Understanding Society User Support

03/14/2024

01:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2073 (Feedback): Data file

Hello Luisa
Wave 13 main stage Study covers years 2021 and 2022. The interviews span from January 2021 to May 2023... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2066 (Resolved): Code creator E-Mail

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01:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2069: Match children information with parental information

Hello Giovanni,
You would need first to identify children that have left the parental house. I think the best app... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

Joe,
Before I answer your question, could you clarify whether the voting intention you study is asked to all in a ... Olena Kaminska

12:14 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2041 (Resolved): w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

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10:36 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2041: w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-5:
> Hello Laura,
>
> Here is the feedback from our Surve... Laura L

12:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2075: Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

James,
Thank you for your question. From your description I find that you are technically not using 'calendar' mon... Olena Kaminska

09:45 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2076 (In Progress): Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

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

03/13/2024

09:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2076 (Feedback): Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Good evening,
I am currently analysing data from the _xx_indresp_w_ datasets of the COVID-19 data collection, spe... Laura L

04:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2075 (In Progress): Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

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

03:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2075 (Feedback): Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

Hi there,
I am interested in looking at calendar month trends in whether someone wants to move home or not (which ... James Laurence

03/11/2024

11:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2069: Match children information with parental information

Dear Roberto,
Thank you very much for your help.
I need to merge parental data into children's information also whe... Giovanni Greco

10:43 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2069 (Feedback): Match children information with parental information

Hello Giovanni,
Please take a look at the "Data management syntax files":https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/d... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2070: Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel data

Hello Isaac
As was mentioned COVID-19 survey data can be linked to the main UKHLS annual survey data using the var... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2070: Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel data

Hello,
Thanks for the response. Is there no way to link the COVID-19 dataset with the standard main survey, whilst... Isaac Hance

10:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2070 (Feedback): Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel data

Hello Isaac,
I recommend using calendar year data because you will need to pool information from 3 waves. For yea... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:36 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2072 (Feedback): tracking spouse after the household dissolutions

Hello Seok
The Study follows all participants who are classified as original sample members (OSM), permanent sampl... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:15 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2071 (Feedback): Choosing weight where some variables are self-completion and others are interview

Hello Molly,
For individual level analysis, you may want to combine information from different questionnaires. In... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/09/2024

04:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2074 (In Progress): Longitudinal weights

Hi,
I'm conducting an analysis specifically over waves 2, 3, 6 and 9 for Understanding Society, as relating to the... Joe Mattock

03/08/2024

04:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2073 (In Progress): Data file

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

04:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2073 (Feedback): Data file

What is the date period for the Wave 13 indresp file, and was this post Covid.
I.e would it be possible to compare a... Luisa Edwards

03:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Roberto,
thank you for your help, it has worked now. My key mistake was indeed using the command window, as ... Leo Haentjes

11:11 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Leo,
I tested the code on my PC, and it works fine. I’ve attached a log of my session named “2066”. However, ... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/07/2024

03:00 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Roberto,
thank you for your effort and the Codes. Unfortunately, I keep getting error codes like you see in ... Leo Haentjes

11:36 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Leo,
I’m attaching two text files with the syntax code in long and wide formats. The data file produced will b... Understanding Society User Support Team

02:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2072 (In Progress): tracking spouse after the household dissolutions

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

02:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2071 (In Progress): Choosing weight where some variables are self-completion and others are interview

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

02:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2070 (In Progress): Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel 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

02:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2069 (In Progress): Match children information with parental information

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

01:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2064 (Feedback): calendar year dataset - longitudinal analysis

Hello Marina,
Please take a look at Issues #2006 and #1959 on our User Support Forum, which address similar issues... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/06/2024

08:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2072 (Feedback): tracking spouse after the household dissolutions

Hi, I am wondering if the study follows ALL household members after household dissolutions and not just the household... Seok Woo Kwon

05:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2071 (Feedback): Choosing weight where some variables are self-completion and others are interview

Hi,
I am trying to select the correct weight, and am having some difficulty with what to choose for the instrument... Molly Rowe

05:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Roberto,
is there any progress on the e-mail issue or the code? Your help with the code creator is greatly a... Leo Haentjes

02:59 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2065 (Feedback): How to manage longitudinal data analysis after excluding sample based on date of interview

Hello Marina,
The UKHLS sample is designed such that each sample month is a random representative (once weighted) ... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:29 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2070 (Feedback): Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel data

I want to create a variable in stata that allows me to ensure I am viewing each individuals responses in order, when ... Isaac Hance

10:27 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2067 (Feedback): data access

Hello Mike,
Understanding Society data consists of multiple files, downloadable as a single zipped folder and rele... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:17 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2069 (Feedback): Match children information with parental information

Good morning Users.
For my Master thesis, I am using data on children, and I need parental information (their househ... Giovanni Greco

03/05/2024

07:47 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2068 (Feedback): Wave 16 biological data

Hello Eleanor,
We expect it would be released around the same time as the main stage Wave 16, in November 2026. Ho... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:49 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2068 (Feedback): Wave 16 biological data

Hi,
Do you have any estimate when the wave 16 biological data is likely to be released? This would be really helpfu... Eleanor Winpenny

05:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2063: List of Validated Measures or Scales used in the Study?

Hello Luke
UKHLS covers various topics through different questionnaire modules. To find out which topics were cove... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2063: List of Validated Measures or Scales used in the Study?

Roberto, this is super helpful!
The The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and International Physical Activit... Luke DeCoste

01:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2063 (Feedback): List of Validated Measures or Scales used in the Study?

Hello Luke,
We're currently developing a Health scale guidance, which we anticipate releasing later this year. Typic... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Roberto,
thank you for the fast reply. I have tried using the tab, but the code does not work for me in stat... Leo Haentjes

10:15 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2061 (Feedback): Video content for part 8 + sections 11,12 & 13 greyed out

Hello Joe,
There are no videos available for section 8 in the training area. However, we offer specific guidance ... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/04/2024

05:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2067 (Feedback): data access

Dear UKHLS

I am writing from the Royal Brompton Hospital (now part of GSTT) and imperial College in London

We... mike polkey

04:46 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2066 (Feedback): Code creator E-Mail

Hello Leo,
I'll ask the data team about this issue. In the meantime, you could try using the "Get your code" tab ... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2066 (Resolved): Code creator E-Mail

Hello, after multiple tries and hours of waiting time I still do not get an e-mail containing my code when I try to u... Leo Haentjes

03:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2065 (Feedback): How to manage longitudinal data analysis after excluding sample based on date of interview

I am conducting a (longitudinal) diff-in-diff analysis for a policy evaluation where the date of policy introduction ... Marina Kousta

02:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2064 (In Progress): calendar year dataset - longitudinal 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

02:44 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2064 (Feedback): calendar year dataset - longitudinal analysis

I am conducting an analysis for which I need to use the provided calendar year datasets. I have the following questio... Marina Kousta

02:56 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2063 (In Progress): List of Validated Measures or Scales used in the Study?

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

02:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2063 (Feedback): List of Validated Measures or Scales used in the Study?

Hi, I'm wondering if there is a list of validated measures that are used in the study? Specifically I'm wondering how... Luke DeCoste

03/01/2024

02:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2061: Video content for part 8 + sections 11,12 & 13 greyed out

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-1:
> Hello Joe,
> Could you please point us to the specific... Joe Mattock

02/29/2024

07:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2062 (Feedback): hcondncode38 variable

Hello Emma,
I’m attaching a brief guide about health conditions variables. From Wave 10 onwards, questions were mo... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2062 (Feedback): hcondncode38 variable

Hello,
I'm a little confused by the hcondncode38 variable and am hoping you can help me.
I read in the questio... Emma Kirwan

06:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2061 (In Progress): Video content for part 8 + sections 11,12 & 13 greyed out

Hello Joe,
Could you please point us to the specific content section you are watching? It would be helpful if you co... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2061 (Feedback): Video content for part 8 + sections 11,12 & 13 greyed out

Hi,
I am a new user just going through the content. I was just wondering if there is accompanying video content fo... Joe Mattock

02/27/2024

01:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2060: Design weights taken account of in enumeration weights?

Rosie,
Yes, that's correct. The weights we provide are final and account for unequal selection probability and all... Olena Kaminska

01:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2060 (Resolved): Design weights taken account of in enumeration weights?

I think the answer to this is yes, but can you confirm that the household enumeration weights (e.g. a_hhdenus_xw) tak... Rosie Cornish

12:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2058: Using longitudinal weights when combining Covid-19 waves and mainstage waves of UKHLS

Hi Olena,
That's great. Thanks so much for the helpful insights.
Best wishes,
James James Laurence

02/26/2024

07:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2059: BMI, weight and height variables

Hello Beate,
Indeed, you are correct regarding the adult questionnaire. Additionally, there is information availa... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2059: BMI, weight and height variables

This is very useful, thank you. Does this mean BMI (or weight and height) information not available for years after 2... Beate Panko

02:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2059 (Feedback): BMI, weight and height variables

Hello Beate,
I recommend exploring the "Health, biomarkers, genetics and epigenetics data":https://www.understandi... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2059 (Feedback): BMI, weight and height variables

I am interested in looking at BMI across different years but it seems this variable (or weight and height which would... Beate Panko

11:37 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2058: Using longitudinal weights when combining Covid-19 waves and mainstage waves of UKHLS

James,
In short Covid weights are based on wave 9of the mainstage of UKHLS, so you can use them as they are for an... Olena Kaminska

02/23/2024

02:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2043 (Resolved): Legality of sharing Understanding Society data

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02:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2040 (Resolved): Survey Weights

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02:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2038 (Resolved): Merging family level and individual level data

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02:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2037 (Resolved): Weight variables for BHPS Youth Study

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02:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2035 (Resolved): Inquiry on the Travel to work area special license data

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2029 (Resolved): Missing wave 1 data for yphsc, yphsw, yphlf

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2027 (Resolved): jbft_dv variable

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2025 (Resolved): expenditure in UKHLS

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2024 (Resolved): Death/dead in waves: dcsedfl_dv (Respondent reported as deceased) + dcsedw_dv (Wave respondent deceased) and value labels for waves

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2023 (Resolved): Is there a variable which indicates if a respondent is a single parent? Also how to count .00 as missing.

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2022 (Resolved): Is there a variable which indicates if a respondent is a single parent?

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2021 (Resolved): Question about gor_dv variable

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2020 (Resolved): Reasons for "-8 Inapplicable" response for life satisfaction variable "sclfsato"

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2019 (Resolved): Tailored Weighting Guidance

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2018 (Resolved): Month migrants came to Britain

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2017 (Resolved): Inquiry on the setting on variables on volfreq and lactl

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2016 (Resolved): Family connections

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2015 (Resolved): Death information and death date + linked health data + US COVID-19 survey

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2014 (Resolved): Scottish health data

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2013 (Resolved): Issue with new USoc variable search

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2012 (Resolved): longitudinal weight

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2011 (Resolved): BHPS and Understanding Society Dataset Variables

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2010 (Resolved): BHPS and Understanding Society Dataset Query

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2009 (Resolved): Covid survey - longitudinal weights with telephone responses

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2008 (Resolved): Paren't educational attainment or other SES indicator for adolescents

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2007 (Resolved): Code Creator

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02:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2006 (Resolved): Longitudinal analysis using calendar year?

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02:26 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2004 (Resolved): Selection of weights

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02:26 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2002 (Resolved): Identification of all parents of new entrant children in the data

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02:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1993 (Resolved): Indall and hhresp

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02:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1990 (Resolved): urban_dv

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02:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1992 (Resolved): household income

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02:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1987 (Resolved): IP12 Blood and Hair Sample Particpation

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02:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1991 (Resolved): request explanation for variable 'Njbsp' in BHPS

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02:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1986 (Resolved): Jbbgdat variable

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02:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1989 (Resolved): inapplicable ukborn

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02:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2003 (Resolved): Benefit unit do file and advice on construction

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02:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1999 (Resolved): treatment of HMOs

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02:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1998 (Resolved): COVID-19 Survey Benefit Claims

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02:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1997 (Resolved): Issues using variable w_fimnnet_dv in COVID-19 dataset jk_wave

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02:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1996 (Resolved): Issues using variable fihhmnnet3_dv

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02:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1995 (Resolved): question about different SOC used

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02:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1994 (Resolved): Matching a_natchild and w_newborn datasets

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10:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2056 (Feedback): Which weights to use when combining the mainstage and Covid-19 waves of UKHLS

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10:14 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2057 (Feedback): What is ficode measuring?

Hello,
Ficode is an indicator of the benefit a given respondent receives. The variable is included in the w_income... Understanding Society User Support Team

02/22/2024

04:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2058 (Resolved): Using longitudinal weights when combining Covid-19 waves and mainstage waves of UKHLS

Hi there,
I was just hoping to get some more advice regarding correctly weighting my analysis combining the mainst... James Laurence

02/21/2024

03:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2057 (Feedback): What is ficode measuring?

Hello
My understanding is that the variable ficode https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstag... Maya Middleton-Welch

01:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2056: Which weights to use when combining the mainstage and Covid-19 waves of UKHLS

Hi Olena,
That's really helpful. Thanks so much.
Best wishes,
James James Laurence

12:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2056: Which weights to use when combining the mainstage and Covid-19 waves of UKHLS

James,
Yes, your approach is generally correct and the syntax makes sense.
For wave 6 use ui weight (although ch... Olena Kaminska

02/20/2024

02:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2056 (Feedback): Which weights to use when combining the mainstage and Covid-19 waves of UKHLS

Hi there,
I have been reading through the forum support on weighting when using the Covid-19 data and Mainstage da... James Laurence

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
Hi,
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

02/15/2024

05:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2055 (Feedback): Reasoning for inapplicable variables which don't have a preceding question or perequisit.

Hi,
I have a query regarding the status of 'inapplicable' for certain variables.
A few participants show up as ... Molly Rowe

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