Understanding Society User Support

11/07/2024

09:01 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2175 (Feedback): Inconsistent results across data files

Hello Sen,
This case is unique because pidp=1162045368 is a full-time student. This means the student is consider... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/06/2024

04:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2175 (Feedback): Inconsistent results across data files

Dear Understanding Society Support Team,
I hope this message finds you well.
I am currently using the Family Ne... Sen Li

11/04/2024

10:28 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2165 (Feedback): Inconsistency between dvage and birthy

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10:28 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2164 (Feedback): Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO

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10:28 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2172 (Feedback): University students

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10:27 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2174 (Feedback): Negative Gross Income Variables

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11/01/2024

05:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2174: Negative Gross Income Variables

Dear Patricia,
Negative values come from the self-employment pay (w_seearngrs_dv*) component (reporting losses) of t... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/31/2024

01:09 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2174 (In Progress): Negative Gross Income Variables

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

12:52 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2174 (Feedback): Negative Gross Income Variables

Hello,
I am hoping to use the Understanding Society dataset for a college project looking at individual and househ... Patricia Finlay

10/30/2024

03:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2171: Partnership history variable mismatches between partners

Thank you so much for getting back to me. That makes sense. It is at least helpful to know that it is not an impossib... Kimberly McErlean

01:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2171 (Feedback): Partnership history variable mismatches between partners

Hi Kimberly,
Thank you for uploading the code. I've contacted our team responsible for creating the partnership hi... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2169 (Resolved): understanding society dataset timeline

Answered in https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/2170 Understanding Society User Support Team

03:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2168 (Resolved): understanding society dataset timeline

Answered in https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/2170 Understanding Society User Support Team

03:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2170 (Feedback): understanding society dataset timeline

Hi Raffaele,
> I would like to make a difference between outcome variables between the wave seven and the wave nine,... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:17 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2173 (Feedback): Child number

Hi Shiyu,
You're right, since you need that for each wave using xhhrel will not work. You can use egoalt file and do... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/28/2024

07:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2173: Child number

Thank you very much!
Just double check with you, for my understanding the xhhrel file is a cross wave file right. Wi... Shiyu Yuan

05:26 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2173: Child number

Dear Shiyu Yuan,
You can use the bcx_N, acx_N, scx_N, fcx_N from the xhhrel file and combine it with the relevant ... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2172: University students

Dear Eleanor,
Please see the text of the FAQ about this:
"Students who have left the household are followed an... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2164: Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO

Dear Emma,
You are correct about the w_ivh1 - w_ivh16 variables. While we don’t have specific syntax for this situ... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2171: Partnership history variable mismatches between partners

Thank you so much for getting back to me.
I am attaching the parts of my code that are relevant - first showing ho... Kimberly McErlean

10/27/2024

06:12 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2173 (Feedback): Child number

Hi there,
I am wondering how to distinguish childless and parents not just considering whether they have biological ... Shiyu Yuan

10/26/2024

07:19 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2172 (Feedback): University students

Hi,
I was wondering if there was any guidance on university students in the sample. Are these generally considered ... Eleanor Winpenny

10/25/2024

11:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2164 (In Progress): Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO

Dear Emma,
Thank you for your question. We’ve contacted our fieldwork expert about the exact procedure and will ge... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:50 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2170 (New): understanding society dataset timeline

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11:45 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2170 (Feedback): understanding society dataset timeline

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

07:57 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2170 (Feedback): 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

11:49 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2171 (In Progress): Partnership history variable mismatches between partners

Dear Kimberly,
Thank you for your question. Could you share the syntax or code for your analysis, please? It would... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:11 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2171 (Feedback): Partnership history variable mismatches between partners

Hi there,
I saw someone else raised this a few years ago as part of a request with several questions, but that par... Kimberly McErlean

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