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PSU and stratification variables (pre-1997 national samples), again

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Dear AHD Users,

Would anybody let me know if I can get the PSU (primary sampling units)
and stratification information used for the sampling design of the
1985-1993 AHS national samples? The code book states there are  461 PSUs
(Chapter 3: Sampling Design,Page 333)and 401 strata (p.342).

https://www.huduser.gov/Datasets/ahs/explanatory_text_errors_weights.pdf
https://www.huduser.gov/Datasets/ahs/explanatory_text_sampling_design_allocations.pdf

I need PSU and strata variables to correct the standard errors of my
analysis. Would anybody let me know if I can obtain these variables or
who I should contract in HUD regarding this issue? I posted this
question about three months ago and have received no answer.

Thank you very much in advance for help.


Kimiko

Kimiko Shiki
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Urban Planning
UCLA School of Public Affairs


Kimiko Shiki wrote:
> Dear AHS users,
>
> I am using the pre-1997 AHS national sample data. Does anybody know that
> the PSU(primary sample units) and stratification variables are released
> with the data sets? Looking through the list of variables in the
> codebook, I could not find the variables that sound like these
> variables. For analyzing the data, I am using STATA survey command where
> the weight, PSU and stratification variables are supposed to be specified.
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
>
> Kimiko
>
>
> Kimiko Shiki
> Ph.D. Candidate
> Department of Urban Planning
> UCLA School of Public Affairs
>