https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/support/favicon.ico?15995719382013-04-18T10:51:50ZUnderstanding Society User SupportUnderstanding Society User Support - Support #137: Weightshttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/137?journal_id=3952013-04-18T10:51:50ZOlena Kaminskaolena@essex.ac.uk
<ul></ul><p>Jen,</p>
<p>Thanks for the question. As long as you want to infer to the population you must use weights. The value of 0 is correct, but calculated in a very complex way - the full description is in the technical part of the documentation on weighting. But for your analysis you don't need to know the details.</p>
<p>Just in short: _xw is for cross-sectional analysis. For this weight most TSMs have non-zero values, but 0 values are mostly present for BHPS part of the sample, and for white British selected through ethnic boost. We are currently working on the weight which will have fewer 0's (by combining BHPS with UKHLS samples), but because of the theoretical and practical complexities of the procedure this is not ready yet.</p>
<p>In short, ignore the warning message, and continue using weights.</p>
<p>Best,<br />Olena</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #137: Weightshttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/137?journal_id=3982013-04-24T12:11:49ZRedmine Adminjpeterb@essex.ac.uk
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