Data from this study came from the "National Wqomen's Study Replication." The sample of 3,001 women was formed from two U.S. population samples: a national cross-section of 1000 women aged 35 and older. Weights were created and used for all analyses with this sample to maximize representativesness by bringing the distribution of sample demographics in line with 2005 U.S. Census figures. The resulting sample considdted of 3,001 women (aged 18 - 86 years), with a mean age of 46.58 plus or minus 17.87. We used random-digit-dial (RDD) methodology involving three steps. First, the sample was geographically stratified with sample allocation proportionate to population distribution. Second, a sample of assigned telephone banks was randomly selected from an enumeration of the Working Residential Hundreds Block (defined as each blockof qoo potential telephone numbers with an exchange that includes one of more residential listings) within the active telephone exchanges within the strata. Third, a two-digit number was randomly generated by computer for each Working Residential Hundreds Block. All interviews were conducted between Jan 23rd and Jun 26th, 2006.
What type of sampling was this study? What is your analysis of this approach? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this approach?