Understanding Society User Support

10/24/2024

05:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2169 (Feedback): understanding society dataset timeline

Let's go step by step.
> does the wave 7 include years 2015-2017? Does this mean that this wave includes three yea... Understanding Society User Support Team

02:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2169 (Resolved): understanding society dataset timeline

Dear ISER staff,
my name is Raffaele Ciula and I would like to use the Understanding society dataset to assess the... Raffaele Ciula

12:52 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2166 (Feedback): Employment Length of Service

Dear Andy,
In Understanding Society, for the sample in continuous employment, you can identify whether the responden... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:41 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2161 (Feedback): weights query

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12:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2160 (Feedback): create a tailored weight

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12:39 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2168 (Feedback): understanding society dataset timeline

Dear Raffaele,
1. We aim to interview households and individuals at roughly one-year intervals. You can check the ... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:18 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2168 (Resolved): understanding society dataset timeline

Dear ISER staff,



my name is Raffaele Ciula and I would like to use the Understanding society dataset to ass... Raffaele Ciula

10/23/2024

05:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2165: Inconsistency between dvage and birthy

Dear Sen Li,
I'd recommend using w_age_dv as this is the most consistent and correct of the age variables in the s... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:09 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2166 (Feedback): Employment Length of Service

Is data available to give statistics on the length of continuous employment at a company - eg we have a member of sta... Andy Simmonds

10/21/2024

02:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2165 (Feedback): Inconsistency between dvage and birthy

Dear Understanding Society Support Team,
I hope this message finds you well.
I have noticed a few cases where *... Sen Li

10/19/2024

12:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2164 (Feedback): Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO

Hello,
Apologies if this is already covered but I haven't been able to find it in the FAQs and user guide. I am lo... Emma Bridger

10/18/2024

08:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2163 (Feedback): Variables question

Hello Jolly,
I recommend using the “Mainstage Variables search” tool (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/docu... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/17/2024

12:44 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2160: create a tailored weight

Shiyu,
Couples are a bit complicated entity to study, but here are a few suggestions.
UKHLS represents people l... Olena Kaminska

10/16/2024

11:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2163 (Feedback): Variables question

Hi
I am going to conduct a *longitudinal study about "being single is happy"*
So could you please advice which vari... Jolly Fish

04:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2162 (Feedback): Do you have data about romantic relationship status?

Hello Jolly,
The Study has a question “ypsbfgf - Do you have a steady boyfriend or girlfriend?” that is only aske... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:15 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2162 (Feedback): Do you have data about romantic relationship status?

Hi
I am interested in details of the romantic relationship status.
Is the participant dating someone? having a stab... Jolly Fish

12:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2160: create a tailored weight

Hi Olena,
Thank you very much for your help!
I just wanted to double-check a couple of things after following y... Shiyu Yuan

10/15/2024

02:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2161: weights query

Georgina,
Don't use design weights - these will ignore nonresponse completely.
Yes, you can pool. Read about it h... Olena Kaminska

10/14/2024

05:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2161: weights query

*slight amendment to my previous message:
> Hi Olena,
>
> Thank you for this. I don't think I explained my rese... Georgina Pavey

03:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2161: weights query

Hi Olena,
Thank you for this. I don't think I explained my research design very well so I wanted to give a bit mor... Georgina Pavey

10:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2161: weights query

Georgina,
Thank you for your question. If you use information from a later adult interview, it would be best to us... Olena Kaminska

10:49 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2160: create a tailored weight

Shiyu,
Yes, this sounds correct.
Olena Olena Kaminska

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

Thank you for your email.
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

Understanding Society User Support Team

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