Re: st: weights in pooled repeated cross sections

[Fernando Rios Avila <f.rios.a@gmail.com>]

Steve
I understand. Thanks for the advice and clarification.
Fernando

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Steven Samuels <sjsamuels@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Fernando-
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> If, say, 90 PSUs repeated over four years, an analysis which ignored this would count them as 360 PSUs. The consequence would be standard errors and p-values that are too small.
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> By the way, I have ignored this issue in past posts to Statalist,  which recommended that "years" could (always) be crossed with the original strata to form new super-strata.  I apologize for this incorrect advice.
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> Steve
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> On Sep 27, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Fernando Rios Avila wrote:
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> Hi Steven,
> Since it seems you have experience with this kind of data, i wonder if
> you know if there is any particular consequence of pooling and using
> the weights as you mention when each individual survey is not
> statistically independent from each other, meaning that some Primary
> sample units may appear more than once through the different surveys,
> while others wont.
> Thanks!
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> wrote:
>> PSUs are primary survey units.
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>> Nick
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>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Steven Samuels <sjsamuels@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> 1. Pool
>>> 2. Divide weights by four (would affect only totals, but still a good idea)
>>> 3. -svyset- the whole thing.
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> On Sep 27, 2011, at 10:40 AM, Ivica Rubil wrote:
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>>> so, you're saying I just pool the 4 datasets, divide the weights by 4,
>>> and apply -svyset- to the pooled dataset? Or should I rather use
>>> -svyset- for each of the 4 datasets, pool them in one, and then divide
>>> the weights by 4?
>>> Further, sorry for bothering you: what are PSUs? How do I check if they
>>> change form year to year?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ivica Rubil
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>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Steven
>>> Samuels
>>> Sent: 27. rujan 2011 15:51
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>>> Subject: Re: st: weights in pooled repeated cross sections
>>>
>>>
>>> Ivica-
>>> You can use the individual weights, Ivica, but divide by 4 so that they
>>> sum to the average population total over the four years
>>>
>>> You still have to write the rest of the -svyset- command.  If the PSUs
>>> did not change over the four years, then treat the pooled sample as one
>>> large sample, and use the same -svyset- statement that you would use for
>>> a single year.  If some PSUs changed you will have to do some stratum
>>> recoding. For an example see
>>> http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ppt/nchs2010/46_Moriarity.ppt
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> On Sep 26, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Ivica Rubil wrote:
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>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I am trying to pool four repeated cross-sections of Croatian Hpusehold
>>> Budget Survey.
>>> For each year that I want to pool, I have sampling weights for each
>>> observation (both household and person).
>>> My questions are: What should I do with the weights once I pool the four
>>> datasets? Is it wrong to use
>>> dataset-specific weights in the pooled dataset and just run estimation
>>> commands with the weight option, if
>>> available? I am confused. Please, help.
>>>
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