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From 12/21/2025 to 01/19/2026

09:56 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2313 (In Progress): Wave 14 changes: age_dv and indscg2_xw: Hello Nina,
We are still doing some checks on your query and expect to be able to provide you with an answer later... Understanding Society User Support Team
12:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2315 (Feedback): Basrate / payu - hourly pay: Hello Eleanor,
basrate is a direct question from the Employees module questionnaire and is asked of respondents wh... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2312: hrpid variable: Hello Monica,
The variable hrpno also has issues, so I would recommend not using it for the time being.
Best wi... Understanding Society User Support Team
12:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2248: Some queries r.e. issues with SOC 2000 and 2010 variables: Hello Tom,
It was not possible to include the changes in this release. Work on them is ongoing, and the current ai... Understanding Society User Support Team
11:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2314 (Feedback): Wave 6 weight selection: Hello Nina,
Both options are correct, and the choice depends on which sample you want to represent. Weights ending... Understanding Society User Support Team
10:08 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #1941 (Feedback): Employee (jbpen + jbpenm) and personal (ppen + ppreg) pensions in Understanding Society - query re. some wave data: Hello Thomas,
The variable ppen is part of the Personal Pensions module questionnaire. This module was asked in th... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:52 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2312 (Feedback): hrpid variable: Hello Monica,
I can confirm that the variable hrpid was removed from the different files because it was incorrectl... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2311 (Feedback): Food Insecurity Experience Scale scoring: Hello Akansha,
Understanding Society includes all eight items of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES): ateles... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2310 (Feedback): Why cannot merge indall datasets with hhresp datasets on 2000-3000 obs?: Hello Bing,
Individuals who do not match a household are those who did not respond to a household questionnaire an... Understanding Society User Support Team
11:15 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2309 (Feedback): Are samples in indresp datasets nationally representative?: Hello Bing,

As you correctly mentioned, indall contains information for all individuals in the household, includi... Understanding Society User Support Team
10:27 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2308 (Feedback): Choose a correct weight for analysis: Hello Bing,
As the user guide mentioned (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/user-guide... Understanding Society User Support Team
08:27 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2307 (Feedback): Questions about 'pensioner_dv' and 'pensioner': Hello Bingqing,
The variables pensioner_dv and pensioner produce different information mainly because *_dv variabl... Understanding Society User Support Team

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

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