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10/12/2024

08:13 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2160: create a tailored weight

Hi Olena,
Thank you for the help. It is very helpful.
I would like to double-check, in this case, am I correct in c... Shiyu Yuan

10/11/2024

01:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2161 (Feedback): weights query

Hello,
I am looking at weights for my research project. My research follows participants from age 11 through to ea... Georgina Pavey

12:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2160: create a tailored weight

Shiyu,
Thank you for your question.
1. For base weight it is best to use the first wave in your analysis, wave b... Olena Kaminska

11:26 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2158 (Feedback): Number of biological children ever had

Hello Irene,
There are a couple of approaches you could consider. For example, if you are looking to find the num... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:38 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2157 (Feedback): Merging x_indresp and x_child, then merging across waves

Hello Rehana,
You are correct merging by j_hidp and j_rapno8 is the right approach. In the j_child file, the varia... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/10/2024

03:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2160 (Feedback): create a tailored weight

Hi there,
I am currently working on creating a tailored weight for my unbalanced panel dataset, following the guid... Shiyu Yuan

09:12 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2159: Order of mainstage interview and self-completion interview

Hello Joe
The order of the questionnaire modules can be found in the questionnaire section at https://www.understa... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/09/2024

02:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2159: Order of mainstage interview and self-completion interview

Thanks Roberto. This is helpful.
Would it therefore be correct to say that in waves 3 onwards, the questions in th... Joe Spearing

01:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2159 (Feedback): Order of mainstage interview and self-completion interview

Hello Joe,
Youth self-completion questionnaires are the only ones that may be left behind in cases where the youn... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/08/2024

01:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2159 (Feedback): Order of mainstage interview and self-completion interview

Hi,
According to the documentation, the study aims to complete the self-completion questionnaire in the same meeti... Joe Spearing

10/03/2024

08:44 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2157: Merging x_indresp and x_child, then merging across waves

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-1:
> Hello,
>
> The individuals in the files j_child are ... Rehana Meeajan

06:24 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2157 (In Progress): Merging x_indresp and x_child, then merging across waves

Hello,
The individuals in the files j_child are hh members 0-15 year olds. Those in j_indresp are adult respondent... Understanding Society User Support Team

06:51 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2158 (In Progress): Number of biological children ever had

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We aim to respond to simple queries within 48 hours and more complex issues within 7 wo... Understanding Society User Support Team

06:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2156 (In Progress): Gig economy job (wave 13)

Hello,
Thank you for your questions.
We have passed on your first question about the interpretation of question... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/02/2024

02:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2158 (Feedback): Number of biological children ever had

Hello, I am looking for a variable (or alternatively for some help building it), which expresses the number of biolog... Irene Frageri

10:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2157 (Feedback): Merging x_indresp and x_child, then merging across waves

Hi,
(Using R)
I'm trying to merge variables from j_child and j_indresp, which I'm able to do using j_hidp - creatin... Rehana Meeajan

07:41 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154 (Feedback): Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

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07:40 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2155 (Feedback): Inquiry Regarding Self-Control and Related Variables

Yes, these variables are in the dataset. If you go to our interactive variable search page: https://www.understanding... Understanding Society User Support Team

09/27/2024

01:47 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154: Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Emma,
Yes, your understanding is correct. In your situation first create a dataset for each year, and then rescale... Olena Kaminska

09/25/2024

05:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154: Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Hi Olena,
I am just working on the weights for pooled analysis by years. When looking at the explanation in Q14 o... Emma Maun

02:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154: Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Hi Olena,
Thank you very much for the clarification of weighting for years and for the detailed information on cap... Emma Maun

01:45 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154: Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Emma,
What you should do is create a dataset where you combined months 1-12 from wave x with months 13-24 from wav... Olena Kaminska

09/24/2024

04:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154: Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Hi Olena,
Thank you for your response. The reason for pooling waves but using calendar years is that one of my re... Emma Maun

08:38 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2156 (Feedback): Gig economy job (wave 13)

Hello,
One fourth of workers (3217 out of 13010 respondents) reported in wave 13 that they are engaged in the gig... Darja Reuschke

09/23/2024

04:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2155 (Feedback): Inquiry Regarding Self-Control and Related Variables

Dear Understanding Society Team,
I hope this message finds you well. My name is Shutian Liu, and I am a PhD studen... Shutian Liu

09/20/2024

06:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2147: UKHLS variable explanations

Hello Sen,
You are correct, some enumerated respondents are not in xhhrel. The specific case you mentioned was fir... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154: Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Emma,
Thank you for your question. If you use pooled analysis pooling all the waves between wave 9 and 12, why are... Olena Kaminska

09:29 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154 (In Progress): Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

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09:29 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2152 (Feedback): Does access require EU-US data bridge?

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09/19/2024

04:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154 (Feedback): Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Hello,
I have pooled data from waves 9 to 12 and am carrying out pooled cross-sectional analysis on people who su... Emma Maun

02:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2153 (Feedback): Household composition BHPS

Hello,
Such a variable is not avaiable but you can construct this variable using the "w_indall" files (w = a b c..... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:41 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2153 (Feedback): Household composition BHPS

Dear Sir, Madam
Using the BHPS I would like to find out the exact composition of a household. More specifically, I... Oscar Frison

09/18/2024

04:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2147: UKHLS variable explanations

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-5:
> Hello Sen,
>
> I reviewed the pidp you mentioned in... Sen Li

01:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2147: UKHLS variable explanations

Hello Sen,

I reviewed the pidp you mentioned in xhhrel file, and there is no indication that the respondent has a b... Understanding Society User Support Team

09/17/2024

05:39 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2136 (Feedback): Weights for multiple imputation in Mplus

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05:38 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2152 (In Progress): Does access require EU-US data bridge?

If you want to access Understanding Society EUL data, please refer to the data access conditions at the UKDS website.... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2143 (Feedback): Weights

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04:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2141 (Feedback): Time-varying weights within the same ID

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03:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2147: UKHLS variable explanations

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-3:
> Hello Sen,
>
> To determine to whom the variables "m... Sen Li

09/16/2024

03:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2145: Inapplicable values in family relationship variables

Hello Kuoshi,
Thank you for sharing your code, I believe you are correct. I did a similar exercise using the file ... Understanding Society User Support Team

09/15/2024

12:23 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2152 (Feedback): Does access require EU-US data bridge?

Hi! I would love access to the individual level data for my PhD research. Does acces require that my university be un... Kara Liu