition, because respondents
were asked whether they had voted in the 2007 General Elections, the data was also
weighted to the actual turnout at the elections.
In addition, four focus groups were conducted between 6th - 8th December 2007 across
Trinidad, with a range of people from different ages and backgrounds.
