Understanding Society User Support

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

03:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2255: Request for Feedback on Weighting Strategy for Longitudinal Event History Analysis

Irene,
Psu and strata can be used from any point of time - they don't change, so you can as well take them from th... Olena Kaminska

05/21/2025

12:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2255: Request for Feedback on Weighting Strategy for Longitudinal Event History Analysis

Irene,
Thank you for your question. I can tell you that your current method is wrong as you can't use the last obs... Olena Kaminska

03/25/2025

03:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2230: Having difficulty to create Tailored weight

Yixuan,
You can start at either at wave 1 or wave 3. Maybe wave 3 is better as it also includes BHPS (so higher sa... Olena Kaminska

03/21/2025

12:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2227: Help needed with individual variable weighting

Will,
I am not sure whether this will help, but our weights should be used separately to analytic weights, or weig... Olena Kaminska