Understanding Society User Support

08/06/2025

04:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2269 (In Progress): Multilevel model guidance

Hello Verena,
Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get bac... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/05/2025

10:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2270 (Feedback): indinui_xw and wave 14

Hello Amber,
For wave 14 inding2_xw is the appropriate cross-sectional adult main interview weight. This new weig... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2270 (Feedback): indinui_xw and wave 14

Hi there, I am trying to use the indinui_xw weights in my indresp data, but it is not matching any of my wave 14 data... Amber Talbott

06:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154: Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Hi Olena, I would like to ask a further question on this project (I had to set it aside last year and am just getting... Emma Maun

01:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268: Code Creator temp file

Hello Ziran,
Just to double-check, are you running the syntax as a do-file?
From the screenshot you sent, it look... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/04/2025

08:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2269: Multilevel model guidance

I have forgotten to add one more question:
Dear Support Team,
Thank you for your comprehensive guidance on the ... Verena Schneider

08:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2269 (Feedback): Multilevel model guidance

Dear Support Team,
Thank you for your comprehensive guidance on the website and in this forum.
I’m currently try... Verena Schneider

06:17 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268: Code Creator temp file

Dear UKHLS User Support
I am adding this screenshot to show where I think the problem is.
Best Regards,
Ziran Ziran Wei

05:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268: Code Creator temp file

Hi,UKHLS User Support
The same problem appears it seems.
I am really confused right now.
Best regards,
Ziran Ziran Wei

05:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268: Code Creator temp file

Hi Ziran,
I get the code in the attached file when I try your combination of variables. It works for us, can you c... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268: Code Creator temp file

Hi UKHLS User Support
My problem is that the temp file was never created from the first place I believe, the warni... Ziran Wei

03:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268 (Feedback): Code Creator temp file

Hello,
The file you're looking for, temp_a.dta, is automatically deleted in the last loop in the code (around line... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2267: Question on Merging and Weighting with R - Understanding Society Calendar Year 2022

Hello,
Yes, the results will be representative of the UK population. See the User Guide, section 4.1 (https://doc.... Understanding Society User Support Team

02:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2267: Question on Merging and Weighting with R - Understanding Society Calendar Year 2022

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-2:
> Hello,
>
> The approach you described sounds correct... Balsam Gharib

02:41 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2267 (Feedback): Question on Merging and Weighting with R - Understanding Society Calendar Year 2022

Hello,
The approach you described sounds correct. About cross-sectional weights - there are 3 _xw waves available ... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:35 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2258 (Feedback): Longitudinal versus cross-sectional weighting guidance

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08/03/2025

09:17 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268 (Feedback): Code Creator temp file

Dear Understanding Society support team,
I am Ziran Wei, and I am quite new to this dataset. I am using the Code C... Ziran Wei

07/30/2025

12:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2267: Question on Merging and Weighting with R - Understanding Society Calendar Year 2022

Hello,
I am conducting a comparative study on household conditions in London and the South West, using the calenda... Balsam Gharib

11:47 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2267 (Feedback): Question on Merging and Weighting with R - Understanding Society Calendar Year 2022

Hello,
I am conducting a comparative study on household conditions in London and the South West, using the calenda... Balsam Gharib

07/17/2025

10:42 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2262: Analysing debt: how to deduct mortgage debt and which weights to apply

Hello Gabriele,
The variable debty captures the total amount of debt associated with the question "debt," and it d... Understanding Society User Support Team

07/16/2025

02:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2266 (Resolved): Attrition rates at wave 6 and after

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12:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2266: Attrition rates at wave 6 and after

My mistake, I just found it this information. Apologies. Vicky Taxiarchi

12:29 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2266 (Resolved): Attrition rates at wave 6 and after

Hi, I am looking for the attrition rates per wave. I found the "quality profile" document which states attrition at w... Vicky Taxiarchi

07/10/2025

04:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2265 (Feedback): Missing BMI check flag in tab files

Hello Gareth,
The variable bmiok was moved to the file xindresp_ns in the latest release.
You can verify this in... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2265 (Feedback): Missing BMI check flag in tab files

Hello,
These variables appear to be missing from c_indresp_ns.tab and c_indresp_ns.tab in UKDA-7251-tab files:
... Gareth Hagger-Johnson

07/09/2025

12:04 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2262 (Feedback): Analysing debt: how to deduct mortgage debt and which weights to apply

Hello Gabriele
Regarding your first question, I’ve shared it with the Income Team to get their input. I’ll forward... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2264 (Feedback): seearnnet_dv variable query

Hello Benjamin
The variable seearnnet_dv is a derived measure of net self-employment earnings, constructed using v... Understanding Society User Support Team

07/08/2025

07:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2263 (Feedback): Rent/ Mortgage Payment amounts available- COVID-19 survey

Hello Mhairi,
There are a few variables related to rent and mortgages in the COVID-19 Survey. You can locate them ... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:44 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2263 (Feedback): Rent/ Mortgage Payment amounts available- COVID-19 survey

Hello,
I'm just looking to check whether housing payments (rent/mortgage) are available in the COVID-19 survey? I... Mhairi Webster

01:08 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2264 (Feedback): seearnnet_dv variable query

To whom it may concern,
I am contacting regarding questions I have on the seearnnet_dv variable within the indresp ... Benjamin Bolger