Understanding Society User Support

09/30/2020

12:59 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1417 (Feedback): Time-varying predictor variables at different waves to outcome

Dear Goerge,
Our remit is to answer queries related to Understanding Society data and provide general advice about... Alita Nandi

12:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1418 (In Progress): Weight variable for appending all waves of USOC

Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a... Alita Nandi

12:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1411 (In Progress): Update to #1349: Accessing data with METADAC access

Sorry about that Kevin. I have written to the team and waiting to hear back from them.
Best wishes,
Alita Alita Nandi

09/29/2020

10:59 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1398: Weights when merging several waves of USoc + covid study

Hello Harry,
My understanding is that with the weights currently provided you cannot do that. The weight, cW_betai... Alita Nandi

09/28/2020

11:52 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1416 (Resolved): components of weight variables

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09/24/2020

08:01 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1416 (In Progress): components of weight variables

Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a... Alita Nandi

09/23/2020

02:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing

Sorry there was a typo: UKHLS Waves 1-2, use b_indinus_lw
And you can use i_indinub_lw for Waves 2-9.
And you c... Alita Nandi

02:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1414 (Feedback): Weighting dual pay only

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02:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1415 (Feedback): Using weights for all 9 waves

Hello,
If you are analysing data from adult questionnaire including self-completion questionnaire from Waves 1 to ... Alita Nandi

09/22/2020

12:38 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1401 (Resolved): AAPOR Response Rate for Innovation Panel Wave 8

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12:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1392: natid - change in national identity

Hi Ivelina,
Currently there are no plans to ask natid questions again.
Best wishesm,
Alita Alita Nandi

12:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1390 (Resolved): englang - change in English as first language

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12:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1397 (Resolved): questions about interviewer assignment and training for Innovation Panel Wave 8

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12:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1398: Weights when merging several waves of USoc + covid study

Hello Harry,
Currently there is no longitudinal weight provided for analysing Covid waves. Only cross-sectional we... Alita Nandi

12:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1399: jobhist equivalent for Understanding Society

Note that the employment history in Waves 1 & 5 are about past employment history, that is, before the respondent joi... Alita Nandi

12:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1411 (Resolved): Update to #1349: Accessing data with METADAC access

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12:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1412: Weights_poverty line (BHPS)

Hi Lydia,
If you are interested in gross household monthly income, then please use the variable called bw_fihhmngr... Alita Nandi

09/21/2020

03:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1409: Ethnicity Query

A follow up:
The weighted percentage of adults (16+) who report their ethnic group as "White: British/EnglishScott... Alita Nandi

02:52 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1413 (Feedback): Variables for employment

Hello Lior,
If you would like to know a person's main employment status then use the variable JBSTAT. If you would... Alita Nandi

02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1412 (Feedback): Weights_poverty line (BHPS)

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09/04/2020

01:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1404 (In Progress): Coding of vote3

Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a... Alita Nandi

01:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1405 (In Progress): Ethics application number for Understanding Society

Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a... Alita Nandi

09/03/2020

01:14 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1300 (Feedback): reason for leaving job for self-employment

Hi Xiaowei - sorry the delay in getting back to you. I should have clarified that as there is an error in routing or ... Alita Nandi

01:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1302 (Resolved): See term variable changed for wave i?

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01:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1303 (Feedback): Accessing linked data

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01:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1304 (Resolved): The "fihhmnnet" net household income variables - what deductions are made?

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01:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1304 (Feedback): The "fihhmnnet" net household income variables - what deductions are made?

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01:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1372 (Feedback): Question about age of respondents based on age_dv, and racel_dv (Re-created as original was deleted)

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01:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1395 (Feedback): f_scotvot2 - values

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01:00 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1383 (Resolved): Coding of variable "hiqual_dv" in the harmonised BHPS

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01:00 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1389 (Feedback): Is there a variable for the number of children living outside the household?

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12:59 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1400 (Feedback): Importance of Britishness to sense of self

Variable note has been added to clarify the different routing rules across waves.
https://www.understandingsociety.a... Alita Nandi

12:59 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1402 (Feedback): Low wages/ how to prevent measurement bias

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12:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1403 (Feedback): Questions about the data

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12:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1401 (Feedback): AAPOR Response Rate for Innovation Panel Wave 8

To add, the response rate definition used to produce Tables 13.13. & 13.14 in the user guide is a modified version of... Alita Nandi

09/02/2020

11:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1401: AAPOR Response Rate for Innovation Panel Wave 8

Hi Dana,
As this is a longitudinal survey, we know that the households issued after the first wave are eligible (i... Alita Nandi

09:36 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1401: AAPOR Response Rate for Innovation Panel Wave 8

Dear Dana,
Thank you for your query. I have forwarded your question to the IP team and will get back to you soon.
... Alita Nandi

10:57 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1403: Questions about the data

Hello Lior,
1) Is there a number of years of education variable?
Ans: Not number of years of education, but highe... Alita Nandi

10:33 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1402: Low wages/ how to prevent measurement bias

Hello,
Thank you for raising this issue. This is not directly within the remit of the User Support Team to answer ... Alita Nandi

09:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1400: Importance of Britishness to sense of self

Hello Jesse,
If you check the questionnaire and find this question BRITID, you will find who gets asked this quest... Alita Nandi

09:29 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1399 (Feedback): jobhist equivalent for Understanding Society

Hello Mathhew,
In Understanding Society, In Wave 1, past employment history was asked for a quarter of the sample ... Alita Nandi