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	9,906	49.11%	10,038	49.41%	10,396	48.99%	27,781,480	49.02%
Sex	Female	10,256	50.85%	10,270	50.55%	10,813	50.95%	28,894,813	50.98%
Sex	Total	20,162	[x]	20,308	[x]	21,209	[x]	56,676,293	[x]
Region	North East	1,150	5.70%	1,014	4.99%	995	4.69%	2,657,130	4.69%
Region	North West	2,065	10.24%	2,661	13.10%	2,797	13.18%	7,468,767	13.18%
Region	Yorks And Humber	1,813	8.99%	1,798	8.85%	2,055	9.68%	5,486,967	9.68%
Region	East Midlands	1,576	7.81%	1,761	8.67%	1,830	8.62%	4,886,555	8.62%
Region	West Midlands	2,069	10.26%	2,010	9.89%	2,242	10.56%	5,986,965	10.56%
Region	East Of England	2,281	11.31%	2,158	10.62%	2,385	11.24%	6,370,463	11.24%
Region	London	3,153	15.63%	3,761	18.51%	3,311	15.60%	8,842,266	15.60%
Region	South East	3,795	18.81%	3,226	15.88%	3,478	16.39%	9,288,368	16.39%
Region	South West	2,269	11.25%	1,928	9.49%	2,130	10.04%	5,688,812	10.04%
Region	Total	20,171	[x]	20,317	[x]	21,222	[x]	56,676,293	[x]
Age by sex	Males 0 to 4	493	2.44%	514	2.53%	587	2.77%	1,567,578	2.77%
Age by sex	Males 5 to 10	690	3.42%	714	3.52%	772	3.64%	2,065,716	3.64%
Age by sex	Males 11 to 16	604	2.99%	609	3.00%	673	3.17%	1,797,266	3.17%
Age by sex	Males 17 to 20	509	2.52%	523	2.57%	596	2.81%	1,592,343	2.81%
Age by sex	Males 21 to 29	818	4.06%	915	4.50%	1,181	5.57%	3,162,542	5.58%
Age by sex	Males 30 to 39	1,098	5.44%	1,156	5.69%	1,426	6.72%	3,808,719	6.72%
Age by sex	Males 40 to 49	1,185	5.87%	1,231	6.06%	1,311	6.18%	3,501,289	6.18%
Age by sex	Males 50 to 59	1,293	6.41%	1,284	6.32%	1,401	6.60%	3,740,672	6.60%
Age by sex	Males 60 to 64	680	3.37%	668	3.29%	633	2.98%	1,689,969	2.98%
Age by sex	Males 65 to 69	726	3.60%	705	3.47%	520	2.45%	1,389,493	2.45%
Age by sex	Males 70 and over	1,810	8.97%	1,720	8.47%	1,297	6.11%	3,465,893	6.12%
Age by sex	Females 0 to 4	443	2.20%	457	2.25%	560	2.64%	1,495,060	2.64%
Age by sex	Females 5 to 10	618	3.06%	636	3.13%	737	3.47%	1,972,287	3.48%
Age by sex	Females 11 to 16	554	2.75%	549	2.70%	642	3.03%	1,714,788	3.03%
Age by sex	Females 17 to 20	456	2.26%	474	2.33%	554	2.61%	1,479,612	2.61%
Age by sex	Females 21 to 29	806	4.00%	894	4.40%	1,187	5.60%	3,179,889	5.61%
Age by sex	Females 30 to 39	1,245	6.17%	1,298	6.39%	1,532	7.22%	4,093,117	7.22%
Age by sex	Females 40 to 49	1,275	6.32%	1,300	6.40%	1,376	6.48%	3,676,303	6.49%
Age by sex	Females 50 to 59	1,342	6.65%	1,317	6.48%	1,457	6.87%	3,891,077	6.87%
Age by sex	Females 60 to 64	760	3.77%	735	3.62%	659	3.11%	1,760,014	3.11%
Age by sex	Females 65 to 69	748	3.71%	720	3.54%	552	2.60%	1,473,568	2.60%
Age by sex	Females 70 and over	2,009	9.96%	1,892	9.31%	1,557	7.34%	4,159,098	7.34%
Age by sex	Total	20,162	[x]	20,308	[x]	21,209	[x]	56,676,293	[x]