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5.9 Attrition Weights from <strong>the</strong> model<br />

As a check on <strong>the</strong> performance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> weights, <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> explanatory<br />

variables is considered. The application <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> weights constructed is shown in Table 5.10.<br />

The 1984 survey data is shown in <strong>the</strong> first column, while <strong>the</strong> 1986 survey data is shown<br />

in <strong>the</strong> second column. The constructed attrition weights should approximately reproduce<br />

<strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1984 data for variables significantly affected by attrition.<br />

Applying <strong>the</strong> weights from <strong>the</strong> probability model <strong>of</strong> attrition yields <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile in column<br />

3 <strong>of</strong> Table 5.10. Column 3 shows that <strong>the</strong> attrition weight has restored <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

1984 survey quite well.<br />

The final two columns in Table 5.10 examine <strong>the</strong> combination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> attrition weight with<br />

<strong>the</strong> response/selection weight. The fourth column shows <strong>the</strong> 1984 survey weighted to<br />

restore <strong>the</strong> sampled population pr<strong>of</strong>ile. The final column shows <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1986<br />

data restored to <strong>the</strong> sampled population, where <strong>the</strong> response/selection weight has been<br />

multiplied by <strong>the</strong> attrition weight. The pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1986 data in column five is now<br />

more similar to that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> population. Thus <strong>the</strong> weights constructed have performed <strong>the</strong><br />

desired repair to <strong>the</strong> dataset so that it better reflects <strong>the</strong> original sample eligible for<br />

SYETP. This combined weight is to be used in <strong>the</strong> analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> treatment effects <strong>of</strong><br />

SYETP, to restore <strong>the</strong> sampled population characteristics where <strong>the</strong> ‘1986 panel’ data is<br />

used. This is performed in <strong>the</strong> next study.<br />

The summary statistics describing <strong>the</strong> distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> weights for <strong>the</strong> 1283 cases used<br />

in analysis is shown in <strong>the</strong> Appendix 2 Table A2.4.<br />

5.10 Conclusions<br />

Attrition was found to have a substantial effect on participation in SYETP, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

chief variables for modelling. Non-response and sampling design were investigated, and<br />

also found to have important effects on modelling, and so <strong>the</strong> weight to account for this<br />

was adopted. Item non-response was considered and <strong>the</strong> casewise deletion approach

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