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Table 6 Comparison of weighting methods and NHIS diagnosed diabetes prevalence estimates by respondent demographic characteristics

From: National weighting of data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

 

Male

Female

Age 18–44

Age 45–64

Age 65–74

Age 75+

White

Black

Hisp.

Less Than HS

HS only

Some college

Aggregated Weights

10.42%

10.04%

2.88%

13.69%

22.73%

21.62%

9.58%

14.13%

10.63%

15.82%

11.25%

8.23%

SE: 0.13

SE: 0.12

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.18

SE: 0.32

SE: 0.37

SE: 0.09

SE: 0.32

SE: 0.32

SE:0.35

SE: 0.16

SE: 0.10

MSE: 0.005

MSE: 0.011

MSE: 0.001

MSE: 0.019

MSE: 0.029

MSE: 0.007

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.061

MSE: 0.004

MSE:0.031

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.003

Method 1

10.39%

10.07%

2.99%

13.75%

22.98%

21.61%

9.58%

13.54%

10.81%

15.80%

11.26%

8.23%

SE: 0.12

SE: 0.10

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.16

SE: 0.27

SE: 0.31

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.35

SE: 0.30

SE: 0.32

SE: 0.14

SE: 0.08

MSE: 0.004

MSE: 0.012

MSE: 0.001

MSE: 0.021

MSE: 0.038

MSE: 0.006

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.035

MSE: 0.006

MSE: 0.030

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.003

Method 2

10.38%

10.02%

2.88%

13.78%

22.84%

21.50%

9.55%

13.46%

10.88%

15.90%

11.20%

8.18%

SE: 0.12

SE: 0.10

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.16

SE: 0.27

SE: 0.33

SE: 0.09

SE: 0.28

SE: 0.31

SE: 0.33

SE: 0.14

SE: 0.09

MSE: 0.004

MSE: 0.011

MSE: 0.001

MSE: 0.022

MSE: 0.033

MSE: 0.005

MSE: 0.002

MSE: 0.032

MSE: 0.007

MSE: 0.033

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.003

Method 3

10.39%

10.00%

2.89%

13.81%

22.80%

21.37%

9.57%

13.40%

10.95%

15.89%

11.17%

8.19%

SE: 0.12

SE: 0.11

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.17

SE: 0.29

SE: 0.33

SE: 0.09

SE: 0.29

SE: 0.32

SE: 0.34

SE: 0.14

SE: 0.09

MSE: 0.004

MSE: 0.011

MSE: 0.001

MSE: 0.023

MSE: 0.032

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.030

MSE: 0.009

MSE: 0.033

MSE: 0.002

MSE: 0.003

Method 4

10.37%

10.09%

2.92%

13.73%

23.01%

21.67%

9.53%

14.40%

10.44%

15.72%

11.30%

8.24%

SE: 0.12

SE: 0.10

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.15

SE: 0.26

SE: 0.32

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.28

SE: 0.29

SE: 0.32

SE: 0.14

SE: 0.08

MSE: 0.004

MSE: 0.012

MSE: 0.001

MSE: 0.021

MSE: 0.039

MSE: 0.007

MSE: 0.002

MSE: 0.074

MSE: 0.002

MSE: 0.027

MSE: 0.004

MSE: 0.003

Method 5

10.36%

10.05%

2.89%

13.76%

22.87%

21.57%

9.52%

14.33%

10.60%

15.85%

11.24%

8.19%

SE: 0.12

SE: 0.10

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.16

SE: 0.27

SE: 0.33

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.29

SE: 0.30

SE: 0.33

SE: 0.14

SE: 0.09

MSE: 0.004

MSE: 0.011

MSE: 0.001

MSE: 0.022

MSE: 0.034

MSE: 0.006

MSE: 0.002

MSE: 0.070

MSE: 0.004

MSE: 0.031

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.003

Method 6

10.38%

10.03%

2.90%

13.80%

22.82%

21.41%

9.57%

14.02%

10.97%

15.91%

11.20%

8.19%

SE: 0.12

SE: 0.11

SE: 0.08

SE: 0.17

SE: 0.28

SE: 0.34

SE: 0.09

SE: 0.30

SE: 0.31

SE: 0.34

SE: 0.14

SE: 0.09

MSE: 0.004

MSE: 0.011

MSE: 0.001

MSE: 0.023

MSE: 0.033

MSE: 0.004

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.055

MSE: 0.009

MSE: 0.034

MSE: 0.003

MSE: 0.003

NHIS Estimate

9.9%

9.1%

2.7%

12.5%

21.6%

21.6%

9.2%

11.9%

9.7%

16.4%

12.6%

10.7%

SE: .30

SE: .26

SE: .16

SE: .41

SE: .82

SE: .93

SE: .23

SE: .56

SE: .47

SE: .67

SE:.50

SE: .43