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Request for clarification [message #20053] Tue, 22 September 2020 07:26 Go to next message
getahun.asmamaw@amu.edu.e is currently offline  getahun.asmamaw@amu.edu.e
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Characteristics of Ethiopian women aged between 15 and 49 years from my analysis is slightly different from the published DHS report

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Re: Request for clarification [message #20054 is a reply to message #20053] Tue, 22 September 2020 07:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bridgette-DHS is currently offline  Bridgette-DHS
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Please provide more details, including the year of the survey, the name of the file you are using, and the table you are referencing.

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Re: Request for clarification [message #20055 is a reply to message #20054] Tue, 22 September 2020 07:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It is Ethiopian 2016 DHS survey. I referenced the background characteristics of women such as table 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, and 3.6.1

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Re: Request for clarification [message #20056 is a reply to message #20055] Tue, 22 September 2020 07:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Are you weighting the data?

DHS sample weights are used in almost every tabulation in DHS final reports. The few unweighted tables are clearly labeled. Sample weights are described fully in the Guide to DHS Statistics . The weights are used in all analyses to make sample data representative of the entire population. There are different DHS weights for different sample selections/units of analysis, as listed below. Analysts need to divide the sampling weight they are using by 1,000,000.

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

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Re: Request for clarification [message #20057 is a reply to message #20056] Tue, 22 September 2020 08:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
getahun.asmamaw@amu.edu.e is currently offline  getahun.asmamaw@amu.edu.e
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Apology, I'm using ETIR71SV file

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Re: Request for clarification [message #20058 is a reply to message #20057] Tue, 22 September 2020 08:16 Go to previous message
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As mentioned in the previous response, please weight the data.

Example (SPSS):

COMPUTE WGT = V005/1000000.
WEIGHT by WGT.

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