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worded differently to question two.

The next section describes the resources, time scale and
sample frame which placed constraints on the design of the
suιrvey mode.

6. The available resources, the time scale and sample
frame: Constraints on the design decision

The essential difference between the surveys of 1986/1988
conducted in Britain and the survey in 1990 was the
geographical delineation of the target population. The
Anglo-Indians in Britain resided in south east England. The
Anglo-Indians residing in India were living in cities and
towns separated by hundreds of miles. There were eight
constraints on the design decision.

Each constraint is described separately, outlining the
problems in each area, and the planning needed in order to
design the survey.

1. GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTRAINT: The European colonialists
settled in various parts of India and married Indian women
in the cities, towns and villages of the areas in which
they were posted. Traders, missionaries and military
personnel each had areas which were spread over the vast
sub-continent of India.

Thus, the Anglo-Indian schools and the community of
Anglo-Indians were spread all over India. There were
"hill-station" and "plains" schools which had to be
investigated. The schools were situated in urban and rural
areas, and in politically sensitive border states. The
travel arrangements would be expensive, because air travel
was the most effective means of reaching some of the
Anglo-Indian schools and communities. This made the

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