Understanding Society User Support

10/17/2025

12:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2285: Cross-sectional weights for having a household member interviewed in COVID-19 survey

Laura,
No, I meant the number of respondents in your model. There will be more respondents that can be in your mod... Olena Kaminska

10/16/2025

11:13 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2285: Cross-sectional weights for having a household member interviewed in COVID-19 survey

Laura,
Thank you for your question. You could use Covid-19 wave 6 weight as a suboptimal weight (with smaller samp... Olena Kaminska

10/13/2025

04:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2284: Chosen longitudinal weight check

Dan,
The weight you are using 'ui' starts at wave 6, and therefore is for an analysis where a response is present ... Olena Kaminska

01:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2284: Chosen longitudinal weight check

Daniel,
Yes, the choice of the weight is correct. An alternative would be to create your own tailored weight follo... Olena Kaminska

09/19/2025

11:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2281: Weights for longitudinal analysis - high zero-weighted numbers; and selecting weights

Thomas,
Thank you. Yes, you still need longitudinal weights with your set up of pooled analysis. I suggest you rea... Olena Kaminska

09/03/2025

01:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2278: Effect of self-completion weight on weighted count for sample of people who died

Emma,
Thank you for your question. You mention two separate issues.
On your sample selection based on valid answe... Olena Kaminska

01:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2276: Use of survey weight severely reducing sample size- longitudinal analysis

Dear Chloe,
Apologies, as I think my answer is too late for you - I have been on leave and just saw this message. ... Olena Kaminska

06/13/2025

08:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2258: Longitudinal versus cross-sectional weighting guidance

Michael,
Thank you for your question. The choice of a weight completely depends on the set up of your data and on ... Olena Kaminska

06/11/2025

02:08 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2254: Weights for repeated cross sectional study

Martina,
If you are using each wave cross-sectionally, why do you require for participants to have answers in at l... Olena Kaminska

05/22/2025

03:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2254: Weights for repeated cross sectional study

Martina,
Thank you. If you use information within people longitudinally (e.g. you compare between time points) you... Olena Kaminska