Chapter 26 Appendix N: 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 6 - Weighting

Some shorthand is used in this table: [x] denotes no data present.

Calibration variables	Calibration categories	Unweighted respondents (n)	Unweighted respondents	Selection and Non-Response weights (Pre-calibration) (n)	Selection and Non-Response weights (Pre-calibration)	Post-calibration (n)	Post-calibration	Population estimates (n)	Population estimates
Sex	Male	12,058	48.47%	12,077	48.55%	12,648	48.99%	28,211,042	48.99%
Sex	Female	12,819	51.53%	12,797	51.45%	13,169	51.01%	29,371,727	51.01%
Sex	Total	24,877	[x]	24,873	[x]	25,817	[x]	57,582,769	[x]
Region	North East	1,361	5.47%	1,175	4.72%	1,214	4.70%	2,704,854	4.70%
Region	North West	2,809	11.29%	3,287	13.20%	3,413	13.21%	7,602,745	13.20%
Region	Yorks And Humber	2,392	9.61%	2,206	8.86%	2,497	9.66%	5,563,716	9.66%
Region	East Midlands	1,794	7.21%	2,131	8.56%	2,225	8.61%	4,956,336	8.61%
Region	West Midlands	2,261	9.08%	2,453	9.85%	2,726	10.55%	6,086,115	10.57%
Region	East Of England	2,862	11.50%	2,781	11.17%	2,907	11.25%	6,476,128	11.25%
Region	London	3,637	14.61%	4,216	16.94%	4,033	15.61%	8,984,018	15.60%
Region	South East	4,801	19.29%	4,121	16.56%	4,239	16.40%	9,444,166	16.40%
Region	South West	2,973	11.94%	2,522	10.13%	2,588	10.01%	5,764,691	10.01%
Region	Total	24,890	[x]	24,892	[x]	25,842	[x]	57,582,769	[x]
Age by sex	Males 0 to 4	528	2.12%	553	2.22%	703	2.72%	1,571,300	2.73%
Age by sex	Males 5 to 10	851	3.42%	876	3.52%	940	3.64%	2,093,108	3.63%
Age by sex	Males 11 to 16	779	3.13%	774	3.11%	820	3.18%	1,827,852	3.17%
Age by sex	Males 17 to 20	674	2.71%	696	2.80%	740	2.87%	1,649,484	2.86%
Age by sex	Males 21 to 29	962	3.87%	1,029	4.14%	1,447	5.60%	3,246,984	5.64%
Age by sex	Males 30 to 39	1,442	5.80%	1,506	6.05%	1,754	6.80%	3,908,480	6.79%
Age by sex	Males 40 to 49	1,399	5.62%	1,425	5.73%	1,590	6.16%	3,544,903	6.16%
Age by sex	Males 50 to 59	1,540	6.19%	1,523	6.12%	1,657	6.42%	3,693,349	6.41%
Age by sex	Males 60 to 64	875	3.52%	852	3.43%	776	3.01%	1,729,424	3.00%
Age by sex	Males 65 to 69	824	3.31%	786	3.16%	638	2.47%	1,422,375	2.47%
Age by sex	Males 70 and over	2,184	8.78%	2,057	8.27%	1,581	6.13%	3,523,783	6.12%
Age by sex	Females 0 to 4	567	2.28%	594	2.39%	671	2.60%	1,498,938	2.60%
Age by sex	Females 5 to 10	812	3.26%	824	3.31%	897	3.47%	1,997,494	3.47%
Age by sex	Females 11 to 16	785	3.16%	795	3.19%	782	3.03%	1,743,287	3.03%
Age by sex	Females 17 to 20	613	2.46%	635	2.55%	687	2.66%	1,531,301	2.66%
Age by sex	Females 21 to 29	993	3.99%	1,064	4.28%	1,447	5.60%	3,246,158	5.64%
Age by sex	Females 30 to 39	1,544	6.21%	1,612	6.48%	1,886	7.31%	4,201,952	7.30%
Age by sex	Females 40 to 49	1,565	6.29%	1,583	6.36%	1,682	6.52%	3,749,446	6.51%
Age by sex	Females 50 to 59	1,668	6.70%	1,628	6.55%	1,730	6.70%	3,856,137	6.70%
Age by sex	Females 60 to 64	903	3.63%	864	3.47%	813	3.15%	1,812,058	3.15%
Age by sex	Females 65 to 69	871	3.50%	834	3.35%	677	2.62%	1,508,977	2.62%
Age by sex	Females 70 and over	2,498	10.04%	2,363	9.50%	1,897	7.35%	4,225,979	7.34%
Age by sex	Total	24,877	[x]	24,873	[x]	25,817	[x]	57,582,769	[x]