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From 05/09/2025 to 06/07/2025

04:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2256 (Feedback): Creation of a variable broadly capturing job change: Dear colleagues,
I am trying to generate a variable that captures job change in a broad sense; that is, that infor... Luis Ortiz

04:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2255: Request for Feedback on Weighting Strategy for Longitudinal Event History Analysis: Dear Olena,
once again, thank you very much for your help and support. I think that yes, my analysis methodology ... Irene Frageri
03:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2255: Request for Feedback on Weighting Strategy for Longitudinal Event History Analysis: Irene,
Psu and strata can be used from any point of time - they don't change, so you can as well take them from th... Olena Kaminska
04:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2254: Weights for repeated cross sectional study: Hi Olena,
Thank you for your reply.
However, since the data is repeated cross-sectional, per each wave not ever... Martina Lippi
03:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2254: Weights for repeated cross sectional study: Martina,
Thank you. If you use information within people longitudinally (e.g. you compare between time points) you... Olena Kaminska
03:58 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2251: jbsic07_cc Missing Data Query: Dear Michael,
The only possible fix for the n_jbsic07_cc variable is to backfill it using data from Wave 13. This ... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:51 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2255: Request for Feedback on Weighting Strategy for Longitudinal Event History Analysis: Dear Olena,
thank you very much for your help.
I am conducting a descrete-time event history analysis. Basica... Irene Frageri
12:31 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2255: Request for Feedback on Weighting Strategy for Longitudinal Event History Analysis: Irene,
Thank you for your question. I can tell you that your current method is wrong as you can't use the last obs... Olena Kaminska

12:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2255 (Feedback): Request for Feedback on Weighting Strategy for Longitudinal Event History Analysis: Dear Understanding Society Support Team,
I am writing to seek your advice on the weighting strategy I am using for... Irene Frageri
09:05 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2254 (Feedback): Weights for repeated cross sectional study: Hi,
I am working on Understanding Society as a repeated cross-sectional study looking only for participants betwe... Martina Lippi

11:28 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2251: jbsic07_cc Missing Data Query: Hi Roberto,
Thanks for your help with this. I tried the lookup from SOC 2000 to SOC 2010, however, the issue is th... Michael Francis

11:02 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2251: jbsic07_cc Missing Data Query: Hi Michael,
What we’ve found so far is that jbsoc00 appears to be the best option, as it has fewer missing values.... Understanding Society User Support Team
10:57 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2253 (Feedback): The connection of variable hsyrbuy and gor_dv: Hello Shuqi,
The interviews are conducted at the household where the respondents are currently living. This means ... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2252 (Feedback): Quick query regarding the new UKHLS calendar year datasets: Hello James,
For your first question regarding longitudinal analysis using calendar years, please refer to Issue ... Understanding Society User Support Team
10:30 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2252 (Feedback): Quick query regarding the new UKHLS calendar year datasets: Hi there,
I just had a quick question regarding the new UKHLS calendar year datasets that are available. In the us... James Laurence
05:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2253 (Feedback): The connection of variable hsyrbuy and gor_dv: In UKHLS, variable hsyrbuy is "In what year did you buy or first become the owner of this property?" I want to know t... SHUQI LYU
11:37 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2251: jbsic07_cc Missing Data Query: Hi Roberto,
Thanks for the reference - this clarifies what the issue is. However, this does not really resolve the... Michael Francis

11:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2251 (Feedback): jbsic07_cc Missing Data Query: Hello Michael,
For a similar issue, please refer to Issue #2248, which you can access here: https://iserredex.esse... Understanding Society User Support Team
11:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2248: Some queries r.e. issues with SOC 2000 and 2010 variables: Hello Tom
The different classifications (SOC00, SOC10, SOC20) are provided by the fieldwork agency, which suggests... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2251 (Feedback): jbsic07_cc Missing Data Query: Hi there,
I am using a combination of SIC and SOC codes to delineate between various employment and Covid groups. ... Michael Francis
04:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1832 (Feedback): Highest qualification variables - query about correct variable and coverage of non-UK qualifications: Hello Tom,
The variable qfhigh_dv (highest educational qualification ever reported) is constructed from qfhigh (hi... Understanding Society User Support Team
01:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2246: Mental health - other diagnosis: Thanks. Emanuele Fino

03:17 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2248: Some queries r.e. issues with SOC 2000 and 2010 variables: Hi Roberto,
Thanks this is very helpful. I will probably recode the SICs in Wave 14 who have multiple jobs as you ... Thomas Stephens

07:39 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1832: Highest qualification variables - query about correct variable and coverage of non-UK qualifications: Hi,
Apologies for reopening this query so much later, but I have another question which directly relates to the or... Thomas Stephens
02:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2250: calculation of number of siblings: Hello Shuqi,
The study's information is limited to individuals within enumerated households. For those who are abs... Understanding Society User Support Team
11:02 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2248: Some queries r.e. issues with SOC 2000 and 2010 variables: Hello Tom
1. This issue regarding job details only arose from Wave 13 onwards. This is because Wave 13 was the fi... Understanding Society User Support Team
12:01 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2247: Discontinuation of j2hrs and j2has from Wave 13-onwards: Hello Tom,
You are absolutely right.
While strictly speaking, "zero-hour contracts" don't guarantee any fixed h... Understanding Society User Support Team

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