Understanding Society User Support

11/20/2024

03:47 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Hi Piotr,
Thanks for getting back to me - I'll have another look at the W16 questionnaire.
Best wishes,
Andrei Andrei Savitski

03:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Hi Andrei,
I’ve asked around, and I don’t believe we asked any questions that directly correspond to what you’re l... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2088 (Resolved): Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined

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03:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2179 (Feedback): Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data

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01:44 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2179: Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data

Hi Laura,
The data for those 12 respondents is missing and cannot be retrieved, which I assume is due to a technic... Understanding Society User Support Team

02:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2181 (Feedback): Longitudinal weights , merging in wave files then cross wave

Dear Rehana,
You can check the code included in exercise 6 of our Moodle Introduction to Understanding Society cou... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Here are some further thoughts.
The Covid-19 variables cg_occtenyr and cg_occtenmnth might be helpful, as they pro... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Hi Laura,
As of now, the full jbsoc10 variable is not available in the mainstage release of Understanding Society.... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/19/2024

09:46 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2181 (Feedback): Longitudinal weights , merging in wave files then cross wave

Hello,
I was wondering if some R sample code may be available for longitudinal weighting. I am merging variables fro... Rehana Meeajan

08:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2180: Relationship to the reference person

Dear sir, madam
My apologies, but I have one extra question (which may solve the problem immediately!).
If th... Oscar Frison

08:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2180 (Feedback): Relationship to the reference person

Dear sir, madam
In BHPS (indall & indresp file), the variable 'hgr2r' indicates the individual's relationship to t... Oscar Frison

03:26 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Dear Piotr,
I just text you again to check if there is any news about the release of the occupation variables, or... Laura L

03:25 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Dear Roberto,
Is there any update on this issue? How should I interpret these potential inconsistencies in routin... Laura L

03:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2179 (Feedback): Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data

Good afternoon,
I am using the COVID-19 datasets, specifically wave 7 cg_indresp_w file, and I have a doubt. In t... Laura L

11/15/2024

06:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Hi Piotr,
Many thanks for your response. I had a look, but these questions deal more with flexible working and hyp... Andrei Savitski

01:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2083 (Resolved): Creating a tailored longitudinal weight for unbalanced panel data

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11/14/2024

01:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2164: Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO

Hi Emma,
1) Yes.
2) Yes, you're correct about the universe for the matdep questions – these are not asked of hous... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2176 (Feedback): USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

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01:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Dear Andrei,
Could it be the flexible working experiment (see FSVIGNAME1 and the related questions in the IP16: h... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:44 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2177 (Feedback): school leaving age vs. further education leaving age

Hello,
'w_scend' ('w_' is a wave prefix) - this is the age provided in response to the question 'school' ('How old... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/13/2024

08:00 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2177 (Feedback): school leaving age vs. further education leaving age

Dear sir, madam
Could you please clarify the difference between the variables 'scend' (school leaving age) and 'fe... Oscar Frison

11/12/2024

01:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2176 (Feedback): USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Good afternoon,
My name is Andrei Savitski, and I'm a research and data officer at the Work Rights Centre. We're a... Andrei Savitski

12:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2164: Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-2:
> Dear Emma,
>
> You are correct about the w_ivh1 - w_... Emma Bridger

11/11/2024

12:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2156 (Feedback): Gig economy job (wave 13)

Hello Darja,
Apologies for the delay in responding to this part of your query.
The initial question, "Gigempjob... Understanding Society User Support Team

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