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 Has anyone successfully used CCHS bootstrap replicate weights in SPSS?

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safoura zangiabadi posted Fri September 26, 2025 03:56 PM

Hello,

I’m working with the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) master file, which includes:

  • A sampling weight (WTPG),

  • 1000 bootstrap replicate weights (WRPG1 to WRPG1000).

I’m using SPSS v31 with the Complex Samples module.

First, I tried creating the analysis plan through the Complex Samples interface. However, I didn’t see any option to add the provided bootstrap replicate weights — the wizard only allowed me to specify the full-sample weight (WTPG).

Then I tried using syntax. I attempted to include the replicate weights in a CSPLAN command like this:CSPLAN ANALYSIS
  /PLAN FILE='cchs_plan.csaplan'
  /PLANVARS ANALYSISWEIGHT=WTPG
  /SRSESTIMATOR TYPE=WR
  /REPWGT VAR=WRPG1 TO WRPG1000
  /PRINT PLAN.  

But SPSS gave me an error saying the REPWGT subcommand is not recognized.

My questions are: 

1-Does SPSS actually support the use of user-supplied bootstrap replicate weights (such as the WRPG variables in CCHS)?

2-Has anyone successfully handled CCHS bootstrap replicate weights in SPSS, or is it necessary to use R/Stata/SAS for correct bootstrap variance estimation?

Thanks for your help.

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