Understanding Society User Support

11/17/2021

11:18 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1607 (Feedback): Questionnaire Sequencing for the last 5 minutes- EMBS

The questionnaire shows the order in which the questions were asked. These questions were not asked in one block.
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11/16/2021

11:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1606: Adult Subject Birth Order

Yes, there is a variable which ask for the number of siblings - NSIBS (also asked in BHPS Wave 13)
https://www.under... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/14/2021

08:42 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1606 (Feedback): Adult Subject Birth Order

Hello,
This information is available for adult respondents only for the BHPS sample - they were asked in Wave 13:
... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:38 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1605 (Feedback): Life Satisfaction Data

In BHPS, this question was first asked in Wave 6 and then every wave after that, and in UKHLS it has been asked every... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/05/2021

09:24 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1603: pasoc00_cc does not permit international comparisons bc ambigious correspondence to isco88

Dear Daniel,
Thanks for your response. It is clear now. I have passed on your request to the data team.
In the... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1587: panssec8_dv

The issue that you highlighted has been resolved for this latest data release. The latest data will be released by th... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/03/2021

01:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1603 (Feedback): pasoc00_cc does not permit international comparisons bc ambigious correspondence to isco88

Dear Daniel,
It is not entirely clear what your question is.
You have said that you want to transform pasoc00 i... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:35 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1603 (In Progress): pasoc00_cc does not permit international comparisons bc ambigious correspondence to isco88

Re-opened upon request Understanding Society User Support Team

11/02/2021

03:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1603 (Resolved): pasoc00_cc does not permit international comparisons bc ambigious correspondence to isco88

This issue has been resolved - this person let us know via our usersupport@ email address so setting this to resolved. Understanding Society User Support Team

03:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1604 (Feedback): religiosity variables

Hello,
ff_oprlg is just the value of oprlg fed forward from past waves.
This question has been asked in differe... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1602 (Feedback): unemployment rate

Hello,
We do not provide this information with our survey data. But we do provide data on the geographical locatio... Understanding Society User Support Team

02:52 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1598 (Feedback): Time Use Module

Hello,
We don’t have a time use set of questions in Understanding Society and we’ve not carried time-use diaries. ... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/28/2021

06:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1601 (Feedback): SF-12 Physical and Mental Component Scores

Hello,
As stated in the syntax file you have mentioned for further details about the scoring method used please se... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/26/2021

09:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1600 (Feedback): 'Other' response in hsownd variable

We have no information about what kinds of living arrangements are covered in the 'other' response to the hsownd vari... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1595 (Feedback): Modified OECD equivalence scale in BHPS

Hello,
Thanks for highlighting this issue.
We have checked and in each wave there are around 1-2k cases where ... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:16 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1597 (Feedback): UK born variable for BHPS member in UKHLS

A variable that identifies whether someone was born in the UK or not is available in the file xwavedat for all sample... Understanding Society User Support Team

07:38 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1599 (Feedback): Recreating adresp17 - person number of responsible adult

The variable adresp17 was created automatically during the interview – the rules for creating it can be found in the ... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:39 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1599 (In Progress): Recreating adresp17 - person number of responsible adult

Many thanks for your inquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a... Understanding Society User Support Team

06:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1591 (Feedback): Design and testing of questionnaire questions

Dear Will,
The life satisfaction and satisfaction with other domains were introduced in Wave 6 of BHPS and were mo... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1598 (In Progress): Time Use Module

Many thanks for your inquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a... Understanding Society User Support Team