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Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata [message #8525 is a reply to message #3620]

Sun, 08 November 2015 23:47

DaniD
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Hi,

Thank you very much Tom for providing this code and explanation, it is extremely helpful! I am still uncertain as to whether the variables (cluster, strata, survey) need to have unique identifiers (cluster1, cluster2, etc.) for each survey included in the pooled (appended) data set. So whether it should be egen cluster_pooled= group( survey1 survey 2 cluster 1 cluster 2).

And then I am doing the weighting method you describe (scalar TOTWT=1000000 quietly summarize hiv05 scalar T=r(sum)
gen hiv05r=hiv05*TOTWT/T) for each survey before I append them. Is it correct that I can use the variable name hiv05r for each survey or does this need a unique identifier as well?

I know these are stupid questions but I am just having a hard time conceptualizing this process and it's difficult to check whether I am doing it correctly in stata.

Also, I asked in another thread and have not yet heard back but I am doing this with the couples data merged with the HIV data for multiple countries. I am assuming that I should be using all of the women's variables for this weighting process since the men were chosen on the basis of the women. Is this correct?

If someone could help with these lingering questions I would greatly appreciate it!

Cheers!

Dani

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		De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: hannekeyserhegdahl on Mon, 12 January 2015 08:48
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: Reduced-For(u)m on Wed, 14 January 2015 15:53
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: hannekeyserhegdahl on Fri, 16 January 2015 02:29
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: dnbhatta on Mon, 16 October 2017 17:36
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: Bridgette-DHS on Tue, 17 October 2017 10:58
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: Bridgette-DHS on Fri, 16 January 2015 11:24
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: Mercysh on Sat, 06 June 2015 07:33
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: Mercysh on Tue, 09 June 2015 10:10
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: DaniD on Sun, 08 November 2015 23:47
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: DaniD on Sun, 08 November 2015 23:53
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: Bridgette-DHS on Tue, 17 November 2015 10:20
		Re: De-normalizing weights and svyset command in Stata By: DaniD on Fri, 23 June 2017 14:25

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