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APPENDIX 1 WEIGHTING SPECIFICATION

1. In order to ensure results were representative of ILA100 and ILA200 applicants, data was weighted using the learndirect database from which the sample was drawn. For increased accuracy at the weighting stage we used inter-locking sex-age weights. The same weighting targets were used at wave 1 and wave 2. Data was weighted to the following specifications:

Table 1 ILA100 Weighting specification (Wave 1)

Weighting Profile

Interviews Achieved

Weighted Interviews

Gender

Gender

Gender

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Age

18-30

4.83%

8.56%

26

62

48.3

85.6

31-40

12.19%

13.95%

104

132

121.9

139.5

41-50

14.98%

17.72%

148

215

149.8

177.2

51-59

9.29%

10.69%

90

122

92.9

106.9

60+

4.72%

3.07%

62

39

47.2

30.7

Total

46.01%

53.99%

430

570

460.1

539.9

Table 2 ILA100 Weighting specification (Wave 2)

Weighting Profile

Interviews Achieved

Weighted Interviews

Gender

Gender

Gender

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Age

18-30

4.83%

8.56%

16

31

28.8

51.0

31-40

12.19%

13.95%

52

73

72.7

83.1

41-50

14.98%

17.72%

86

137

89.3

105.6

51-59

9.29%

10.69%

57

76

55.4

63.7

60+

4.72%

3.07%

39

27

28.1

18.3

Total

46.01%

53.99%

250

344

274.2

321.8

Table 3 ILA200 Weighting specification (Wave 1)

Weighting Profile

Interviews Achieved

Weighted Interviews

Gender

Gender

Gender

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Age

18-30

7.85%

18.56%

48

130

78.5

185.6

31-40

7.46%

20.32%

57

218

74.6

203.2

41-50

6.59%

18.43%

54

248

65.9

184.3

51-59

3.80%

9.10%

33

97

38.0

91.0

60+

3.23%

4.66%

48

67

32.3

46.6

Total

28.93%

71.07%

240

760

289.3

710.7

Table 4 ILA200 Weighting specification (Wave 2)

Weighting Profile

Interviews Achieved

Weighted Interviews

Gender

Gender

Gender

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Age

18-30

7.85%

18.56%

22

60

49.3

116.6

31-40

7.46%

20.32%

30

148

46.8

127.6

41-50

6.59%

18.43%

34

158

41.4

115.7

51-59

3.80%

9.10%

17

73

23.9

57.1

60+

3.23%

4.66%

32

54

20.3

29.3

Total

28.93%

71.07%

135

493

181.7

363.4

Table 5 Unconverted enquiries weighting specification ( ILA100)

Weighting Profile

Interviews Achieved

Weighted Interviews

Gender

Gender

Gender

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Age

18-30

9.06%

12.94%

19

25

22.7

32.4

31-40

14.60%

15.98%

38

44

36.5

39.9

41-50

12.00%

14.70%

26

33

30.0

36.7

51-59

7.40%

7.73%

19

27

18.5

19.3

60+

3.18%

2.42%

10

9

8.0

6.0

Total

46.23%

53.77%

112

138

115.6

134.4

Table 6 Unconverted enquiries weighting specification ( ILA200)

Weighting Profile

Interviews Achieved

Weighted Interviews

Gender

Gender

Gender

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Age

18-30

14.62%

23.86%

77

143

109.1

178.0

31-40

8.65%

15.82%

57

142

64.5

118.0

41-50

6.48%

13.44%

45

131

48.3

100.3

51-59

3.23%

6.55%

23

60

24.1

48.9

60+

2.84%

4.51%

28

40

21.2

33.6

Total

35.82%

64.18%

230

516

267.2

478.8

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