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02/20/2024

12:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1883: Periods for personal income - fimnlabgrs_dv & paygu_dv

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02/19/2024

11:22 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2055: Reasoning for inapplicable variables which don't have a preceding question or perequisit.

Also, -9 cases are where the interview was online (CAWI) and the person did not answer the question. Understanding Society User Support Team

02/17/2024

05:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1832: Highest qualification variables - query about correct variable and coverage of non-UK qualifications

Sorry this question was removed from the FAQ as the detailed note had been included as variable notes for QFHIGH_DV a... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2001: Special licence request

Hello,
xbaseline is not a separate survey, but rather includes the variables that were asked about the "baseline" ... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2055: Reasoning for inapplicable variables which don't have a preceding question or perequisit.

In all waves that these questions are asked (9 10 11 12 13), except for the additional issue with Wave 12, these ques... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2055: Reasoning for inapplicable variables which don't have a preceding question or perequisit.

You reply was sent to our email instead of being posted here, so copying it here
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Thanks for your reply!
I'... Understanding Society User Support Team

02/16/2024

12:46 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2000 (Resolved): BHPS+UKLHS weigths

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12:45 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2026 (Resolved): expenditure in UKHLS

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12:45 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2032 (Resolved): hidp missing from hhresp but present in income, egoalt, indresp files

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12:44 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2039 (Resolved): Household identifier in Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey Waves

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12:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2055 (Feedback): Reasoning for inapplicable variables which don't have a preceding question or perequisit.

Hello,
This question was raised by someone else, please see our response to that query: https://iserredex.essex.ac... Understanding Society User Support Team

02/14/2024

05:59 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2033 (Feedback): Derived variable on income / earnings of each benefit unit

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Here is the response from our income team.
For complete households you... Understanding Society User Support Team

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

02/08/2024

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

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

10:16 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

09:53 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

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

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

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

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

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

01/30/2024

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

01/29/2024

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

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

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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

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

01/24/2024

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

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

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

01/22/2024

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