Understanding Society User Support

04/26/2024

05:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2097 (In Progress): Variable availablility

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

12:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2096 (Feedback): hhincome variable in covid wave

Hello Shiyu
I recommend reviewing the "UKHLS COVID-19 user guide":https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documenta... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/25/2024

12:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2092: Calculation of mortgage interest payments

Hello Sam

Here is the Income team feedback:

The interpretation of your first paragraph is exactly right ie. ... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/23/2024

05:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2092: Calculation of mortgage interest payments

Hello Sam,

The income team is currently undertaking a significant review of the calculation of housing costs and ... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/22/2024

11:52 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2084 (Feedback): Linking NPD data with other special licence understanding society data

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11:51 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2095 (Feedback): parent children variable

Hello Leo,
Consider exploring the variable "nchild_dv," which indicates the number of own children in the household,... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/19/2024

05:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2094 (Feedback): Universe for macob/pacob in xwavedat

Hi Albert,
M/pacob are asked in the adult questionnaire, so the be biggest group in xwavedat for whom these are m... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2093 (Feedback): voteeuref variable

Hi Felicity,
The reasons for the missing data you're observing are quite complex.
First, you need to check the w... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:22 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2084: Linking NPD data with other special licence understanding society data

Hi Laura,
Below the answers from our data access expert:

1. You will need two applications. One for the Sec... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/18/2024

07:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2092 (Feedback): Calculation of mortgage interest payments

Hi Sam,
You can find some information on how this variable is derived in the Derived Income Variables section of t... Understanding Society User Support Team

07:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2090: Overcrowding measure in USoc

Hi Michaela,
Age and sex of all members of the household is recorded in in the indall file for each wave. You may ... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/17/2024

06:08 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2090 (Feedback): Overcrowding measure in USoc

Dear Michaela,
There is no derived measure of overcrowding but you can try to create one yourself using the follow... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/16/2024

03:46 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2087 (Feedback): Values coded as -20 in sex_dv

Hi Luis,
-20 is a missing value used only in xwavedat, it is assigned to the BHPS participants who didn't continue... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/15/2024

07:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2086 (Feedback): Questions of Welsh proficiency

Hello,
You're correct, the plan is to next ask this module in wave 20, and then wave 30.
Best wishes,
UKHLS Us... Understanding Society User Support Team

07:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2086 (In Progress): Questions of Welsh proficiency

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

07:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2084 (In Progress): Linking NPD data with other special licence understanding society 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

04:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Hi Laura,
I'm sorry, I forgot to answer this question! There was a plan to release these variables with the update... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/11/2024

08:07 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2083 (In Progress): Creating a tailored longitudinal weight for unbalanced 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

08:06 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2078 (Feedback): Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Hi Albert,
We would need some more information to advise on the weight to use. For instance, you would need a more... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/10/2024

11:17 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2080 (Feedback): Repeated cross-sectional data weighting

Hello,
If you are using at least one self-completion variable in your analysis model then the correct weights are ... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:09 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2082 (Feedback): "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Hello Laura,
w_jbsoc10 will only be populated for individuals who have changed their job since we introduced codi... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/09/2024

07:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2081 (Feedback): Merging parents (or carer) information to youth data

Hello,
It looks like your analysis is at the youth level, so I'd suggest starting from the youth file and then:
... Understanding Society User Support Team

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

04/04/2024

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

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