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Lack of clustering variable [message #15698] Sat, 01 September 2018 08:04 Go to next message
zealma is currently offline  zealma
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Hello:

I am using the DHS survey for the Palestinian Territories (2004). The cluster variable has been removed due to "identifiability" concerns by the gov. How can I account for this in my results. Would a multi-level model work (one that includes area nested within province)? What would I do with the weights?

To not, I am using cross sections over time (2004,2006,2010,2014).
Re: Lack of clustering variable [message #15753 is a reply to message #15698] Mon, 10 September 2018 15:06 Go to previous message
Liz-DHS
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A response from Senior Sampler, Dr. Ruilin Ren:
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we do not have extra information outside the survey data file. The current data structure in DHS may not support multilevel modeling if PSU weight is required.
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