I don’t have the “strata” or “cluster” variables in my dataset. I want to do person level analysis. I am using an ACS 2012-2016 microsample.

The ipumsr R package includes a few vignettes which can be accessed with the vignette() command like so: vignette(‘ipums’) (you can also see the contents in the files on the github page here: https://github.com/mnpopcenter/ipumsr/blob/master/vignettes/ipums-cps.Rmd ) Under the “grab bag” header ther…

In the “survey” vignette for R, it shows that you’re supposed to enter ID, weights, data set name, and fpc. In the example it shows the following: dclus1 <- svydesign(id = ~dnum, weights = ~pw, data = apiclus1, fpc = ~fpc) FPC is supposed to be the population size, but I do not have this variable …

What R package is needed for IPUMS USA for weighting? Is it "survey"? Do you have sample code?

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JeffBloem July 18, 2018, 5:35pm 4

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