Chapter 24 Appendix M: Calibration weighting control totals: interview sample
This table contains the weights pre- and post-calibration by the variables used to calibrate, for the interview sample. More details can be found in Chapter 5 - Weighting
Some shorthand is used in this table: [x] denotes no data present.
| Calibration variables | Calibration categories | Unweighted respondents (n) | Unweighted respondents (%) | Selection & Non-Response weights (Pre-calibration) (n) | Selection & Non-Response weights (Pre-calibration) (%) | Post-calibration (n) | Post-calibration (%) | Population estimates (n) | Population estimates (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 8,103 | 48.17% | 8,210 | 48.25% | 8,603 | 49.01% | 27,490,018 | 49.00% |
| Sex | Female | 8,719 | 51.83% | 8,805 | 51.75% | 8,950 | 50.99% | 28,617,368 | 51.00% |
| Region | North East | 972 | 5.78% | 813 | 4.78% | 822 | 4.68% | 2,629,641 | 4.69% |
| Region | North West | 1,563 | 9.29% | 2,337 | 13.73% | 2,321 | 13.22% | 7,386,770 | 13.17% |
| Region | Yorks And Humber | 1,489 | 8.85% | 1,506 | 8.85% | 1,701 | 9.69% | 5,435,659 | 9.69% |
| Region | East Midlands | 990 | 5.89% | 1,417 | 8.33% | 1,507 | 8.59% | 4,831,649 | 8.61% |
| Region | West Midlands | 1,818 | 10.81% | 1,837 | 10.80% | 1,854 | 10.56% | 5,924,141 | 10.56% |
| Region | East Of England | 1,965 | 11.68% | 1,823 | 10.72% | 1,970 | 11.22% | 6,301,496 | 11.23% |
| Region | London | 2,771 | 16.47% | 3,007 | 17.67% | 2,740 | 15.61% | 8,765,037 | 15.62% |
| Region | South East | 3,206 | 19.06% | 2,664 | 15.66% | 2,873 | 16.37% | 9,188,727 | 16.38% |
| Region | South West | 2,048 | 12.17% | 1,610 | 9.46% | 1,765 | 10.06% | 5,644,267 | 10.06% |
| Age by sex | Males 0 to 4 | 366 | 2.18% | 392 | 2.31% | 490 | 2.79% | 1,568,358 | 2.80% |
| Age by sex | Males 5 to 10 | 550 | 3.27% | 577 | 3.39% | 647 | 3.69% | 2,066,034 | 3.68% |
| Age by sex | Males 11 to 16 | 515 | 3.06% | 548 | 3.22% | 549 | 3.13% | 1,759,320 | 3.14% |
| Age by sex | Males 17 to 20 | 405 | 2.41% | 430 | 2.53% | 484 | 2.76% | 1,548,830 | 2.76% |
| Age by sex | Males 21 to 29 | 665 | 3.95% | 709 | 4.17% | 974 | 5.55% | 3,114,197 | 5.55% |
| Age by sex | Males 30 to 39 | 974 | 5.79% | 1,037 | 6.09% | 1,177 | 6.71% | 3,753,351 | 6.69% |
| Age by sex | Males 40 to 49 | 968 | 5.75% | 980 | 5.76% | 1,089 | 6.20% | 3,483,182 | 6.21% |
| Age by sex | Males 50 to 59 | 1,096 | 6.52% | 1,079 | 6.34% | 1,178 | 6.71% | 3,766,486 | 6.71% |
| Age by sex | Males 60 to 64 | 541 | 3.22% | 529 | 3.11% | 516 | 2.94% | 1,649,511 | 2.94% |
| Age by sex | Males 65 to 69 | 572 | 3.40% | 565 | 3.32% | 426 | 2.43% | 1,361,352 | 2.43% |
| Age by sex | Males 70 and over | 1,451 | 8.63% | 1,364 | 8.02% | 1,070 | 6.10% | 3,419,396 | 6.09% |
| Age by sex | Females 0 to 4 | 386 | 2.29% | 402 | 2.36% | 469 | 2.67% | 1,497,022 | 2.67% |
| Age by sex | Females 5 to 10 | 561 | 3.33% | 593 | 3.49% | 615 | 3.50% | 1,972,419 | 3.52% |
| Age by sex | Females 11 to 16 | 537 | 3.19% | 567 | 3.33% | 525 | 2.99% | 1,677,160 | 2.99% |
| Age by sex | Females 17 to 20 | 383 | 2.28% | 403 | 2.37% | 452 | 2.57% | 1,448,983 | 2.58% |
| Age by sex | Females 21 to 29 | 701 | 4.17% | 765 | 4.50% | 990 | 5.64% | 3,161,522 | 5.63% |
| Age by sex | Females 30 to 39 | 1,122 | 6.67% | 1,199 | 7.05% | 1,264 | 7.20% | 4,036,355 | 7.19% |
| Age by sex | Females 40 to 49 | 1,040 | 6.18% | 1,055 | 6.20% | 1,139 | 6.49% | 3,642,238 | 6.49% |
| Age by sex | Females 50 to 59 | 1,162 | 6.91% | 1,133 | 6.66% | 1,224 | 6.97% | 3,912,599 | 6.97% |
| Age by sex | Females 60 to 64 | 629 | 3.74% | 622 | 3.66% | 535 | 3.05% | 1,711,333 | 3.05% |
| Age by sex | Females 65 to 69 | 595 | 3.54% | 566 | 3.32% | 452 | 2.58% | 1,445,046 | 2.58% |
| Age by sex | Females 70 and over | 1,603 | 9.53% | 1,500 | 8.81% | 1,286 | 7.33% | 4,112,692 | 7.33% |
| Total | Total | 16,822 | [x] | 17,015 | [x] | 17,553 | [x] | 56,107,387 | [x] |