Understanding Society User Support Team's activity
From 01/16/2025 to 02/14/2025
02/12/2025
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02:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2200: CAPI ringfence variable
- Hello Alex,
UKDS handles all their requests, so we wouldn’t be able to provide a timescale.
I recommend submitt...
02/10/2025
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11:35 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2208 (Feedback): Child passed away during study period
- Hello Leonie,
There isn’t a straightforward way to do this, nor does the study include a specific question about dec... -
10:13 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2206 (Feedback): Weights
- Hello Máiréad,
Please refer to Issue 2207, which addresses the same question.
I hope this information is helpf... -
09:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2207 (Feedback): Weights
- Hello Máiréad,
Please refer to FAQ13 of the Weighting and Sample Representation: Frequently Asked Questions guide...
02/07/2025
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05:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2205 (Feedback): Education variable
- Hello Máiréad,
Please review variable hiqual_dv, which measures the highest qualification ever reported. You can ... -
03:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2197 (Feedback): Query on the possibility of using the 2023 calendar year (from UKHLS wave 14 data) in some trend analysis
- Hello James,
It is scheduled for release in the middle of this year (june-july). Once we have a more precise date,...
02/06/2025
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03:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2204 (Resolved): test (genetics)
- test genetics
02/05/2025
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05:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2202 (In Progress): Weight Selection
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05:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2200 (Feedback): CAPI ringfence variable
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05:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2201 (Feedback): Sexuality variables
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05:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2201: Sexuality variables
- Hi Merle,
When you combine these variables, you will get this information for a few thousand more people—those who... -
05:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2203 (Feedback): Transitions from households to institutions
- Hello Haiyu,
You might find it useful to look at the variables clstat and clstato_code, which identify “Where is ...
02/04/2025
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05:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2196: Weighting
- Hi Evie,
Sorry for the delay. No, the 'population size' in Stata doesn’t matter in your case — all statistical tes...
01/31/2025
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12:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2201: Sexuality variables
- Hi Merle,
Can you please specify which variables (names) you are using?
Best wishes,
Piotr Marzec
UKHLS User ... -
12:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2200: CAPI ringfence variable
- Hi Alex,
We would advise to request the UKDS for the 2023 version of the data which includes this variable. We pro...
01/29/2025
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04:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2198 (Feedback): Fail to use the code creater
- Hi,
Thank you for reporting the issue. It has now been resolved, and the Code Creator is working normally.
Best...
01/27/2025
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10:03 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2197 (In Progress): Query on the possibility of using the 2023 calendar year (from UKHLS wave 14 data) in some trend analysis
- Hi James,
I just wanted to double-check if you’ve seen FAQs 13, and possibly 14 and 15 (https://www.understandings... -
09:46 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2196 (Feedback): Weighting
- Dear Evie,
In Stata's SVY, the "Population size" is the sum of all individual values of the b_ind5mus_lw weight fo...
01/21/2025
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04:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2194: Analysing sub populations
- Hi Evie,
Yes, the subpop command is recommended for small subpopulations, see the FAQ 12: https://www.understandin... -
04:45 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2196: Weighting
- Hi Evie,
Thanks. Could you also include the parts that open the data files and create/rename the variables you use... -
04:14 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2196 (In Progress): Weighting
- Hi Evie,
Would you mind sending the code that reproduces the creation of your target group and weighting?
Thank... -
01:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2188 (Feedback): mortus_tw from wave i onwards
01/20/2025
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10:27 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2194 (Feedback): Analysing sub populations
- Hello Evie
I recommend taking a look at the Weighting guidance section in our user guide: https://www.understandin...
01/16/2025
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09:33 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2193 (Feedback): Paygu_dv: difference between EUL and special licence data
- Hello Nico,
Reported and imputed income and investment amounts have been top-coded to protect respondent confiden...
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