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From 01/10/2026 to 02/08/2026

09:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1874 (Feedback): Issue with religion variable in wave 12: Hello Katya,
This issue was addressed and fixed in the Wave 13 release (November 2023) and has not appeared again si... Understanding Society User Support Team
01:21 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2319 (Feedback): Net Household Income Data in the BHPS and UKHLS: Hello Nico,
If net income is not essential, note that there is a gross household income variable harmonised across... Understanding Society User Support Team
12:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2317 (Feedback): Variable for childless: Hello Charlie,
You might want to check variable ch1by_dv, which measures the birth year of the first (biological) ... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2318 (Feedback): Missing variables in data set: Hello Marie,
The dataset you need is SN6614: Understanding Society – Waves 1–15 (2009–2024) and Harmonised BHPS – ... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2313 (Feedback): Wave 14 changes: age_dv and indscg2_xw: Hello Nina,
In general, new wave releases may include updates to earlier waves, such as the addition or removal of... Understanding Society User Support Team
10:58 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2074 (Resolved): Longitudinal weights: Understanding Society User Support Team
10:56 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2316 (Feedback): Removal of Variables from Mainstage Variable Search: Hello Joe
I can confirm variables voteintent (voting intention) and vote7 (voted in last general election) are sti... Understanding Society User Support Team

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

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