Chapter 25 Appendix N: 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	8,298	48.87%	8,386	49.07%	8,800	48.98%	27,781,480	49.02%
Sex	Female	8,674	51.08%	8,695	50.88%	9,153	50.95%	28,894,813	50.98%
Sex	Total	16,972	[x]	17,080	[x]	17,953	[x]	56,676,293	[x]
Region	North East	1,026	6.04%	913	5.35%	843	4.69%	2,657,130	4.69%
Region	North West	1,631	9.61%	2,080	12.17%	2,370	13.19%	7,468,767	13.18%
Region	Yorks And Humber	1,511	8.90%	1,510	8.84%	1,722	9.59%	5,486,967	9.68%
Region	East Midlands	1,380	8.13%	1,548	9.06%	1,551	8.63%	4,886,555	8.62%
Region	West Midlands	1,663	9.79%	1,620	9.48%	1,900	10.57%	5,986,965	10.56%
Region	East Of England	1,968	11.59%	1,876	10.98%	2,021	11.25%	6,370,463	11.24%
Region	London	2,649	15.60%	3,141	18.38%	2,806	15.62%	8,842,266	15.60%
Region	South East	3,289	19.37%	2,813	16.46%	2,947	16.41%	9,288,368	16.39%
Region	South West	1,863	10.97%	1,587	9.28%	1,805	10.05%	5,688,812	10.04%
Region	Total	16,980	[x]	17,088	[x]	17,965	[x]	56,676,293	[x]
Age by sex	Males 0 to 4	427	2.51%	448	2.62%	497	2.77%	1,567,578	2.77%
Age by sex	Males 5 to 10	588	3.46%	610	3.57%	654	3.64%	2,065,716	3.64%
Age by sex	Males 11 to 16	491	2.89%	490	2.86%	570	3.17%	1,797,266	3.17%
Age by sex	Males 17 to 20	397	2.34%	401	2.34%	505	2.81%	1,592,343	2.81%
Age by sex	Males 21 to 29	638	3.76%	707	4.14%	990	5.51%	3,162,542	5.58%
Age by sex	Males 30 to 39	916	5.39%	965	5.65%	1,208	6.72%	3,808,719	6.72%
Age by sex	Males 40 to 49	983	5.79%	1,017	5.95%	1,111	6.18%	3,501,289	6.18%
Age by sex	Males 50 to 59	1,090	6.42%	1,088	6.37%	1,187	6.61%	3,740,672	6.60%
Age by sex	Males 60 to 64	569	3.35%	556	3.25%	536	2.98%	1,689,969	2.98%
Age by sex	Males 65 to 69	621	3.66%	602	3.52%	441	2.45%	1,389,493	2.45%
Age by sex	Males 70 and over	1,578	9.29%	1,502	8.79%	1,099	6.12%	3,465,893	6.12%
Age by sex	Females 0 to 4	364	2.14%	379	2.22%	474	2.64%	1,495,060	2.64%
Age by sex	Females 5 to 10	524	3.09%	539	3.15%	625	3.48%	1,972,287	3.48%
Age by sex	Females 11 to 16	457	2.69%	458	2.68%	544	3.03%	1,714,788	3.03%
Age by sex	Females 17 to 20	382	2.25%	394	2.30%	470	2.61%	1,479,612	2.61%
Age by sex	Females 21 to 29	642	3.78%	714	4.18%	996	5.54%	3,179,889	5.61%
Age by sex	Females 30 to 39	1,030	6.07%	1,077	6.30%	1,298	7.23%	4,093,117	7.22%
Age by sex	Females 40 to 49	1,072	6.31%	1,095	6.41%	1,166	6.49%	3,676,303	6.49%
Age by sex	Females 50 to 59	1,117	6.58%	1,097	6.42%	1,235	6.87%	3,891,077	6.87%
Age by sex	Females 60 to 64	666	3.92%	649	3.80%	558	3.11%	1,760,014	3.11%
Age by sex	Females 65 to 69	653	3.85%	635	3.72%	468	2.60%	1,473,568	2.60%
Age by sex	Females 70 and over	1,767	10.41%	1,659	9.71%	1,319	7.34%	4,159,098	7.34%
Age by sex	Total	16,972	[x]	17,080	[x]	17,953	[x]	56,676,293	[x]