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06/12/2025

11:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2256: Creation of a variable broadly capturing job change

Hello Luis
I think your approach is correct.
Your approach to creating a more inclusive job change variable is s... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2257: understanding society waves

Hello Raffaele,
To make yearly comparisons, you’ll need to combine data from two waves. For example, to construct... Understanding Society User Support Team

06/10/2025

04:51 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2257 (Feedback): understanding society waves

Hello Raffaele,
Each wave of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) is typically associated with a single refe... Understanding Society User Support Team

02:38 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2254 (Feedback): Weights for repeated cross sectional study

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02:38 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2255 (Feedback): Request for Feedback on Weighting Strategy for Longitudinal Event History Analysis

Dear Irene,
We thought that you might find useful the exercise on weighting from our Introduction to Understanding... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:32 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2256 (Feedback): Creation of a variable broadly capturing job change

Dear Luis,
Additionally, you could also use wkplsam - same workplace check - https://www.understandingsociety.ac.u... Understanding Society User Support Team

05/22/2025

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

05/16/2025

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