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Re: With merged datasets, which weight to use? [message #868 is a reply to message #849]

Fri, 25 October 2013 11:40

Bridgette-DHS
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The weight you use actually depends on the unit of analysis:

Unit of analysis Variable
Households hv005
Household members hv005
Women or children v005
Men mv005
Domestic Violence d005
HIV test results hiv05

Like other variables in DHS datasets, decimal points are not included in the weight variable. You need to divide the sampling weight by 1,000,000.

For additional information on using weights, please reference The Guide to DHS Statistics [page 12].

I hope this helps.

Bridgette-DHS

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		With merged datasets, which weight to use? By: EvisH on Fri, 18 October 2013 17:00
		Re: With merged datasets, which weight to use? By: Bridgette-DHS on Fri, 25 October 2013 11:40
		Re: With merged datasets, which weight to use? By: Bridgette-DHS on Fri, 25 October 2013 11:44
		Re: With merged datasets, which weight to use? By: EvisH on Mon, 28 October 2013 17:01
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