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Re: Getting weighted data from Ethiopian DHS raw data [message #11971 is a reply to message #11957]

Tue, 14 March 2017 10:13

Bridgette-DHS
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Registered: February 2013

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You have to weight the data. The household sample weight variable is HV005 , the individual weight variable is V005, and the male weight variable is MV005. These are eight-digit variables with six implied decimal places. Always divide the weight variable by 1,000,000 before applying it.

The weights in DHS data files have been normalized so that the total number of weighted cases equals the total number of unweighted cases.

Here is an example of code for an SPSS program in which the results are to be weighted:
WTVAR=V005/1000000
WEIGHT BY WTVAR

You can also view our videos in the series on weighting:
• Part III: Demonstration of How to Weight DHS Data in Stata http://bit.ly/1MAFGOe
• Part IV: Demonstration of How to Weight DHS Data in SPSS & SAS http://bit.ly/1Jmyxjx

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		Getting weighted data from Ethiopian DHS raw data By: sko16 on Mon, 13 March 2017 09:06
		Re: Getting weighted data from Ethiopian DHS raw data By: Bridgette-DHS on Tue, 14 March 2017 10:13
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