Understanding Society User Support

02/12/2024

08:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2042 (Feedback): Survey Weights for Multi-Wave Pooled Analysis

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08:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2036 (Feedback): Understanding Society - weights

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09:50 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2052 (Feedback): Vote Choice: display all parties

Hello Tarek,
The complete description of the "other party" option can be located in the Study "SN 6931 - Understandi... Understanding Society User Support Team

02/09/2024

03:52 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2052 (Resolved): Vote Choice: display all parties

Hi,
In the questions regarding voting behaviour. Is it possible to get the all the vote choices of the respondent... Tarek Jaziri-Arjona

02/08/2024

09:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2051 (Feedback): Local Authority variable name in Special Licence dataset (SN 6666)

Hello Hannah,
You can find the variables associated with Study "SN6666":https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatal... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:56 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2051 (Resolved): Local Authority variable name in Special Licence dataset (SN 6666)

Hello,
I am struggling to find the variable name for Local Authority indicators in the Special Licence Access vers... Hannah Chappell

10:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2050 (Feedback): Linking BHPS and US Dataset for special license data (6931)

Hello Max,
The response is on Issue #2049.
Best wishes,
Roberto Cavazos
Understanding Society User Support T... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:14 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2049 (Feedback): Linking BHPS and US Dataset for special license data (6931)

Hello Max
The variable "age_dv" represents the age, in completed years, at the time of the interview. It is calcul... Understanding Society User Support Team

02/07/2024

10:00 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2050 (Resolved): Linking BHPS and US Dataset for special license data (6931)

I am attempting to merge individual files from harmonised bhps and ukhls into long format. The datasets I am using ar... Max Bradley

03:44 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2049 (Resolved): Linking BHPS and US Dataset for special license data (6931)

I am attempting to merge individual files from harmonised bhps and ukhls into long format. The datasets I am using ar... Max Bradley

10:31 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2048: Code Creator

Hi Roberto
Thanks for your help. I am still having issues but will edit the code you sent for now and hope it reso... Martha Tindall

10:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2048: Code Creator

Hello Martha,
I've completed the process to obtain the code and can confirm that it's working fine. I'm attaching... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:57 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2048: Code Creator

Hi Roberto
I have tried various variables including benbase4, sc_ghq1_dv and age_dv.
Thanks
Martha Martha Tindall

09:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2048 (Feedback): Code Creator

Hello Martha,
Which specific variables are you trying to use? I just did a similar exercise myself and everything... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:42 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2048 (Resolved): Code Creator

Hi
I am having issues when trying to use the code creator on your website. When I click save the save it does not... Martha Tindall

02/06/2024

04:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2047 (Feedback): Council Tax

Hello Elaine,
“w_ficountax_dv” is designated as a special licence variable and can be located within the study "SN... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:00 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2047 (Resolved): Council Tax

Where can I find the amount of council tax paid by a household?
The variable look up suggests I need ficountax_dv an... Elaine Robinson

04:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2045 (Feedback): Winter Fuel Payments

Hello Elaine,
We categorized benefits as a source of income. The benefits we’ve collected are listed in the income... Understanding Society User Support Team

07:45 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2041: w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

Hello Laura,
Here is the feedback from our Survey team.
1. Yes, if they start the interview but stop before a point ... Understanding Society User Support Team

07:41 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2046 (Feedback): Unable to locate org variable used in the past

Hello Mel,
The variable you mentioned, along with others related to the module groups and organisations, are curre... Understanding Society User Support Team

02/05/2024

01:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2041: w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-1:
> Dear Laura,
>
> I am not sure I understand what the ... Laura L

11:33 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2044 (Feedback): Old Westminster constituecies

Hello Margherita,
The geographical data files for all waves of UKHLS are generated, whenever feasible, from ONS Po... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:23 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2046 (Resolved): Unable to locate org variable used in the past

Hello, We have previously used a variable which we noted the name of as 'org' which was about being a member of one o... Mel Cairns

02/01/2024

02:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2045 (In Progress): Winter Fuel Payments

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

02:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2045 (Resolved): Winter Fuel Payments

There are a range of benefits for those of pension age to help with fuel bills, including the Winter Fuel Payment and... Elaine Robinson

10:24 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2044 (In Progress): Old Westminster constituecies

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

01/31/2024

01:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2044 (Resolved): Old Westminster constituecies

Hello, I am trying to link survey responses to electoral results for the Westminster constituencies. I have obtained ... Margherita Negri

01/30/2024

04:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2043 (Feedback): Legality of sharing Understanding Society data

Hello Michael,
The only way to share information with other people (considering they are registered in the UKDS) is ... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2043 (Resolved): Legality of sharing Understanding Society data

Hello,
I am a final year PhD student who is very close to submission. As part of my research, I have reconstruct... Michael Mahony

01:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2042: Survey Weights for Multi-Wave Pooled Analysis

Lisa,
Thank you for your question. Yes, you should use tailored weights, accounting for nonresponse of both parent... Olena Kaminska

01/29/2024

11:05 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2042 (In Progress): Survey Weights for Multi-Wave Pooled Analysis

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

09:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2042 (Feedback): Survey Weights for Multi-Wave Pooled Analysis

Hello,
I have constructed an unconventional sample by pooling tab-delineated data files for SN 6614-Understanding... Lisa Waddell

10:44 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2041: w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

Hi Laura,
I am afraid there is no officially released background information about the meaning of these labels but... Understanding Society User Support Team

01/26/2024

08:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2040 (Feedback): Survey Weights

Understanding Society User Support Team

11:26 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2040: Survey Weights

Martha,
Thank you for your question. For answers have a look here, questions 13-17 are relevant to your question:
... Olena Kaminska

11:20 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2040 (In Progress): Survey 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

02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2041: w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-1:
> Dear Laura,
>
> I am not sure I understand what the ... Laura L

11:19 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2041 (Feedback): w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

Dear Laura,
I am not sure I understand what the problem is, could you elaborate please?
1) Which dataset are y... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2041 (Resolved): w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

In the cv_indresp dataset (COVID-19 survey), there are three variables (i_outcome, j_outcome, k_outcome) referring to... Laura L

01/25/2024

11:26 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2036: Understanding Society - weights

Valentina,
Thank you for your question. Have a look in this paper, questions 14-16 should be helpful:
https://www... Olena Kaminska

10:27 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2040 (Resolved): Survey Weights

Hi
I am conducting an analysis an dam struggling to determine the best weights to use and was hoping you could gi... Martha Tindall

01/24/2024

06:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2039: Household identifier in Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey Waves

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-1:
> Hello,
>
> I am guessing you are referring to the va... Laura L

04:46 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2039 (Feedback): Household identifier in Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey Waves

Hello,
I am guessing you are referring to the values of these variables in the cw_indresp files. Indeed, in most c... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:07 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2039 (Resolved): Household identifier in Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey Waves

I have a question about the use of the household identifiers (i_hidp, j_hidp, k_hidp) in the Understanding Society CO... Laura L

05:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2038 (Feedback): Merging family level and individual level data

Hi Ted,
You can proceed in two steps:
1) linking the household level data to the individual level data for each... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:58 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2038 (Resolved): Merging family level and individual level data

Hi,
I am looking to create a panel data set using the main survey from Understanding society. Most variables I nee... Ted Porter

09:27 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2037 (Feedback): Weight variables for BHPS Youth Study

Hello,
As per the BHPS User guide you should use the ypwght (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/wp-content/upl... Understanding Society User Support Team

01/23/2024

11:15 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2037 (Resolved): Weight variables for BHPS Youth Study

Good morning,
I have downloaded the SPSS data files for *SN 6614*-Understanding Society: Waves 1-13, 2009-2022 and H... Imogen Cartwright

01/22/2024

12:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2036 (Feedback): Understanding Society - weights

Good morning,
After reading the user guide and watch the short YouTube video, I am still confused on which are the... Valentina Di Iasio

12:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2035 (Feedback): Inquiry on the Travel to work area special license data

Hello,
Do you mean the postcode of each household, or do you mean a list of all postcodes within each TTWA? If the... Understanding Society User Support Team

01/20/2024

09:22 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2035 (Resolved): Inquiry on the Travel to work area special license data

Dear officer,
We wonder if data on postcodes of the travel to the work area are available.
Many thanks for you... Xinyu Tao

01/19/2024

05:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2033 (In Progress): Derived variable on income / earnings of each benefit unit

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

05:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2031 (Feedback): Cross-Sectional Weighting Questions.

Understanding Society User Support Team

05:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2032: hidp missing from hhresp but present in income, egoalt, indresp files

Dear Piotr,
Thank you, that is a nice, easy explanation.
Best wishes,
Chris Chris Grollman

05:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2032 (Feedback): hidp missing from hhresp but present in income, egoalt, indresp files

Understanding Society User Support Team

05:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2032: hidp missing from hhresp but present in income, egoalt, indresp files

Dear Chris,
This happens in households in which there were some individual interviews completed (thus there is a h... Understanding Society User Support Team

01/18/2024

08:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2033 (Resolved): Derived variable on income / earnings of each benefit unit

Hi,
I notice that Understanding Society has a useful derived variable which splits households by their benefit uni... Thomas Stephens

01:46 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2031: Cross-Sectional Weighting Questions.

Dear Ifraz,
Thank you for your question.
I am not sure what your first two questions relate to, but please note ... Olena Kaminska

11:20 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2031 (Feedback): Cross-Sectional Weighting Questions.

Hi, I'm currently working on a cross-sectional study across waves to examine the proportion of children who live in c... Ifraz Hussain

01:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2032 (Resolved): hidp missing from hhresp but present in income, egoalt, indresp files

Hi there,
I am taking values of _ficode_ from the *income* file, and want to attach them to the associated househ... Chris Grollman