Controls
The controls: list of Compute Weights names the
targets the weights are balanced to. Each entry is a name from the table below,
with an optional importance and an optional merge that joins categories into
one, using the category names shown:
controls:
- name: h_total
importance: 200
- name: h_size
merge:
size_4_plus: [size_4, size_5, size_6, size_7, size_8, size_9, size_10_plus]
- name: p_gender
Available controls
| Name | Level | Measures | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
h_total |
household | Total households | total |
h_size |
household | Household size | size_1, size_2, size_3, size_4, size_5, size_6, size_7, size_8, size_9, size_10_plus |
h_income |
household | Household income | income_under25, income_25to50, income_50to75, income_75to100, income_100to200, income_200_or_more |
h_workers |
household | Workers in household | workers_0, workers_1, workers_2, workers_3, workers_4, workers_5_plus |
h_vehicles |
household | Vehicles in household | veh_0, veh_1, veh_2, veh_3, veh_4, veh_5, veh_6_plus |
h_children |
household | Children in household | children_0, children_1, children_2, children_3, children_4, children_5_plus |
p_total |
person | Total persons | total |
p_gender |
person | Gender | male, female |
p_employment |
person | Employment status | employed_full, employed_part, not_employed |
p_commute_mode |
person | Commute mode | na, mostly_remote, drive_alone, carpool, transit, walk, bike, other |
p_student |
person | Student status | not_student, student_k12, student_college |
p_education |
person | Education attainment | less_high_school, highschool, some_college, vocational, associate, bachelors, grad |
p_race |
person | Race | afam, native, asian, pacific, white, other, multi |
p_ethnicity |
person | Hispanic/Latino ethnicity | not_hispanic, mexican, puerto_rican, cuban, other |
p_age |
person | Age | age_under_5, age_5_to_15, age_16_to_17, age_18_to_24, age_25_to_34, age_35_to_44, age_45_to_54, age_55_to_64, age_65_to_74, age_75_to_84, age_85_and_up |