Chapter 26 Appendix O: Calibration weighting control totals: fully responding sample
This table contains the weights pre- and post-calibration by the variables used to calibrate, for the full-responding 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 | 6,742 | 47.81% | 6,933 | 47.94% | 7,312 | 49.01% | 27,490,018 | 49.00% |
| Sex | Female | 7,360 | 52.19% | 7,529 | 52.06% | 7,607 | 50.99% | 28,617,368 | 51.00% |
| Region | North East | 850 | 6.03% | 708 | 4.89% | 699 | 4.69% | 2,629,641 | 4.69% |
| Region | North West | 1,267 | 8.98% | 1,954 | 13.51% | 1,966 | 13.17% | 7,386,770 | 13.17% |
| Region | Yorks And Humber | 1,233 | 8.74% | 1,293 | 8.94% | 1,447 | 9.70% | 5,435,659 | 9.69% |
| Region | East Midlands | 809 | 5.74% | 1,197 | 8.28% | 1,282 | 8.59% | 4,831,649 | 8.61% |
| Region | West Midlands | 1,523 | 10.80% | 1,550 | 10.72% | 1,577 | 10.57% | 5,924,141 | 10.56% |
| Region | East Of England | 1,609 | 11.41% | 1,520 | 10.51% | 1,675 | 11.23% | 6,301,496 | 11.23% |
| Region | London | 2,310 | 16.38% | 2,622 | 18.13% | 2,330 | 15.62% | 8,765,037 | 15.62% |
| Region | South East | 2,823 | 20.02% | 2,270 | 15.70% | 2,444 | 16.38% | 9,188,727 | 16.38% |
| Region | South West | 1,678 | 11.90% | 1,348 | 9.32% | 1,500 | 10.06% | 5,644,267 | 10.06% |
| Age by sex | Males 0 to 4 | 313 | 2.22% | 346 | 2.40% | 417 | 2.80% | 1,568,358 | 2.80% |
| Age by sex | Males 5 to 10 | 440 | 3.12% | 477 | 3.30% | 551 | 3.69% | 2,066,034 | 3.68% |
| Age by sex | Males 11 to 16 | 434 | 3.08% | 466 | 3.22% | 466 | 3.12% | 1,759,320 | 3.14% |
| Age by sex | Males 17 to 20 | 319 | 2.26% | 376 | 2.60% | 411 | 2.75% | 1,548,830 | 2.76% |
| Age by sex | Males 21 to 29 | 506 | 3.59% | 580 | 4.01% | 829 | 5.56% | 3,114,197 | 5.55% |
| Age by sex | Males 30 to 39 | 809 | 5.74% | 886 | 6.13% | 1,001 | 6.71% | 3,753,351 | 6.69% |
| Age by sex | Males 40 to 49 | 787 | 5.58% | 808 | 5.59% | 924 | 6.19% | 3,483,182 | 6.21% |
| Age by sex | Males 50 to 59 | 915 | 6.49% | 919 | 6.35% | 1,002 | 6.71% | 3,766,486 | 6.71% |
| Age by sex | Males 60 to 64 | 450 | 3.19% | 442 | 3.05% | 440 | 2.95% | 1,649,511 | 2.94% |
| Age by sex | Males 65 to 69 | 499 | 3.54% | 480 | 3.32% | 362 | 2.43% | 1,361,352 | 2.43% |
| Age by sex | Males 70 and over | 1,270 | 9.01% | 1,152 | 7.96% | 910 | 6.10% | 3,419,396 | 6.09% |
| Age by sex | Females 0 to 4 | 315 | 2.23% | 336 | 2.32% | 399 | 2.68% | 1,497,022 | 2.67% |
| Age by sex | Females 5 to 10 | 473 | 3.35% | 504 | 3.49% | 521 | 3.49% | 1,972,419 | 3.52% |
| Age by sex | Females 11 to 16 | 450 | 3.19% | 487 | 3.37% | 447 | 2.99% | 1,677,160 | 2.99% |
| Age by sex | Females 17 to 20 | 294 | 2.08% | 326 | 2.26% | 383 | 2.57% | 1,448,983 | 2.58% |
| Age by sex | Females 21 to 29 | 565 | 4.01% | 684 | 4.73% | 843 | 5.65% | 3,161,522 | 5.63% |
| Age by sex | Females 30 to 39 | 929 | 6.59% | 1,027 | 7.10% | 1,074 | 7.20% | 4,036,355 | 7.19% |
| Age by sex | Females 40 to 49 | 866 | 6.14% | 892 | 6.16% | 969 | 6.49% | 3,642,238 | 6.49% |
| Age by sex | Females 50 to 59 | 974 | 6.91% | 971 | 6.71% | 1,040 | 6.97% | 3,912,599 | 6.97% |
| Age by sex | Females 60 to 64 | 551 | 3.91% | 535 | 3.70% | 456 | 3.05% | 1,711,333 | 3.05% |
| Age by sex | Females 65 to 69 | 544 | 3.86% | 498 | 3.44% | 385 | 2.58% | 1,445,046 | 2.58% |
| Age by sex | Females 70 and over | 1,399 | 9.92% | 1,269 | 8.77% | 1,092 | 7.32% | 4,112,692 | 7.33% |
| Total | Total | 14,102 | [x] | 14,462 | [x] | 14,920 | [x] | 56,107,387 | [x] |