| Aggregate estimates [message #27427] |
Sun, 13 August 2023 02:26  |
Nahid
Messages: 9
Registered: November 2020
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Dear Expert,
I'm working on a project that involves analyzing country-level data to generate regional estimates. Can you provide guidance on the most effective approach to calculating these estimates while maintaining precision and reliability? If possible, can you please provide any STATA codes?
Thank you for considering my inquiry!
Best regards
Nahid
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| Re: Aggregate estimates [message #27485 is a reply to message #27459] |
Mon, 21 August 2023 13:05  |
Janet-DHS
Messages: 888
Registered: April 2022
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Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:
You can combine multiple surveys (from the same country or different countries) into a single long file using the append command in Stata, with an identifier for each survey. Sometimes this is an efficient way to compare the different surveys, test for differences, look at trends, etc. However, we cannot provide support for constructing estimates for pooled surveys, beyond some older posts you can find on the forum. Pooling surveys from different countries raises many issues of completeness, reference period, weights, etc. You can do it if you wish, of course, but DHS staff can't help.
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