Understanding Society User Support

02/08/2013

07:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #119 (Closed): Large values on alcohol consumption variables

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07:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #119: Large values on alcohol consumption variables

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02/06/2013

05:00 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #122: Data Availability

Please have a look at the "long term content plan":https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/system/uploads/assets/000/0... Redmine Admin

03:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #122 (Closed): Data Availability

Dear Data Support,
I write with respect to the data on environmental behaviour in British households. I noticed that... Gionata Castaldi

04:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #118: total gross income variables

1) Please see the user guide section on incomes and imputation.
2) No.
3) More or less. At BHPS both monthly and ye... Redmine Admin

04:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #117 (In Progress): Car use Qs in BHPS

Unfortunately, we have to agree with you that the question (1) about who has/has not got a license is less clear from... Redmine Admin

01:59 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #121 (Closed): Information Treatment-IP Wave 5

Hello,
I was wondering how one should interpret the variables e_earninfo, e_pearninfo, and e_pearnemail? My inter... Samuel Kapon

02/05/2013

04:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #119 (In Progress): Large values on alcohol consumption variables

Kareena,
The variable comes from a paper self-completion "qustionnaire":https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/docum... Redmine Admin

04:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #110: Fieldwork dates for wave 1 of BHPS

Dear Jakob,
Thanks very much for your response. Ideally I would need the exact date but I guess the latest interview... Sergio Salis

02/01/2013

02:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #120 (Closed): IP Wave 5-Egoalt Dataset

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02:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #120: IP Wave 5-Egoalt Dataset

I understand, thank you very much.
Sam Samuel Kapon

12:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #120: IP Wave 5-Egoalt Dataset

At this stage, it would be advisable to make some checks against the earlier released waves.
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12:26 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #120: IP Wave 5-Egoalt Dataset

Ah I see, so would it be relatively unsafe to rely on this EGOALT relationship data at this point? Samuel Kapon

12:17 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #120 (In Progress): IP Wave 5-Egoalt Dataset

Sam,
We have processes to clean and correct the file before a release. As you can see for IP1-4 and M1-2, this work ... Redmine Admin

11:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #120 (Closed): IP Wave 5-Egoalt Dataset

Hello, I was just wondering whether or not the EGOALT dataset for the IP Wave 5 data is the most complete set of rela... Samuel Kapon

01:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #115: Highest qualification variable

Hi Rachel,
_hiqual_dv uses information fed forward from the previous wave(s). When you compare the highest qualifica... Gundi Knies

01/31/2013

03:52 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #119 (Closed): Large values on alcohol consumption variables

I have a query about the self-report values for alcohol consumption on heaviest drinking day in the self-report adult... Kareena McAloney

03:49 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #118 (Closed): total gross income variables

Hi - I have a few questions about the derived total gross income variables provided with the USoc data:
1) From wh... Robert de Vries

02:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #114 (Closed): definition of school codes

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02:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #114: definition of school codes

Hi Jakob,
Actually I had seen the filter in the questionnaire, and for some reason I misinterpreted it. Sorry for th... Carolina Zuccotti

12:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #114: definition of school codes

1) Please look at universe for each item in the "questionnaire":https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/... Redmine Admin

01:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #117 (Closed): Car use Qs in BHPS

Hi --
Questions about the BHPS driving-licence-holding (xDRIVER) and access-to-car/van (xCARUSE) variables.
1)... Scott Le Vine

12:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112 (Closed): Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

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12:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112: Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

I see, thank you very much!
Sam Samuel Kapon

08:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #112: Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

Yes, variables defined in the "questionnaire documentation":https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/inno... Redmine Admin

12:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #110 (Closed): Fieldwork dates for wave 1 of BHPS

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01/30/2013

09:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112: Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

Ok, so then does this hold true for the relationship variables, e_pr, in the e_person dataset as well (i.e. the HHGRI... Samuel Kapon

01/29/2013

04:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #116 (In Progress): height and weight data

Adam,
Self-reported height/weight have so far only been collected at Wave 01.
Later this year we are planning to re... Redmine Admin

11:54 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #116 (Closed): height and weight data

Hi there,
I would like to access height and weight data in BHPS and Understanding Society. I can find the data in B... Adam Martin

01:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112: Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

The demographic variables on HHGRID take precedence over variables found in other files.
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09:04 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #115: Highest qualification variable

Hi Jakob,
Thanks for referring me to b_hiqual_dv. I missed it because it's not in the Data Dictionary. However, th... Rachel Ong

08:52 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #115 (In Progress): Highest qualification variable

Rachel,
Please have a look at this derived variable
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/... Redmine Admin

08:38 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #115 (Closed): Highest qualification variable

I am currently using Understanding Society wave 2. The highest qualification variable b_qfhigh has missing values for... Rachel Ong

01/28/2013

03:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112: Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

Ok thank you very much.
My final question concerns the age and gender variables in the e_person dataset. It seems... Samuel Kapon

10:41 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #113 (Closed): multiple recrods for each individual - EGOALT

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09:23 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #114: definition of school codes

Jakob,
Thanks for your email. A follow up:
1) Why are there so few cases with school codes (7287)? Is this only an ... Carolina Zuccotti

01/25/2013

03:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112 (In Progress): Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

Sam,
Yes or at least not very helpful. For the very small number of non-resident children we will provide the identi... Redmine Admin

01/24/2013

06:47 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112: Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

Jakob,
Ah I see. So in the example I gave, is the entry in PEDCHPNO of 3 an error? If the child is now not a co-... Samuel Kapon

04:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112: Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

Sam,
As I understand your question, this is about identifying the child the parent is asked the parental educational... Redmine Admin

05:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #114 (In Progress): definition of school codes

Carolina,
Have a look at the linked documents here: http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=7182#doc
... Redmine Admin

04:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #114 (Closed): definition of school codes

Hello,
I have asked for the data on "school codes" (under special license) and I wanted to know exactly which codes ... Carolina Zuccotti

02:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #113 (In Progress): multiple recrods for each individual - EGOALT

Nicola,
EGOALT accounts for the pairwise relationship between all enumerated sample members in a household; _pno is ... Redmine Admin

11:44 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #110 (In Progress): Fieldwork dates for wave 1 of BHPS

Dear Sergio,
The files with individual responses (wINDRESP) holds information on the date of interview, which you ca... Redmine Admin

08:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #109 (Closed): ethnicity

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08:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #108 (Closed): household income variables

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08:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #107 (Closed): households in low income

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08:54 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #106 (Closed): weights

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01/20/2013

12:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #111 (Closed): Attrition in youth self-completion data

You are correct that there will be a right censoring due to age. I assume this issues has now been resolved.
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01/18/2013

05:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #113 (Closed): multiple recrods for each individual - EGOALT

Hello,
I just started to use Understanding Society for the LLAKES (Institute of Education, London) and, altough I ha... Nicola Pensiero

09:20 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #106: weights

Thank you this helps a lot! Carolina Zuccotti

01/17/2013

07:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #111: Attrition in youth self-completion data

Yes, the full wave 2 data that was released recently. I've realised that some of the apparent attrition will be down ... Peter Taylor

07:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112: Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

I'm sorry, I forgot to include that this is for the Innovation Panel. Samuel Kapon

06:52 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #112 (Closed): Most Recent Wave Questions - Parental Educational Expectations

Hello, I am using the Wave 5 data and I just a few quick questions about the questionnaire as well as the data.
(1... Samuel Kapon

01/16/2013

06:17 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #111: Attrition in youth self-completion data

Peter,
Are you looking at the latest release of the full Wave 2?
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04:44 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #111 (Closed): Attrition in youth self-completion data

Hello,
I was interested in undertaking a longitudinal analysis of the youth self-completion data. I've noticed a ... Peter Taylor

01:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #106: weights

Carolina,
Thank you for your question. This is a common issue which is related to missingness in the variables inc... Olena Kaminska

01/15/2013

04:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #106: weights

Having said this, I have a further question. Currently I am only working with Wave 1 (and with individuals/no proxy),... Carolina Zuccotti

03:14 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #106: weights

Ok, my confusion was with the PSU and STRATA, but I have understood how it works now. Thank you! Carolina Zuccotti

03:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #109: ethnicity

Thank you again! Carolina Zuccotti

01/14/2013

11:54 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #109 (In Progress): ethnicity

Carolina,
1) that is correct.
2) the ethnic minority boost sample can be identified using the variable _hhorig. The... Redmine Admin

11:34 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #106 (In Progress): weights

Carolina,
There is some advice on this in the new user guide, "If your analysis uses data from both Wave 1 and Wave ... Redmine Admin

10:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #108 (In Progress): household income variables

Jennifer,
Self-employed can report negative incomes. The income variables have not been equivalised. We only release... Redmine Admin

10:41 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #107 (In Progress): households in low income

Nick,
Please have a look at the free training materials here: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/bhps/courses
which inclu... Redmine Admin