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Couple File [message #139]

Tue, 19 March 2013 02:23

enuanand
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Registered: March 2013
Location: Mumbai

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Which weight should be used when we use couple file data? Men's ? Women's ? or we need to create any special weight for couple file?

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Re: Couple File [message #153 is a reply to message #139]

Tue, 19 March 2013 10:02

Kerry
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There is a post in the "Weighting Data" forum about weighting data in regression analyses that I believe would answer your question too. http://userforum.measuredhs.com/index.php?t=msg&th=50&am p;start=0&

I hope I am posting the link correctly. If not, just scroll down the list of forums until you see it.

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Re: Couple File [message #278 is a reply to message #153]

Tue, 09 April 2013 14:01

Bridgette-DHS
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For couples data you need to use the men's weight (MV005).

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Re: Couple File [message #620 is a reply to message #278]

Fri, 12 July 2013 17:31

bsayer
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Registered: March 2013
Location: Silver Spring Maryland

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A strictly correct statistical answer is the household weight, as it does not have the non-response adjustments that the male and female weights have. These adjustments may account for differing non-response of each partner and may be sub-optimal.

However, the male weight is usually fine.

Bryan Sayer
Statistician
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.

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