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From 04/26/2024 to 05/25/2024

05/25/2024

04:27 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2110: Weights invalid stset
I just managed to solve the issue of ivalidity by adding one conventional unit. Basically I generate a new variable, ... Giovanni Greco

05/24/2024

07:00 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2110 (In Progress): Weights invalid stset
Hi all,
I am analysing survival data and I am using indinui_lw weights for people aged between 16 and 35 years old. ...
Giovanni Greco

05/23/2024

01:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107: Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Piotr,
Thank you very much.
Great help.
Kind regards,
Saddaf
Saddaf Naaz Akhtar
01:56 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107: Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Saddaf,
Great! I am glad the issue has been resolved and my answer is helpful.
Best wishes,
Piotr
Understanding Society User Support Team
12:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107: Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Piotr,
Thank you very much for all your hard work. I have corrected my estimates.
Many thanks.
Kind reg...
Saddaf Naaz Akhtar
11:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107: Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Saddaf,
I'm not sure which part of your syntax shows the issue, but I think that the last command in the fi...
Understanding Society User Support Team

05/21/2024

12:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2106: Selecting appropriate weights and using different weights
Julia,
Thank you for your question.
1. You should use one weight in one model (or one type of weight in one model...
Olena Kaminska

05/20/2024

10:24 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2109 (In Progress): Linking air pollution data to the Understanding society teaching dataset
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

05/19/2024

07:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2109 (Feedback): Linking air pollution data to the Understanding society teaching dataset
Dear UKHLS support team;
I am an associate lecturer in Geography and Population Health at the University of St And...
Mary Abed Al Ahad

05/17/2024

04:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2104: Dropped observations after specifying the complexity of the sample design
Hi Yuliya,
It's hard to say what could have gone wrong (maybe you forgot to delete wave prefixes from the name of ...
Understanding Society User Support Team
03:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2108: National identity
Thanks very much for the speedy response, I understand now
Ian
Ian Shuttleworth
02:27 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2108 (Feedback): National identity
Hi Ian,
This is because we consider national identity to be a fairly stable characteristic and we do not ask about...
Understanding Society User Support Team
12:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2108 (Feedback): National identity
Dear User Support
I am exploring the national identity questions in US. In Wave 1 (see attachment) 17708 responden...
Ian Shuttleworth
02:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107: Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Piotr,
The do file is attached to this mail.
Please find the attachment.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
S...
Saddaf Naaz Akhtar
11:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107 (Feedback): Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Understanding Society User Support Team
11:46 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107: Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Saddaf,
Would you be able to share with me your output and the code creating it, please? I want to make sure ...
Understanding Society User Support Team
11:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2105 (Feedback): How to link parents-children using income variable between BHPS and UKHLS datasets
Dear Peter,
Please have a look at the file attached and see if it does what you are looking for. Additionally, I r...
Understanding Society User Support Team

05/16/2024

05:16 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107: Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Piotr,
I forgot to inform you that I am looking for 45-64 years adults. Please use this filter too.
Than...
Saddaf Naaz Akhtar
05:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107: Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Piotr,
Thank you very much for the quick response.
1. I have added filter with the variable "jbpen": (pen...
Saddaf Naaz Akhtar
04:41 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107: Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Saadaf,
1. I checked the frequencies for jbpen and I couldn't find a drop in wave 6 (see the figure attached).
...
Understanding Society User Support Team
02:47 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107 (Feedback): Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)
Dear Madam/Sir,
I hope this mail finds you well.
My name is Dr Saddaf Naaz Akhtar, a research fellow at the Uni...
Saddaf Naaz Akhtar
04:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2106 (In Progress): Selecting appropriate weights and using different 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
03:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2104: Dropped observations after specifying the complexity of the sample design
Dear Team Member,
Thank you very much for a comprehensive reply! Generating new weights variable is an insight.
...
Yuliya Tavares

05/14/2024

04:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2106 (In Progress): Selecting appropriate weights and using different weights
Hello! I am using data from the USoc to evaluate the impact of childcare on children's outcomes. In looking at the da... Julia Diniz

05/12/2024

02:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2105 (Feedback): How to link parents-children using income variable between BHPS and UKHLS datasets
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am doing a research project on intergenerational income mobility by using BHPS and UKHLS data...
Peter Wei

05/09/2024

05:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2078 (Resolved): Choosing the correct group and sample for weight
Understanding Society User Support Team
05:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2087 (Resolved): Values coded as -20 in sex_dv
Understanding Society User Support Team
05:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2090 (Resolved): Overcrowding measure in USoc
Understanding Society User Support Team
05:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2094 (Resolved): Universe for macob/pacob in xwavedat
Understanding Society User Support Team
05:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2104 (Feedback): Dropped observations after specifying the complexity of the sample design
The number of observations for estimations using weights and without are different as the number of cases with 0 weig... Understanding Society User Support Team

05/08/2024

05:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2104 (Feedback): Dropped observations after specifying the complexity of the sample design
Dear Team Member,
I am using 1-13 waves pooled together (undresp files), treating the merged dataset as cross-sect...
Yuliya Tavares

05/07/2024

11:34 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2006: Longitudinal analysis using calendar year?
Marina,
I think it will be much clearer once you start setting up your data.
Our data has issue_months 1-24. This...
Olena Kaminska
11:25 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2102: Partnership
Michael,
Thank you for your question and sending us the graph.
Our dataset is not directly comparable to ONS, ...
Olena Kaminska

05/03/2024

07:14 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2102 (Feedback): Partnership
Hello Michael,
UKHLS has recently released a partnership history file, which includes details about the start and...
Understanding Society User Support Team
05:27 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2102 (Feedback): Partnership
Hi, I'm doing some analysis on partnerships using the USOC data and I had a couple of questions I was hoping you coul... Michael Twinem
04:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2006: Longitudinal analysis using calendar year?
Massive thanks for all of your help! The materials you sent me appear to be very useful and will read them in detail.... Marina Kousta
03:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2006: Longitudinal analysis using calendar year?
Marina,
Yes, it is usually 3 waves to create one calendar year. Read more here: question 13 https://www.understand...
Olena Kaminska
03:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2006: Longitudinal analysis using calendar year?
Hi Olena,
Many thanks for your very useful reply. May I ask two follow-up questions:
1) I was under the impress...
Marina Kousta
02:14 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2101 (Feedback): Time variant and invariant variables using general UKHLS and Covid-19 survey
Hello Michael
Our remit is to address questions related to the survey, its details, and the datasets including dat...
Understanding Society User Support Team
11:06 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2101 (Feedback): Time variant and invariant variables using general UKHLS and Covid-19 survey
Hi there,
I was wondering if you could provide some advice about how to treat the Covid-19 survey variables in co...
Michael Francis

05/01/2024

11:04 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2097 (Feedback): Variable availablility
Hello Lisa
The Study only includes variable "unisub1 - most preferred subject at university" for respondents aged 16...
Understanding Society User Support Team
10:52 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2100 (Feedback): Rural local authority data
Hello Pat
Understanding Society can be linked to geographical data. The Study provides a range of geographical ident...
Understanding Society User Support Team

04/30/2024

11:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2100 (Feedback): Rural local authority data
Dear Sir/Madam,
I hope this email finds you well.
First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Pa...
Pattanapong Tiwasing
12:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2099 (Feedback): Merging household info to individual data
Hello Marina
Some households completed enumeration and at least one individual interview but did not respond to th...
Understanding Society User Support Team

04/29/2024

06:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2099 (Feedback): Merging household info to individual data
Hello,
I wish to perform some longitudinal analysis and I aim to append waves 9-13 from UKHLS. Before appending th...
Marina Kousta
03:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2098 (Feedback): Help with weighting
Hello Mel
You are correct on both weights you need for your analysis. The identifier “ub” changes to “ui” from Wave ...
Understanding Society User Support Team
02:45 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2098 (Feedback): Help with weighting
Hi, I would like to check whether I have understood the weighting guidance correctly. Firstly, I am using individual ... Mel Cairns

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
11:30 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2097 (Feedback): Variable availablility
Can you confirm if it is possible to get the subject/programme of degree studied for people with a degree in the Unde... Lisa Buckner
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
10:55 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2096 (Feedback): hhincome variable in covid wave
Hi there,
I am currently using both the main survey and the covid 19 wave to conduct some analysis, and I would like...
Shiyu Yuan
 

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