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From 01/16/2026 to 02/14/2026

12:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1874: Issue with religion variable in wave 12: Thanks for the update.
I can still see this as an issue in Wave 12 though. This will not be addressed, will it? For ... Ekaterina Kolpinskaya
09:44 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2307: Questions about 'pensioner_dv' and 'pensioner': Hello Bingqing,
As a follow-up to my previous response, both variables are calculated using government-defined rul... Understanding Society User Support Team

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
01:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1874: Issue with religion variable in wave 12: Good afternoon!
I am now in the same boat as Laurence was a few years ago, as per the original inquiry. The issue ... Ekaterina Kolpinskaya
05:40 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2319: Net Household Income Data in the BHPS and UKHLS: Hi Roberto,
Thanks for your reply.
I think looking at the link that hhneti is weekly household data, so that's ... Nico Ochmann
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

12:46 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2319 (Feedback): Net Household Income Data in the BHPS and UKHLS: Dear Understanding Society Team,
I am trying to get a hold of a net hh income variable for both datasets, and I f... Nico Ochmann
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

03:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2318 (Feedback): Missing variables in data set: Hi. I am working on my undergrad dissertation and I was planning on using the Understanding Society Wave 2 data set b... Marie Moller
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
10:37 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2317 (Feedback): Variable for childless: Hiya,
I'd like to generate a variable that is whether or not an individual is childless (or has had a child) ideal... Charlie McCurdy

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
03:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2316 (Feedback): Removal of Variables from Mainstage Variable Search: Dear Sir/Madam,
I am coming back to a dissertation I wrote a few years ago in the hope to rewrite it for publicati... Joe Mattock
03:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2074: Longitudinal weights: Hi Olena, coming back to this after some time. Feel free to mark this issue as resolved.
Thanks, Joe.
Joe Mattock
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

09:50 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2315 (Feedback): Basrate / payu - hourly pay: Hello,
I am trying to investigate hourly pay differences. I wanted to use basrate. However, the min and max look w... Eleanor Keeble

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