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Re: How to arrive at final wealth index score using PCA [message #31344 is a reply to message #28666]

Mon, 25 August 2025 04:59

emmascott637
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I had the same problem in Stata. The predict scores work for ranking households, but they won't exactly match the DHS wealth index because DHS standardises variables first and applies loadings differently. Using quintiles with survey weights is fine for your own analysis, just don't expect an identical replication of the DHS index.

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