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. 2013 Apr 8;17(4):884–895. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013000918

Calculation of sample weights

Sample in NFHS-2 urban Delhi Proportion of NFHS-2 urban Delhi Sample selected for follow-up survey Proportion of sample selected for follow-up survey Sample found in follow-up survey Response rate Probability of selection from sample Joint probability (with response rate) Weight (1/JP) Normalized weight (Wt1 × n/N)
Categories of sample N P1 n1 P2 n2 R P3 JP Wt1 Wt
Normal 1117 0·613736 217 0·364706 113 0·520737 0·194270 0·101164 9·884956 1·830346
Overweight 500 0·274725 227 0·381513 124 0·546256 0·454000 0·248000 4·032258 0·746632
Obese 203 0·111538 151 0·253782 100 0·662252 0·743842 0·492611 2·030000 0·375885
Total 1820 1·00 595 1·00 337