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Mature Women Custom Weighting

The NLS Mature Women cohort is a complex longitudinal survey comprised of multiple nationally representative samples.  Because of this complexity CHRR staff create a set of cross-sectional weights for each survey round.  Using these weights provides a simple method for users to correct the raw data for the complex survey design in a particular year.  If you are using data from just one survey the weight series provides an accurate adjustment.  However, if you are using data from multiple survey years no single set of survey weights provides an accurate adjustment.

If your research spans multiple survey years using this web page you can create a custom set of survey weights which adjust both for the complex survey design and for using data from multiple years. New feature: You may now choose multiple years and retrieve weights for respondents who are in any or all selected years, i.e., Boolean 'OR'.

To create a set of custom weights, simply select the survey years of interest from NLS Mature Women cohort in which you use data. Currently there are no weights to adjust for mortality.

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I am using NLS Mature Women data from the following years and would like to combine them using:

    AND   (Weights are created for respondents who are in all selected years.)
    OR   (Weights are created for respondents who are in any or all selected years.)

    1967 Survey YES NO   1968 Survey YES NO
    1969 Survey YES NO   1971 Survey YES NO
    1972 Survey YES NO   1974 Survey YES NO
    1976 Survey YES NO   1977 Survey YES NO
    1979 Survey YES NO   1981 Survey YES NO
    1982 Survey YES NO   1984 Survey YES NO
    1986 Survey YES NO   1987 Survey YES NO
    1989 Survey YES NO   1992 Survey YES NO
    1995 Survey YES NO   1997 Survey YES NO
    1999 Survey YES NO   2001 Survey YES NO
    2003 Survey YES NO        

         

Output For NLS Mature Women Custom Weighting Program

NOTE: Custom Weights have 2 implied decimal places.(i.e., 130793 means the respondent represents 1,307.93 people)

IDCustom Weight
10
2130793
3200122
..
..
5083143589

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