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04/05/2024

05:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2079 (Feedback): what is the difference between ethn_dv_all and ethn_dv?

Hello Maya
Variables ending in “_all” are classified as part of the special licence version because they have a hi... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2079 (Feedback): what is the difference between ethn_dv_all and ethn_dv?

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What is the difference between ethn_dv_all and ethn_dv? The descriptions seem very similar, but ethn_dv_all is ... Maya Middleton-Welch

01:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2080 (Feedback): Repeated cross-sectional data weighting

Hi!
I am a third year student writing my dissertation and I was hoping for some guidance on weighting. I am usin... Fran Reah

04/04/2024

11:15 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2078 (In Progress): Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

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11:14 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

I would also just like to ask if you would recommend any resources for coding tailored weights in R Studio?
Joe Joe Mattock

09:51 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

Hi Olena,
Thank you very much for the response, all is clear on the data merging front.
I should clarify that... Joe Mattock

03/29/2024

12:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2078 (Resolved): Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Hi,
I'm trying to choose a correct weight for some analysis I'm doing. I'm matching variables from the BHPS to wav... Albert Ward

03/27/2024

02:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2077 (Feedback): Using income variables

Dear Mhairi,
Please use the latest 18th November 2023 available here: https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalog... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/26/2024

04:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-4:
> Hello Laura,
>
> Typically, upon receiving informat... Laura L

04:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2077 (Feedback): Using income variables

Hello,
I am looking to access the data to use the derived income variables (w_fimnnet_dv). Could you let me know ... Mhairi Webster

10:58 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2075 (Feedback): Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

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10:57 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2060 (Resolved): Design weights taken account of in enumeration weights?

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10:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2058 (Resolved): Using longitudinal weights when combining Covid-19 waves and mainstage waves of UKHLS

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03/22/2024

12:17 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

Joe,
Thank you. Questions 14-16 here https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/working-papers/2024... Olena Kaminska

03/21/2024

04:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2052 (Resolved): Vote Choice: display all parties

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04:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2051 (Resolved): Local Authority variable name in Special Licence dataset (SN 6666)

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04:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2050 (Resolved): Linking BHPS and US Dataset for special license data (6931)

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04:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2049 (Resolved): Linking BHPS and US Dataset for special license data (6931)

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04:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2048 (Resolved): Code Creator

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04:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2047 (Resolved): Council Tax

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04:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2046 (Resolved): Unable to locate org variable used in the past

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04:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2045 (Resolved): Winter Fuel Payments

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04:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2044 (Resolved): Old Westminster constituecies

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04:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2033 (Resolved): Derived variable on income / earnings of each benefit unit

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04:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2001 (Resolved): Special licence request

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04:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2074 (In Progress): Longitudinal weights

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03/19/2024

09:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Hello Laura,
Typically, upon receiving information from the field agency, we process the fed forward variables an... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/15/2024

03:38 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2075: Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

Hi Olena,
Thank you for the detailed reply. It's really helpful. Apologies for mixing up calendar month and sample... James Laurence

02:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-2:
> Hello Laura
>
> The question routing is as follows: ... Laura L

09:18 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2076 (Feedback): Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Hello Laura
The question routing is as follows: If ff_hadcvvac = 3, then ask if the respondent has not reported in... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:34 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

Hi Olena,
Voting intention is asked about in the waves 2,3,6,9 and 12. To my understanding, it is asked to all res... Joe Mattock

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