Chapter 27 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 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	9,742	48.28%	9,742	48.33%	10,359	48.99%	28,211,042	48.99%
Sex	Female	10,437	51.72%	10,414	51.67%	10,785	51.01%	29,371,727	51.01%
Sex	Total	20,179	[x]	20,156	[x]	21,145	[x]	57,582,769	[x]
Region	North East	1,154	5.72%	996	4.94%	995	4.70%	2,704,854	4.70%
Region	North West	2,170	10.75%	2,543	12.60%	2,795	13.20%	7,602,745	13.20%
Region	Yorks And Humber	2,069	10.25%	1,917	9.50%	2,046	9.67%	5,563,716	9.66%
Region	East Midlands	1,478	7.32%	1,757	8.71%	1,823	8.61%	4,956,336	8.61%
Region	West Midlands	1,841	9.12%	2,007	9.95%	2,230	10.53%	6,086,115	10.57%
Region	East Of England	2,336	11.57%	2,278	11.29%	2,382	11.25%	6,476,128	11.25%
Region	London	2,778	13.76%	3,196	15.84%	3,304	15.61%	8,984,018	15.60%
Region	South East	4,075	20.18%	3,526	17.48%	3,474	16.41%	9,444,166	16.40%
Region	South West	2,289	11.34%	1,953	9.68%	2,120	10.02%	5,764,691	10.01%
Region	Total	20,190	[x]	20,173	[x]	21,169	[x]	57,582,769	[x]
Age by sex	Males 0 to 4	430	2.13%	454	2.25%	577	2.73%	1,571,300	2.73%
Age by sex	Males 5 to 10	688	3.41%	705	3.50%	770	3.64%	2,093,108	3.63%
Age by sex	Males 11 to 16	634	3.14%	628	3.12%	672	3.18%	1,827,852	3.17%
Age by sex	Males 17 to 20	497	2.46%	513	2.54%	607	2.87%	1,649,484	2.86%
Age by sex	Males 21 to 29	697	3.45%	744	3.69%	1,180	5.58%	3,246,984	5.64%
Age by sex	Males 30 to 39	1,134	5.62%	1,188	5.89%	1,438	6.80%	3,908,480	6.79%
Age by sex	Males 40 to 49	1,116	5.53%	1,130	5.61%	1,303	6.16%	3,544,903	6.16%
Age by sex	Males 50 to 59	1,227	6.08%	1,218	6.04%	1,358	6.42%	3,693,349	6.41%
Age by sex	Males 60 to 64	722	3.58%	705	3.50%	636	3.01%	1,729,424	3.00%
Age by sex	Males 65 to 69	699	3.46%	667	3.31%	523	2.47%	1,422,375	2.47%
Age by sex	Males 70 and over	1,898	9.41%	1,789	8.88%	1,296	6.13%	3,523,783	6.12%
Age by sex	Females 0 to 4	456	2.26%	478	2.37%	550	2.60%	1,498,938	2.60%
Age by sex	Females 5 to 10	653	3.24%	662	3.29%	735	3.47%	1,997,494	3.47%
Age by sex	Females 11 to 16	634	3.14%	642	3.18%	641	3.03%	1,743,287	3.03%
Age by sex	Females 17 to 20	443	2.20%	458	2.27%	563	2.66%	1,531,301	2.66%
Age by sex	Females 21 to 29	740	3.67%	802	3.98%	1,179	5.58%	3,246,158	5.64%
Age by sex	Females 30 to 39	1,271	6.30%	1,329	6.59%	1,546	7.31%	4,201,952	7.30%
Age by sex	Females 40 to 49	1,243	6.16%	1,251	6.21%	1,379	6.52%	3,749,446	6.51%
Age by sex	Females 50 to 59	1,322	6.55%	1,296	6.43%	1,418	6.71%	3,856,137	6.70%
Age by sex	Females 60 to 64	767	3.80%	739	3.66%	666	3.15%	1,812,058	3.15%
Age by sex	Females 65 to 69	739	3.66%	707	3.51%	555	2.62%	1,508,977	2.62%
Age by sex	Females 70 and over	2,169	10.75%	2,050	10.17%	1,554	7.35%	4,225,979	7.34%
Age by sex	Total	20,179	[x]	20,156	[x]	21,145	[x]	57,582,769	[x]