It can be seen that the weighting brings the proportion of men closer to that of the underlying population, but that men are still underrepresented. This is in part because the researchers used the DLHE responders, rather than the DLHE population, as their reference in the calculation of the weights. Though the use of weights greatly reduces the under-representation of men, it should not be assumed that the use of the weights will reduce the response biases, or differences in response biases, that have been discussed above. Indeed, given that sex was included in the model used to create the weights, we would not expect to see a reduction in the differences in response bias on using the weights. What graduates are doing three and a half years after graduation Table A28 shows the reported activities of the respondents. Table A28: Activities three and a half years after graduation (Young home graduates, 2004-05 DLHE Longitudinal) Weighted Number % % of all activities Activity Men Women Men Men Diff. men Full-time paid work 6,970 9,290 44% 81% 81% 0.3% Part-time paid work 250 520 34% 3% 5% -1.6% Self-employed 390 285 59% 5% 2% 2.1% Other employment 45 85 36% 1% 1% -0.2% Further study only 610 905 41% 7% 8% -0.8% Unemployed 295 250 55% 3% 2% 1.2% Unavailable for work 55 195 23% 1% 2% -1.0% Other 10 10 50% 0% 0% 0.0% All activities 8,625 11,535 44% 100% 100% 0.0% Numbers rounded to nearest 5, percentages calculated from exact figures. Per cent men assumes the activities profile for non-responders is the same as for responders. The percentage of men for each activity includes an adjustment to allow for the different response rates of men and women. This adjustment probably gives an over-estimate of the proportion of men. Compared to the pattern seen for graduates about six months after graduation, the differences in the profile of activities between men and women are small. Men still have a higher unemployment rate, but the unemployment rates for men and women are much lower. One difference found in both profiles is that a higher proportion of women are in work, and a higher proportion of men are self employed or freelance. Satisfaction with career so far
It can be seen that the weighting brings the proportion of men closer to that of the underlying population, but that men are still underrepresented. This is in part because the researchers used the DLHE responders, rather than the DLHE population, as their reference in the calculation of the weights. Though the use of weights greatly reduces the under-representation of men, it should not be assumed that the use of the weights will reduce the response biases, or differences in response biases, that have been discussed above. Indeed, given that sex was included in the model used to create the weights, we would not expect to see a reduction in the differences in response bias on using the weights. What graduates are doing three and a half years after graduation Table A28 shows the reported activities of the respondents. Table A28: Activities three and a half years after graduation (Young home graduates, 2004-05 DLHE Longitudinal) Activity Weighted Number % Men % of all activities Men Women Men men Diff. Full-time paid work 6,970 9,290 44% 81% 81% 0.3% Part-time paid work 250 520 34% 3% 5% -1.6% Self-employed 390 285 59% 5% 2% 2.1% Other employment 45 85 36% 1% 1% -0.2% Further study only 610 905 41% 7% 8% -0.8% Unemployed 295 250 55% 3% 2% 1.2% Unavailable for work 55 195 23% 1% 2% -1.0% Other 10 10 50% 0% 0% 0.0% All activities 8,625 11,535 44% 100% 100% 0.0% Numbers rounded to nearest 5, percentages calculated from exact figures. Per cent men assumes the activities profile for non-responders is the same as for responders. The percentage of men for each activity includes an adjustment to allow for the different response rates of men and women. This adjustment probably gives an over-estimate of the proportion of men. Compared to the pattern seen for graduates about six months after graduation, the differences in the profile of activities between men and women are small. Men still have a higher unemployment rate, but the unemployment rates for men and women are much lower. One difference found in both profiles is that a higher proportion of women are in work, and a higher proportion of men are self employed or freelance. Satisfaction with career so far
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