I need some guidance from someone who is familiar/has some experience with
the survey package.

 

The data that I am using is from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
(www.meps.ahrq.gov <http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/> ).  The STRATA and PSU
variables are varstr01 and varpsu01 respectively.  When I try to specify
them with the svydesign function I get an error message.  An excerpt of my
session is as follows...

 

library(foreign)

> h60 <- read.xport("h:\\meps\\temptransports\\h60.tpt")

> names(h60) <- casefold(names(h60))

> names(h60)

[1] "dupersid" "sex"      "inscov01" "totexp01" "perwt01f" "varstr01"
"varpsu01"

> library(survey)

> meps.design <- svydesign(id=~varpsu01, strata=~varstr01, weight=~perwt01f,
data=h60)

Error in svydesign(id = ~varpsu01, strata = ~varstr01, weight = ~perwt01f,
: 

        Clusters not nested in strata

>

 

I'm not sure what is causing this error message or how to get around it
(i.e., remedy the problem).  Any insight would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks.

 

Marc

 

 

Marc W. Zodet, MS

Senior Health Statistician

 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends

Division of Statistical Research and Methods

540 Gaither Road, Room 5058

Rockville, Maryland 20850

 

Phone:  301-427-1563

FAX:    301-427-1276

E-mail:  <mailto:mzodet@ahrq.gov> mzodet@ahrq.gov

 


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