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weighting tabulations for 2 way tables [message #16845]

Fri, 08 March 2019 04:02

sekera2006@yahoo.co.uk is currently offline

sekera2006@yahoo.co.uk
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Hi DHS Team,

I am analysing DHS data on ITN use. Is it possible to weight a command like "Tab X Y, col" so that I can have weighted frequencies. I am failing as the result from this command is different from the result of "tab y,[iweight=wgt] col" but I need the result for the two way table.

Regina

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Re: weighting tabulations for 2 way tables [message #16942 is a reply to message #16845]

Thu, 14 March 2019 08:55

Bridgette-DHS
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Following is a response from Senior DHS Stata Specialist, Tom Pullum:

You should be able to use iweight for two-way tables, but the weight specification goes BEFORE the comma. Try this: "tab x y [iweight=wgt], col".

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Re: weighting tabulations for 2 way tables [message #16998 is a reply to message #16942]

Fri, 15 March 2019 03:48

sekera2006@yahoo.co.uk
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Thanks Tom and Bridgette,

Should I weigh the data on each command or if i have used suvyset command to weigh the whole data set then its ok i dont need to continously weigh the commands.

Regina

P/S this is my forst time using DHS data and without any orientation. i am finding the way on my own hence these questions. i hope you will bear with me, but I am enjoying using the datasets.

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Re: weighting tabulations for 2 way tables [message #17008 is a reply to message #16998]

Fri, 15 March 2019 06:39

Bridgette-DHS
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Please search the forum for posts on weighting DHS data.

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