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Representative Counts of Migration Moves

Added by Morgan Ward almost 2 years ago. Updated 5 months ago.

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
Weights
Start date:
05/23/2022
% Done:

100%

Description

Hello,

I am attempting to ascertain how many people moved into each U.K. region per year. To begin this process, I have run a svy tab of the mvyr and gor_dv variables, weighted with svyset k_psu [pweight = k_indpxui_lw], strata(k_strata).

However, the counts do not change between the weighted and unweighted data, and therefore my crosstabs returns typically single-digit counts of moves where thousands are expected in relation to the true population size.

I was hoping that you could inform me if/how weights could be used to make these counts of movements representative of their true population size?

I hope this is clear - apologies if I have missed something simple! Thank you

#1

Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team almost 2 years ago

  • Category set to Weights
  • Private changed from Yes to No

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.

We aim to respond to simple queries within 48 hours and more complex issues within 7 working days.

Best wishes,
Understanding Society User Support Team

#2

Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team almost 2 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Feedback
  • % Done changed from 0 to 80

Dear Morgan,

You need to multiple the weighted proportions by the UK population, then you will get the population counts for the categories.
For example, the unweighted proportion of Pakistani adults in our sample in Wave 1 is 3% and weighted proportion is 1.2%, then the population estimate of Pakistani adults is 1.2 multiplied by UK population in 2009-10. Of course, the population count that you use should be the correct one. For example, as our data about ethnicity, racel, is from the 16+ year olds in private hh in UK, for the estimate you should multiply the weighted proportion by the UK population of 16+ year olds in private hh in UK.

Best wishes,
Understanding Society User Support Team

#3

Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team 5 months ago

  • Status changed from Feedback to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 80 to 100

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