I am not familiar with the survey methodology used in the ESS.  I understand that it is based on a complex survey methodology.  As such using the weights in standard wls will not give correct results. The survey package in R can give correct estimates.  I think that stata can also do this.  Lumley (2010), Complex surveys - A guide to analysis using R.  Wiley.  Lohr (2010), Sampling Design and Analysis 2nd edition, has a more introductory treatment.  

I have commented here because I have seen an analysis go very wrong because of this problem.  Please excuse me if my comment is out of order.


John C Frain
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On Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 17:25, Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti <p002264@staff.univpm.it> wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jul 2022, Μπεκιάρης Ευάγγελος wrote:

> I have easily weighted data in SPSS in the past, and now I would like to
> weight European Social Survey (ESS) data in the GRETL software package,
> if possible, but I don't know how. I would be most grateful if you
> advised me. The syntax I use in SPSS for this purpose is as follows:
> WEIGHT BY analysisweight .

You should look at the documentation for the "wls" command.

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   Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali (DiSES)

   Università Politecnica delle Marche
   (formerly known as Università di Ancona)

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