Support #506
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weights and design variables query Waves 2-5
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Hello,
I was wondering if you could answer a question I have about weights and psu/strata variables for analysing Understanding Society data.
If I want to analyse data from the BPHS, GPS, and EMB samples from Wave 2-5, which comes from both the self-completion questionnaire and the main survey, should I use:
e_indscus_lw: Longitudinal adult self-completion questionnaire weight
e_strata: Sampling strata
e_psu: Primary sampling unit
Many thanks for your time.
Kind regards
Orla
Updated by Victoria Nolan over 8 years ago
- Assignee changed from Orla McBride to Olena Kaminska
Updated by Olena Kaminska over 8 years ago
Yes, the variables are correct. Note, the BHPS sample will be excluded (as it is not in wave 1 of UKHLS). But you still will represent the UK population - so you should be fine.
Best, Olena
Updated by Orla McBride over 8 years ago
Great thanks. I'm not using data from W1 for that reason. I thought the BHPS would be included in the longitudinal weight from W5 because they were included from W2 onwards?
Kind regards
Orla
Updated by Olena Kaminska over 8 years ago
There is almost unlimited number of sets of weights we could provide. Yet providing w2+ longitudinal sc weights can be confusing for users. You can use w1 in your analysis as e_indscus_lw includes it. By dropping BHPS you loose a very small sample size, so your analysis results should not be affected.
Again your aim should not be to use a particular sample. Your aim should be to represent a population - and this can be perfectly achieved with e_indscus_lw weights.
Hope this helps, Olena
Updated by Victoria Nolan over 8 years ago
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