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08/25/2023

10:27 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1956 (Resolved): Variable for Depression diagnosis by expert

The response can be found in issue #1957 Depression Diagnosis variable in BHPS. Understanding Society User Support Team

08/24/2023

06:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1961 (Feedback): Newly diagosed health conditions in UKHLS wave 10

Hello Alexander,
For the continuing sample members variable hcondn identify newly diagnosed conditions for waves ... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/22/2023

03:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1961 (In Progress): Newly diagosed health conditions in UKHLS wave 10

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

01:38 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1802 (Resolved): Missing data for pasoc10 in xwavedat

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09:38 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1951: Zero longitudinal weights

Hello Isabel,
Our team responsible for weights provided us with the following response.
The R survey package c... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/21/2023

02:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1960 (Feedback): EU referendum questions

Hello Albert,
You can review the questionnaire in the questionnaire module section at https://www.understandingso... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:12 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1959 (Feedback): pooled analysis for one calendar year from 3 waves?

Hello Clara
I recommend exploring our sections “Running analysis on a calendar year or month” and “Pooling data fr... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/18/2023

05:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1941 (Feedback): Employee (jbpen + jbpenm) and personal (ppen + ppreg) pensions in Understanding Society - query re. some wave data

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03:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1941: Employee (jbpen + jbpenm) and personal (ppen + ppreg) pensions in Understanding Society - query re. some wave data

Dear Thomas,
Some further information
2) As I mentioned earlier, the Personal Pensions module was moved to wav... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1954 (Feedback): Absent from household

Hello Katherine
The paper you mentioned used the variable clstat (leavers abode) and according to our data team, t... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:16 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1958 (Feedback): Inquire about using 2011 Lower Super Output Areas data create Townsend Score and Carstairs Index

Hello Wen,
UKHLS has the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) as a variable in the EUL version. These variables (I... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/17/2023

02:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1960 (In Progress): EU referendum questions

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

01:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1959 (In Progress): pooled analysis for one calendar year from 3 waves?

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

09:34 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1943 (Resolved): Weights

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09:32 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1950: Merging w_hhresp for multiple waves

Hello Jelle,
I suggest reviewing the syntax located in the "Data management syntax files" section. Pay specific a... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/16/2023

04:44 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1950: Merging w_hhresp for multiple waves

Hello Jelle
How to construct a panel will depend on the research you are doing. Could you provide some insight int... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1958 (In Progress): Inquire about using 2011 Lower Super Output Areas data create Townsend Score and Carstairs Index

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

03:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1957: Depression diagnosis variable BHPS

Hello Michael,
Certainly, I understand. This seems feasible. I suggest you take a look at the variables hconda17 ... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/15/2023

04:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1943 (Feedback): Weights

Hello Michael,
I'm about to share Pablo Cabrera's response, which I understand he replied directly to you as well... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1952: Parenting style weights

Hello Maria,
Your understanding is correct. To conduct your analysis, you'll need to utilize a suboptimal weight.... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1955: General election voting variables routing

Hello Albert,
This general election question was asked of respondents who were interviewed around the time of the... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:52 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1955 (Feedback): General election voting variables routing

Hello Albert,

The question (vote7: voted in last general election) may refer to the same general elections in mor... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1957 (Feedback): Depression diagnosis variable BHPS

Hello Michael,
Do you have a specific reason for preferring BHPS? If not, I would recommend considering UKHLS. Th... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:41 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1932 (Feedback): Caring Module Covid Study Wave 2

Hello Laurence
I can confirm we did not release variable carechange2 by itself, instead, the variable was processe... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/14/2023

04:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1953 (Feedback): Inconsistencies in hcondna1 vs hconda01 and age told had health condition (starting age health condition)

Hi Alexander,
Response to your 1st question: The "mc" in the variable label for hconda01 (appears in Waves 4 & 6, ... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1955 (In Progress): General election voting variables routing

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

08/11/2023

11:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1951 (Feedback): Zero longitudinal weights

Hello Isabel,
Our team responsible for weights provided us with the following response
To give you a comprehensiv... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:03 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1954 (In Progress): Absent from household

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

08/09/2023

05:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1952 (Feedback): Parenting style weights

Hello Maria, if you are interested in newborn questions, please use w_chdnbXX_XX weights. If you are interested in ch... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:06 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1948 (Feedback): variables in secure data

Hello Tessa,
The dataset SN 8578 Understanding Society: Waves 5 and 11, 2013/14 and 2019/20: Special Licence Access... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/08/2023

05:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1951 (In Progress): Zero longitudinal weights

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

08/07/2023

05:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1950 (Feedback): Merging w_hhresp for multiple waves

Hello Jelle
Households are uniquely identified in each wave by w_hidp, a wave-specific variable with a different p... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/04/2023

11:23 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1909 (Resolved): Cognitive ability

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08/03/2023

05:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1949: Merging two datasets

Hi Taiba,
The step 1 is fine, you correctly linked the hhresp to indresp. However, as you are using indresp which ... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1949 (Feedback): Merging two datasets

This happens because these are individual level files, a lot of individuals live together in the same household there... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1949: Merging two datasets

Hi Taiba,
Which statistical package do you use?
Best wishes,
UKHLS User Support Understanding Society User Support Team

09:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1945 (Feedback): Using the individual questionnaire

Hi Joshua,
You should use all individuals in the household.
Best wishes,
UKHLS User Support Understanding Society User Support Team

09:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1947 (Feedback): Information on pooled data

Dear Rosemary,
Please see "Pooling data from different waves for cross-sectional analysis" section in the user gui... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:50 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1948 (In Progress): variables in secure data

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