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03/01/2016

09:44 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #513: e_indscus_lw

Orla,
For most of longitudinal analysis one can use only full data, i.e. only people who have responded in all wav... Olena Kaminska

02/29/2016

11:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #513: e_indscus_lw

Orla,
0-weight indicates skipping the whole self-completion questionnaire, not a few questions within. From your c... Olena Kaminska

10:42 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #513: e_indscus_lw

Orla,
For most of the 0-cases in lw sc weight there is at least one missing response to self-completion questionna... Olena Kaminska

02/24/2016

10:43 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #506: weights and design variables query Waves 2-5

There is almost unlimited number of sets of weights we could provide. Yet providing w2+ longitudinal sc weights can b... Olena Kaminska

09:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #506: weights and design variables query Waves 2-5

Yes, the variables are correct. Note, the BHPS sample will be excluded (as it is not in wave 1 of UKHLS). But you sti... Olena Kaminska

02/16/2016

12:45 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #503: Inconsistencies in self-completion module of wave three?

Dear Till,
Thank you for letting us know. You are right that the 6 cases mentioned should have 0 cross-sectional s... Olena Kaminska

02/09/2016

11:58 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #502: Weights to use to analyse year-to-year transitions within waves 1-5

Sanne,
Yes, your situation is very similar to question 462. Potentially pooled data or balanced panel may be best ... Olena Kaminska

02/04/2016

11:09 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #498: weight youth self-completion + adult

Carolina,
For w1-w2 analysis you should use b_psnenus_lw weight, and for 1-3 waves, it should be c_psnenus_lw.
... Olena Kaminska

10:28 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #498: weight youth self-completion + adult

Carolina,
The best weight for your analysis is an enumeration longitudinal weight taken from the last wave of your... Olena Kaminska