Understanding Society User Support

05/10/2017

10:41 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #779 (Feedback): BHPS file KLIFEMST

Dear Julia,
The variable kleslen shows the length of each spell. So creating a variable for total work experience... Victoria Nolan

05/09/2017

04:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #779 (Closed): BHPS file KLIFEMST

Dear Support Team,
I'm currently looking for a variable that could proxy an individual's working experience. I found... Julia Borodina

11:13 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #778: Funding

Victoria
Thanks for the very prompt reply and for all your help
Best wishes
Gary GARY ADAMSON

09:01 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #778 (Feedback): Funding

Dear Gary,
Understanding Society data are available via the UK Data Service. https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/... Victoria Nolan

09:03 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #775 (In Progress): Nurse interviewer ID number 9999

Dear Fiona,
Many thanks for your enquiry. This is something we are going to investigate here with our health and b... Victoria Nolan

05/08/2017

02:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #778 (Closed): Funding

We’re considering submitting a research proposal to the ESRC SDAI, with the intention of using the Understanding Soci... GARY ADAMSON

01:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #777 (Closed): Clarifications

Dear Madam/Sir
I would like to enquire about the US survey. I have been exploring the website but would like clari... Niamh Shortt

11:28 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #776 (Closed): Access to Understanding Society and National Pupil Database

Hi there,
I am a Masters student at Cardiff University currently using the Understanding Society (USoc) data for ... Emily Lowthian

05/06/2017

02:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #775 (Feedback): Nurse interviewer ID number 9999

Dear Understanding Society Team,
In the nurse visit file for wave 2 individuals, b_indsamp_ns, there are 3827 reco... Fiona Pashazadeh

05/04/2017

08:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #774: Merging BHPS and Understanding Society stata

Hi Sonia,
my log file shows two diffrent data merges: once using indall and once using indresp. Both show that there... Gundi Knies

06:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #774: Merging BHPS and Understanding Society stata

Good afternoon, thank you for your answer,
we are using the files Xindresp, may they be different than Xindall in th... Sonia Turrero

12:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #774 (In Progress): Merging BHPS and Understanding Society stata

Hi Sonia,
in general terms, I cannot confirm your finding that none of the BHPS members in Wave 14-18 are included i... Gundi Knies

11:51 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #774 (Closed): Merging BHPS and Understanding Society stata

Good morning,
we are working on our Master project using BHPS panel data, and we wanted to add the Understanding Soc... Sonia Turrero

05/03/2017

02:44 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #764 (Closed): Reward variables

Victoria Nolan

02:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #773 (Feedback): Is information on day of birth available as a variable?

Dear Sebastian,
Many thanks for your enquiry. For exact date of birth you would need to apply for access to Unders... Victoria Nolan

11:08 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #773 (Closed): Is information on day of birth available as a variable?

Hi Understanding Society,
I have downloaded the Understanding Society: Waves 1-6, 2009-2015 and also the British H... Sebastian Barfort

05/02/2017

02:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #766 (Closed): USoc wave 4 investment questions

Victoria Nolan

02:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #767 (Closed): Work experience in UKHLS

Victoria Nolan

02:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #758 (Feedback): weights for pooled cross-sections over waves (a)-(f)

Victoria Nolan

02:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #771 (Feedback): Interviewers' observations about the household

Dear Dana,
They make these observations before making contact, so they are generally done when the interviewer is ... Victoria Nolan

02:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #772 (Feedback): training interviewers to make observations

Dear Dana,
Many thanks for your enquiry.
Unfortunately we don’t have this information available. It’s part of t... Victoria Nolan

05/01/2017

08:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #772 (Closed): training interviewers to make observations

Hello,
I'm wondering where I might find information on how interviewers were trained to make observations about 1) h... Dana Garbarski

07:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #771 (Closed): Interviewers' observations about the household

Hello,
I'm interested in knowing when in the interview--before soliciting participation or after the interviews are ... Dana Garbarski

04/28/2017

07:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #758: weights for pooled cross-sections over waves (a)-(f)

Hi Peter,
I appreciate your reply very much. I have read your nice little note you coauthored with Olena. It is q... Nico Ochmann

09:10 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #770 (Feedback): Social background indicators/ parents education level

Dear Natasha,
to better understand why information is not available (i.e. the data assume values of -11/-1) it is a ... Gundi Knies

04/27/2017

02:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #769: number of siblings ever had

Dear Gundi,
Thank you very much for your response. I think I will try to get the number of siblings living togethe... Sait Bayrakdar

02:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #769 (Feedback): number of siblings ever had

Dear Sait,
the total number of siblings ever had (NSIBS) was only asked once in the BHPS (in Wave 13) and it was app... Gundi Knies

01:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #769 (In Progress): number of siblings ever had

Dear Sait,
Many thanks for your enquiry, we are looking into it and will get back to you shortly.
Best wishes, ... Victoria Nolan

01:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #770 (In Progress): Social background indicators/ parents education level

Dear Natasha,
Many thanks for your enquiry, we are looking into it and will get back to you shortly.
Best wishe... Victoria Nolan

01:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #758: weights for pooled cross-sections over waves (a)-(f)

Nico,
That would be a correct weight to use, in the sense that it will give population representation when using a... Peter Lynn

04/26/2017

10:39 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #770 (Closed): Social background indicators/ parents education level

Hi Understanding Society Team,
I have a question about possible social background characteristics, particularly x... Natasha Codiroli Mcmaster

04/25/2017

10:58 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #745 (Closed): Interviewer number query

This will be addressed for the release of IP9 data. Victoria Nolan

04/24/2017

01:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #752 (Closed): Weights

Victoria Nolan

01:56 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #763 (Closed): question about b_mever and b_mvyr

Victoria Nolan

01:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #760 (Closed): Number of sibling pairs with genetic data

Victoria Nolan

01:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #703 (Closed): Longitudinal weights for periods of years

Victoria Nolan

01:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #765 (Closed): Pay variables for Immigrant and ethnic minority boost

Victoria Nolan

01:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #494 (Closed): Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis

Victoria Nolan

01:45 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #761 (Closed): Why monthly gross income is negative?

Victoria Nolan

01:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #768 (Feedback): Data linkage - NPD & Wave 4 - ETA?

Dear Nick,
I'm sorry but we do not have a date timetabled - we are dependent on working with DfE and there are a l... Victoria Nolan

04/21/2017

02:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #766: USoc wave 4 investment questions

Thanks very much! Laura Gardiner

02:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #769 (Closed): number of siblings ever had

Hi,
I see that in BHPS there is a question about the total number of siblings respondents ever had (NSIBS). Is the... Sait Bayrakdar

04/20/2017

11:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #752: Weights

From: <n.spencergodfrey@surrey.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 5:16 PM
Subject: RE: [Understanding Society User S... Peter Lynn

09:25 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #764 (Feedback): Reward variables

Dear Roxana,
Apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
Your first place to look would be in our long term... Victoria Nolan

04/18/2017

06:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #767: Work experience in UKHLS

Yes, you are correct. The start date of the current employment status is asked every wave (w_jbbgd w_jbbgm w_jbbgy in... Alita Nandi

04:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #763: question about b_mever and b_mvyr

Thanks for the clarification Alita!
Best wishes,
Carolina Carolina Zuccotti

03:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #763: question about b_mever and b_mvyr

Hi Carolina,
These happen when the person was interviewed by proxy in the last wave. The "never interviewed/new en... Alita Nandi

03:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #766: USoc wave 4 investment questions

Thanks for highlighting this issue. The online documentation will be updated to reflect these value labels. Alita Nandi

03:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #766: USoc wave 4 investment questions

Hello Laura,
Here is the value label for nvestbrt1-3, 97
-8 "inapplicable" -9 "missing" -7 "proxy respondent" /... Alita Nandi

03:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #760: Number of sibling pairs with genetic data

Just to add - if you have further queries, our genetics and biomarkers team may be able to help: genetics@understandi... Victoria Nolan

03:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #760 (Feedback): Number of sibling pairs with genetic data

Dear Gibran,
I'm very sorry for the delay in getting back to you about this, due to holiday commitments over the e... Victoria Nolan

01:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #768 (Closed): Data linkage - NPD & Wave 4 - ETA?

Hi,
I was wondering if there is anticipated completion date of the Wave 4 to National Pupil Database linkage?
... Nick Garnett

04/13/2017

02:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #767: Work experience in UKHLS

Dear Victoria,
many thanks for your quick and detailed answer! This is already very helpful.
What you describe ab... Sabine Hübgen

01:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #767 (Feedback): Work experience in UKHLS

Dear Sabine,
I'm not sure exactly which variables you're trying to use, but below is some essential information fo... Victoria Nolan

02:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #756 (Closed): Questions regarding the cognitive ability measures in understand society

Victoria Nolan

02:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #763 (In Progress): question about b_mever and b_mvyr

Dear Carolina,
Many thanks for your enquiry - the team is looking into it and will get back to you as soon as we c... Victoria Nolan

02:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #764 (In Progress): Reward variables

Dear Roxana,
Many thanks for your enquiry - the team is looking into it and will get back to you as soon as we can... Victoria Nolan

02:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #766 (In Progress): USoc wave 4 investment questions

Dear Laura,
Many thanks for your enquiry - the team is looking into it and will get back to you as soon as we can.... Victoria Nolan

02:14 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #762 (In Progress): inconsistency between xwavedat and indresp on parental occupation?

Dear Carolina,
Many thanks for your enquiry - the team is looking into it and will get back to you as soon as we c... Victoria Nolan

12:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #703: Longitudinal weights for periods of years

Agnes,
The attached extract from our weighting programmes shows the input variables for the models for each of the... Peter Lynn

11:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #752: Weights

Nicola,
I'm so sorry. For some reason the system did not notify me of your reply so I've only just seen this! The ... Peter Lynn

04/12/2017

04:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #733 (Closed): Identifying residential movers

Victoria Nolan

04:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #757 (Closed): Young mothers data

Victoria Nolan

04:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #759 (Closed): SF-12

Victoria Nolan

12:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #767 (Closed): Work experience in UKHLS

Dear support team,
I have a question regarding work experience in UKHLS.
I try to generate a work experience va... Sabine Hübgen

11:35 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #766 (Closed): USoc wave 4 investment questions

Hi

I have a specific question about the investment data in the USoc wave 4 household file:

The variables d_n... Laura Gardiner

11:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #765 (Feedback): Pay variables for Immigrant and ethnic minority boost

Dear Steve,
Many thanks for your enquiry.
We don’t currently produce derived income variables for the IEMB - ou... Victoria Nolan

08:38 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #765 (Closed): Pay variables for Immigrant and ethnic minority boost

If there a reason why the variables for monthly labour income are not present for the IEMB, even though there is data... Stephen McKay

04/11/2017

07:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #494 (Feedback): Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis

Victoria Nolan

04:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #494: Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis

Carolina,
For this kind of data I see no conceptual logic in pooling the waves for cross-sectional analysis. You c... Peter Lynn

06:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #764 (Closed): Reward variables

Hi, my name is Roxana and I am a Management PhD researcher currently working on a project in the area of employee wor... Roxana Corduneanu