Understanding Society User Support

04/23/2025

03:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2241 (Feedback): Link COVID-19 Youth postal survey waves (4, 6, 8) to COVID-19 Adult surveys

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01:52 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2243 (Feedback): Groups and organisations module

Hello,
I don't think there was any further explanation of what these terms meant. You can also double-check the PD... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2242 (Feedback): Observations for gender egalitarian values

Dear Luis,
Sorry to disappoint, but I'm unaware of any such work.
Best wishes,
Piotr Marzec
UKHLS User Support Understanding Society User Support Team

01:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2244 (Feedback): jbnssec5_dv

Dear Evie,
Perhaps this is about how employment is defined. jbnssec is based on jbsoc, so the universe of the latt... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:54 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2244 (Feedback): jbnssec5_dv

Hi there,
I am working on waves 1, 3, and 5 of Understanding Society. I want to use the wave 1 "jbnssec5_dv" vari... Evie Gates

04/22/2025

02:59 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2243 (Feedback): Groups and organisations module

Within this module participants are asked if they are part of and active in a list of organisations. Are the intervie... Mia Alexander

04/21/2025

06:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2242 (Feedback): Observations for gender egalitarian values

Dear colleagues,
As far as I know, the information on gender egalitarian values is only available for the waves 2,... Luis Ortiz

10:02 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2241: Link COVID-19 Youth postal survey waves (4, 6, 8) to COVID-19 Adult surveys

Hi Piotr,
That's really helpful. Thank-you.
Best wishes,
James James Laurence

04/20/2025

03:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2237: Investigating fihhmngrs_dv - Gross monthly household income

Hi Piotr,
Thank you for such a detailed response - I have since looked through Stephen's work and it's given me mo... William Pilcher

04/17/2025

06:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2241: Link COVID-19 Youth postal survey waves (4, 6, 8) to COVID-19 Adult surveys

Hi James,
The way you retrieved the responsible adults' identifiers for the children in the youth file is correct.... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:51 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2241 (Feedback): Link COVID-19 Youth postal survey waves (4, 6, 8) to COVID-19 Adult surveys

Hi there,
I hope this message finds you well. I am trying to link respondents in the COVID-19 Youth postal surveys... James Laurence

11:15 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2240: Enquiry for a variable and year dataset 2020-2022

Hi,
I'm afraid sexuor is not included in the Calendar Year dataset for 2022. The dataset includes all data collect... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/16/2025

09:26 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2240 (New): Enquiry for a variable and year dataset 2020-2022

Hi, I am wondering if there is sexual orientation variable in the year dataset 2020-2022? And if the year dataset 202... Yuanfei Liu

04/15/2025

03:49 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2237: Investigating fihhmngrs_dv - Gross monthly household income

Hi Will,
I’ve discussed this with our income expert, and that’s the guidance they provided: 'UKHLS only ask about... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:32 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2237: Investigating fihhmngrs_dv - Gross monthly household income

Hi Alita,
Thank you for that update and for clarifying 1 and 3 - I still have a question regarding the middle poin... William Pilcher

04/14/2025

11:12 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2238 (Feedback): Missing variable in Calendar Year Dataset, 2020

Hello,
Please see the user guide for the calendar year data, especially Section 2.2: "As the Calendar Year dataset... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:02 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2227 (Resolved): Help needed with individual variable weighting

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10:59 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2237 (Feedback): Investigating fihhmngrs_dv - Gross monthly household income

Hello,
1. About the negative values for gross household income, fihhmngrs_dv - that is because of losses reported ... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/10/2025

05:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2238 (Feedback): Missing variable in Calendar Year Dataset, 2020

I found that some variables in the study questionnaire document but not in the dataset file. For example the environm... Yuanfei Liu

04:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2237 (Feedback): Investigating fihhmngrs_dv - Gross monthly household income

Good afternoon,
I've looked through the variable details and perhaps I've missed the information, but I have a few... William Pilcher

04:51 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2227: Help needed with individual variable weighting

Hi Olena,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you - that makes a lot of sense, thank you for the thorough expan... William Pilcher

04:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2236: Problems with partner's information

Many thanks for your swift attention to our query, Alita...¡
Your answer is reassuring. The explanation provided f... Luis Ortiz

09:46 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2236 (Feedback): Problems with partner's information

Hello Luis,
I have attempted to replicate this exercise (Stata syntax attached) for Wave 2. I too am getting highe... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2236 (Feedback): Problems with partner's information

Dear colleagues,
[I have previously posted this query as an extension (modification) of a previous one that was so... Luis Ortiz

11:40 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2235 (Resolved): Data access following Brexit

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10:05 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2231 (Resolved): Partner's information (indresp or indall)

Hi Luis,
As this is continuing separately as Issue 2236, I setting this to resolved.
Best wishes,
Alita Understanding Society User Support Team

10:03 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2232 (Resolved): Respondents own property before they were born

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09:37 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2232: Respondents own property before they were born

Very helpful, and many thanks. I forgot the possibility of second owner.
Shuqi SHUQI LYU

04/09/2025

05:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2231: Partner's information (indresp or indall)

Luis Ortiz wrote in #note-4:
> Dear Piotr (and colleagues),
>
> I greatly appreciate your support in my previous ... Luis Ortiz

05:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2231: Partner's information (indresp or indall)

Dear Piotr (and colleagues),
I greatly appreciate your support in my previous query.
As I said then, I'm intere... Luis Ortiz

04/08/2025

03:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2235: Data access following Brexit

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-3:
> We are not aware of any pending changes that will impac... Elias Hofmann

02:14 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2235: Data access following Brexit

We are not aware of any pending changes that will impact your access.
All the best. Understanding Society User Support Team

12:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2235: Data access following Brexit

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-1:
> Hello,
>
> What type of Understanding Society data a... Elias Hofmann

11:22 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2235 (Feedback): Data access following Brexit

Hello,
What type of Understanding Society data are you interested in accessing - End User License, Special License... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2235 (Resolved): Data access following Brexit

Dear UKHLS team,
As a prospective UKHLS user at an EU institution, I was wondering whether I can expect that there w... Elias Hofmann

11:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2215 (Feedback): PSU, Strata

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11:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1289 (Resolved): What are the values 7 through 12 in the jbnssec3_dv variable

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11:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1289 (New): What are the values 7 through 12 in the jbnssec3_dv variable

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11:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2191 (Resolved): First job & occupation

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11:52 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2088 (Resolved): Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined

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11:51 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2117 (Resolved): Household members in COVID-19 collection

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11:51 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2117 (New): Household members in COVID-19 collection

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11:50 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2171 (Resolved): Partnership history variable mismatches between partners

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11:50 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2176 (Resolved): USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

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11:49 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2189 (Resolved): Negative values for fimngrs_dv

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11:49 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2193 (Resolved): Paygu_dv: difference between EUL and special licence data

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11:49 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2197 (Resolved): Query on the possibility of using the 2023 calendar year (from UKHLS wave 14 data) in some trend analysis

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11:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2203 (Resolved): Transitions from households to institutions

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11:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2208 (Resolved): Child passed away during study period

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11:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2209 (Resolved): COVID-19 data collection attrition

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11:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2226 (Resolved): svb Savings Variables in Wave 13

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11:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2211 (Resolved): Using wave 14 Harmonized UKHLS file with Marital and Cohabitation Histories, 1991-2022 file

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11:46 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2213 (Resolved): Routing of variables lprnt, lnprnt, ladopt, lnadopt

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11:46 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2222 (Resolved): Merging main survey waves with COVID waves

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11:46 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2223 (Resolved): Questions of variable lvreladp1 and lvrel1

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11:45 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2224 (Resolved): SF12 coding

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11:45 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2233 (Feedback): Blood Biomarker Survey Weights

Hello Rosie,
Which version are you using? I have checked the latest released version and that just has the variabl... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/04/2025

12:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2234 (Feedback): Merging Datasets and Missing Variables in UK Household Study

Hello Leon
I recommend taking the self-paced Moodle training "Introduction to Understanding Society" (https://www.... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:39 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2234 (Feedback): Merging Datasets and Missing Variables in UK Household Study

hello,
I have two concerns and would like to thank you in advance for your support!
First, a brief description ... Leon Arlt

11:10 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2232 (Feedback): Respondents own property before they were born

Hello Shuqi,
In the specific cases you mentioned, I’ve identified the following:
• hidp = 430746026 has two owner... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/03/2025

01:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2233: Blood Biomarker Survey Weights

Hi,
I think the issue might be a coding problem from uploading the indbdub_xw variable twice.
Let me know if yo... Rosie Mathers

12:41 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2233 (Feedback): Blood Biomarker Survey Weights

Hi there,
I am using the blood biomarker survey weights in my analysis for Wave_2: indbdub_xw. However, when I lo... Rosie Mathers

04/02/2025

11:54 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2232 (Resolved): Respondents own property before they were born

Hello. I have a question about variable hsyrbuy in wave 14 of the UKHLS. Some homeowners own the house before they we... SHUQI LYU

04/01/2025

12:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2231: Partner's information (indresp or indall)

Hi Luis,
You're welcome!
Best wishes,
Piotr Understanding Society User Support Team

03/31/2025

01:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2216: Reasons of inapplicable in variable helpbuy

Dear Shuqi Lyu,
It’s possible that there is a small scripting error, and some households are being asked this ques... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/27/2025

10:30 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2231: Partner's information (indresp or indall)

Many thanks, Piotr...¡
Your answer is very helpful.
Kind regards
Luis Ortiz
Luis Ortiz

03/26/2025

07:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2231 (Feedback): Partner's information (indresp or indall)

Dear Luis,
All these variables are only in indresp, so you will need to use it for your analysis. While indall is ... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:00 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2231 (Resolved): Partner's information (indresp or indall)

Dear colleagues,
For research I'm doing with UKHLS, I'm interested in matching partners' information on gender ega... Luis Ortiz