Understanding Society User Support

04/08/2019

11:19 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1182: Pooling data for analysis by calendar year

Dear Rebecca,
Thank you for your question. No, your suggestion will not work. You should base your calendar year o... Olena Kaminska

04/01/2019

02:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1175: Can the cross-sectional self-completion interview weight variable be used to estimate the real population distribution at the Local Authority level?

Dear Jing Shen,
Thank you for your question. This question is rather a statistical one, and I can only answer abou... Olena Kaminska

03/27/2019

02:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1168: Selecting correct weighting

Ningqian,
Yes, the h_psnenui_xw will be the correct weight for the combination of child and hhresp datasets.
... Olena Kaminska

10:59 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1168: Selecting correct weighting

Dear Ningqian,
Thank you for your clarification. Your weight will depend on the datasets you use. When you use hhr... Olena Kaminska

11:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1162: Month of Sample Issue

Liam,
Thank you for contacting us. Yes, your question is very interesting. The differences observed are very likel... Olena Kaminska

03/26/2019

11:45 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1168: Selecting correct weighting

Dear Ningqian,
Thank you for your question. I don't have enough details about your analysis, but it sounds to be t... Olena Kaminska

03/21/2019

11:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1165: Identifying the correct weights for analysis of Understanding Society (USoc) data

Dear Sergio,
I can confirm that everything you said is correct, except for the point 7 - we currently do not have ... Olena Kaminska

03/13/2019

04:26 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1159: Weights for cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses

Luca,
Yes, the weight is correct, and it should come from the last wave that you use in your analysis. Note, 'ub_l... Olena Kaminska

12:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1159: Weights for cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses

Luca,
Thank you for your question.
If you are interested in estimates in a particular time point - you should us... Olena Kaminska