Understanding Society User Support

08/02/2024

11:46 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131: i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Many thanks Piotr Rachel Bennett

11:45 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131: i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Hi Rachel,
A quick update: I can confirm that there might be an issue with the macurr routing, we are investigatin... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:43 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2134: Cognitive Ability data for users who answered language questions

HI Elisabeth,
This happens because cgna_dv and cgvfc_dv are in wave 3 and but other variables are not. I am guessi... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:25 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2134: Cognitive Ability data for users who answered language questions

Hi Piotr
I'm using cgna_dv and cgvfc_dv for cognitive ability and I've tried both kidlang and englang for language... Elisabeth Wallmann

10:15 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2134: Cognitive Ability data for users who answered language questions

Hi Elisabeth,
Could you please tell us the names of the variables you are tabulating and the wave(s).
Best wish... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/01/2024

03:52 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2134 (Feedback): Cognitive Ability data for users who answered language questions

Hello
I'm trying to create a simple cross-tab splitting up cognitive ability by language. However, Stata (v18) is ... Elisabeth Wallmann

01:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131: i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Thank you. We'll look into it.
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09:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131: i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Hi Piotr
Sure, here it is :
****CREATING FILE WITH 'I_fborn' and 'i_iemb' VARIABLES TO MERGE INTO MAIN FILE***... Rachel Bennett

09:42 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131: i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Hi,
Thanks. Could you please share the code that reproduces the macurr universe, including all the data management... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:31 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131: i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Hi Piotr
I use STATA.
Thanks
Rachel Rachel Bennett

11:05 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2133 (Feedback): Rent increase data

Hi Matthew,
We interview respondents at roughly one-year intervals and, if they live in rented accommodation, we a... Understanding Society User Support Team

07/31/2024

05:08 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2133 (Feedback): Rent increase data

Hi, I'm interested in whether it's possible to use understanding society data to work out these things:
1) how fre... William Matthews

07/30/2024

05:41 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2132: Citizenship

Hi Etienne,
Please see this query: https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1663 The relevant variables are he... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:51 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2132 (Feedback): Citizenship

Hi!
Is there any way to find the citizenship variable of the individuals? I can't find them in xwavedat or in the... Etienne Schütz

05:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131: i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Hi Rachel,
What statistical package do you use?
Thanks,
Piotr
UKHLS User Support
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04:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131: i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Hi Piotr
Many thanks for this. I am still puzzled by some of the participants who have ‘not applicable’ for i_macu... Rachel Bennett

02:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131 (Feedback): i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Hi Rachel,
You're right, the condition on the website is incorrect - it is missing the "<>" operator after GRIDVAR... Understanding Society User Support Team

07/29/2024

05:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2130: scenv_nowo missings in 2004

Dear Roberto,
Thank you very much, good to know about the self-completion module procedure.
The trend in the shar... Lieke Holt

08:09 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2130: scenv_nowo missings in 2004

Hello Leike,
About your follow-up question, here is our Survey team response: They aren’t told in advance but if ... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2131 (Feedback): i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

Hi
I am struggling to understand which respondents have been marked ‘inapplicable’ for the question ‘In which coun... Rachel Bennett

07/27/2024

04:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2130: scenv_nowo missings in 2004

Hello Lieke,
I can confirm that there is nothing wrong with the proxy percentages. Up to wave 7, more than 90% of... Understanding Society User Support Team

07/26/2024

09:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2130: scenv_nowo missings in 2004

Dear Roberto Cavazos,
Thank you very much for your quick reply! That already clarifies a lot regarding the 'inappl... Lieke Holt

05:02 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2130 (Feedback): scenv_nowo missings in 2004

Hello Lieke
The main difference lies in the universe to whom the question is addressed. In wave 4, the routing was... Understanding Society User Support Team

07/24/2024

12:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2130 (Feedback): scenv_nowo missings in 2004

Dear Support Team,
I have a question about the variable scenv_nowo. I am doing a panel analysis with this variable... Lieke Holt

07/23/2024

10:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2129 (In Progress): Income received from source in BHPS and UKHLS

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

07/20/2024

12:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2129 (In Progress): Income received from source in BHPS and UKHLS

I would like to ask about the components used for deriving income variables. For example, in BHPS, individual pension... Yiwen Wu

07/16/2024

04:39 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2108 (Resolved): National identity

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04:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2110 (Feedback): Weights invalid stset

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04:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2106 (Feedback): Selecting appropriate weights and using different weights

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04:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2107 (Resolved): Query related to Understanding society data (UKHLS)

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04:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2111 (Resolved): Current economic activity & current job

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04:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2115 (Feedback): Help with weights for longitudinal analysis

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04:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2117 (Resolved): Household members in COVID-19 collection

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04:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2121 (Resolved): Non-Binary Gender Controls

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04:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2124 (Resolved): Household location information

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07/12/2024

12:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2127 (Feedback): Attrition rate for sub-sample of children

Dear Julia,
I am afraid we do not have specific data on attrition rates you are interested in. Generally speaking,... Understanding Society User Support Team

07/11/2024

01:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2128 (Feedback): Chronic Health Conditions

Dear Nadya,
Our choice is informed by the expertise of health research experts and established studies in the fiel... Understanding Society User Support Team

06:32 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2128 (Feedback): Chronic Health Conditions

Good evening,
We are currently conducting research using the chronic health condition variables. I was just wonder... Nadya Burneiko

12:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2125 (Feedback): UKHLS pooled OLS weights

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12:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2127 (In Progress): Attrition rate for sub-sample of children

Dear Julia,
The answer to you second question is yes, as attrition reduces sample size over time, this also affect... Understanding Society User Support Team