https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/support/favicon.ico?15995719382021-03-02T14:33:03ZUnderstanding Society User SupportUnderstanding Society User Support - Support #1517: Covid weightshttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1517?journal_id=58752021-03-02T14:33:03ZUnderstanding Society User Support Teamusersupport@understandingsociety.ac.uk
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>New</i> to <i>In Progress</i></li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>0</i> to <i>10</i></li></ul><p>Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon as we can.</p>
<p>We aim to respond to simple queries within 48 hours and more complex issues within 7 working days. While we will aim to keep to this response times due to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) related situation it may take us longer to respond.</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br />Understanding Society User Support Team</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1517: Covid weightshttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1517?journal_id=58772021-03-02T14:58:14ZUnderstanding Society User Support Teamusersupport@understandingsociety.ac.uk
<ul><li><strong>Private</strong> changed from <i>Yes</i> to <i>No</i></li></ul> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1517: Covid weightshttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1517?journal_id=59662021-03-08T18:18:13ZUnderstanding Society User Support Teamusersupport@understandingsociety.ac.uk
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>In Progress</i> to <i>Feedback</i></li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>10</i> to <i>50</i></li></ul><p>Hello,</p>
<p>You are correct, the longitudinal weights are based on Wave 9 response and so will be zero for anyone who did not respond in W9. Anyone missing at least one of the previous Covid wave interviews will also have a zero weight. If you want to construct your own weights please email us <a class="email" href="mailto:usersupport@understandingsociety.ac.uk">usersupport@understandingsociety.ac.uk</a> and we will provide some general guidance of constructing weights that has been produced for the main survey.</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br />Understanding Society User Support Team</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #1517: Covid weightshttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1517?journal_id=60092021-03-31T15:13:40ZUnderstanding Society User Support Teamusersupport@understandingsociety.ac.uk
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Feedback</i> to <i>Resolved</i></li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>50</i> to <i>100</i></li></ul><p>Correspondence is continuing via email, so setting to resolved here.</p>
<p>Our response is copied here:</p>
<p>1: If your model "uses 2019 exposure data, April mediator data, and May outcome data" - use longitudinal weights for May data which is b_betaindin_lw<br />2: If your model "uses 2019 exposure data, April mediator data, and July outcome data" - use longitudinal weights for July data which is d_betaindin_lw<br />If you do this then you will lose some observations - (i) those who responded in 2019 but not in Wave 9 (ii) those who responded in April and July but not in May or June - but you will be able to use the available weights. The alternative is to construct the weights yourself. Before venturing to do that, we suggest you check the loss of sample size for your specific analysis if you were to use the available weights (as suggested above), and then decide whether you would like to construct the weights yourself. If you want to do that then we will send you the guidance that was prepared for producing weights for the main survey - you will need to translate these principles to produce the weights for your analysis using the covid data.</p>