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Re: Weights [message #6849 is a reply to message #6847]

Tue, 21 July 2015 18:21

Reduced-For(u)m
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I believe that the weights are constant within cluster, so for cluster-level aggregates you don't need them. Reference post from Tom Pullum (DHS) below:

"If you construct a cluster-level variable using the collapse command, it is not necessary to use weights at all, because everyone in the same cluster has the same weight. To confirm this, you could collapse WITH weights and then collapse WITHOUT weights, and compare the two sets of numbers. They should be exactly the same.

However, if you want to collapse for a larger aggregate, such as a district or region, which includes more than one cluster, you definitely should use weights as part of the collapse."

http://userforum.dhsprogram.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=66 72&S=4f6cf9eb7bba28f0684f038d1fa835e1&srch=constant+ weight+cluster#msg_6672

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