Understanding Society User Support

12/22/2025

02:24 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2305: hsyr04 vs. mgyr04

Hi Selçuk,
What I wrote applies to the original BHPS variables, I'm sorry for the confusion. I should have noted... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2305 (Feedback): hsyr04 vs. mgyr04

Hi Selçuk,
These questions come from the BHPS household questionnaire, a series of questions about _your household... Understanding Society User Support Team

02:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2306: hstotmg outstanding or total mortgage secured?

Hi Selçuk,
I will need to check this with the questionnaire team.
Best wishes,
Piotr Understanding Society User Support Team

12:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2306 (Feedback): hstotmg outstanding or total mortgage secured?

Hi Selçuk,
My understanding is that the intention of hstotmg is to capture _the total outstanding amount left at the... Understanding Society User Support Team

12/19/2025

05:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2306 (In Progress): hstotmg outstanding or total mortgage secured?

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

05:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2305 (In Progress): hsyr04 vs. mgyr04

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

05:34 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2304 (Feedback): multiple jobs

Hi Darja,
The information in indresp refers to the main job. Information on multiple jobs is now stored in the "em... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2303 (Feedback): gigempjob2

Hi Daria,
The O_employment file is a long-format dataset in which each row represents a single job. The unique ide... Understanding Society User Support Team

12/12/2025

03:42 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2301: Variables for whether respondents were interviewed alone, and death of non-coresident parent

Hello Elias,
Glad it helped.
The interviewer observation module link points to the Wave 1 information. Here are... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2301: Variables for whether respondents were interviewed alone, and death of non-coresident parent

Hello Elias,
The variable “wivprsnt” was included in the new Wave 15 release, and you will find it starting from W... Understanding Society User Support Team

12/06/2025

07:13 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2301 (Feedback): Variables for whether respondents were interviewed alone, and death of non-coresident parent

Hello Elias,
You may use the variable ivprsnt, which measures whether someone else was present during the intervie... Understanding Society User Support Team