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From 01/25/2026 to 02/23/2026

02:27 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2244: jbnssec5_dv: Hi both. I am facing the same problem. I don't really understand why this universe is applied in this way as jboff is... Theocharis Kromydas
11:35 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2329 (Feedback): UKHLS variables event1–event4, impevents, and scghq1_dv: underlying questions and derivation: Hello Peijie,
*1) Life events variables (event1–event4; impevent1–impevent4)*
Variables event1 to event4 are pa... Understanding Society User Support Team
09:53 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2330 (Closed): Query about care home variables (no valid values shown): Hello Haiyu,
This refers to the same issue as in #2328.
Set status to closed.
Best wishes,
Roberto Cavazos... Understanding Society User Support Team
09:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2330: Query about care home variables (no valid values shown): Dear UKHLS User Support Team,
Could you delete this query please? It has been resolved. Many thanks!
Best wishe... Haiyu Jin
08:40 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2330 (Closed): Query about care home variables (no valid values shown): Dear UKHLS User Support Team,
I hope you are well.
I am interested in the care home variables listed below, but... Haiyu Jin
09:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2328: Query about care home variables (no valid values shown): Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-1:
> Hello Haiyu,
>
> The values for these variables are ... Haiyu Jin
09:45 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2328 (Feedback): Query about care home variables (no valid values shown): Hello Haiyu,
The values for these variables are coded as -8 (inapplicable) because, according to the questionnaire... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:26 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2329 (Feedback): UKHLS variables event1–event4, impevents, and scghq1_dv: underlying questions and derivation: Dear UKHLS Support Team,
I am using the UKHLS Main Survey data and have a couple of questions about variable defin... Peijie Ju

03:11 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2326: jbnssec8_dv - Large employers & higher management and Higher professional: All is good, I hope you're doing well too. Let us know if you have any other questions.
Best wishes,
Piotr Understanding Society User Support Team

03:27 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2322: inapplicable in fwintvd_dv: Hi Emily,
There is some discrepancy between these variables because the sources are different. bornuk_dv is derive... Understanding Society User Support Team
02:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2317: Variable for childless: Hi Charlie,
You can modify the code creating nchild_dv to include only relationship_dv==9 (see https://www.underst... Understanding Society User Support Team
01:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2327 (Feedback): Wealth Variable: Hi Sarah,
“Wealth” can mean different things (e.g., housing wealth/home value and mortgage balance, savings and in... Understanding Society User Support Team
01:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2326 (Feedback): jbnssec8_dv - Large employers & higher management and Higher professional: Hi Michael,
NS-SEC does distinguish between these two categories, but as subcategories (see page 13, Table 3 in th... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2327 (Feedback): Wealth Variable: Hi, I am an undergraduate who is studying the impact of homeownership on wealth and I have been looking for the best ... Sarah Frost
12:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2326 (Feedback): jbnssec8_dv - Large employers & higher management and Higher professional: Hi Folks,
I am writing to ask if you could provide some information and examples of jobs for 'Large employers & hi... Michael Vallely
12:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2324: ukborn variable: Hi Piotr,
Apologies I can see wave o is actually present in my folder, it must be my code. Sorry for not checking!... emily naish
12:14 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2317: Variable for childless: Hiya Roberto,
This is very helpful. Are you also able to provide a suggestion on how to derive a variable that is ... Charlie McCurdy

11:37 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2321: linking responsible adult to youth: Thank you so much for your help with this Piotr! this was incredible useful.
I have now merged youth from wave 13 w... Akansha Naraindas

04:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2323: Question with regard to the variable nwage_dv: Great support, thanks a lot!
Best,
Nico Nico Ochmann
01:59 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2323 (Feedback): Question with regard to the variable nwage_dv: nwage_dv is just a household headcount, not an employment or income measure. It’s created from the individual-level a... Understanding Society User Support Team
02:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2320: Parliamentary Constituency Codes: Hi Stuart,
Wave 16 will use the May 2025 ONSPD. Since the Westminster parliamentary constituency (PCON) boundary c... Understanding Society User Support Team

06:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2325: Joining and weighting youth, adults and households: Thanks very much for this. I looked through the previous queries and it seems that when a custom weight is not create... Akansha Naraindas
05:10 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2325 (In Progress): Joining and weighting youth, adults and households: Hi Akansha,
Please have a look at these past similar queries to see if these answer your question:
https://iser... Understanding Society User Support Team
01:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2325: Joining and weighting youth, adults and households: i now realise there arent any youth longitudinal weights, i do not think id have the capabilities to create my own we... Akansha Naraindas
12:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2325 (Feedback): Joining and weighting youth, adults and households: Hi,
I have a somewhat complex merge and would appreciate some guidance on weighting. My analysis examines how hous... Akansha Naraindas
04:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2323: Question with regard to the variable nwage_dv: Both!
Thanks Piotr for your reply and help.
Best,
Nico Nico Ochmann
04:01 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2323: Question with regard to the variable nwage_dv: Hi Nico,
I want to double-check if I correctly understand your question. Are you surprised by the number of househ... Understanding Society User Support Team
03:39 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2324: ukborn variable: Hi Emily,
Below a comparison of the 2024 release of SN6614 and 2025 downloaded yesterday using dta (Stata) files. ... Understanding Society User Support Team
10:48 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2324: ukborn variable: Hi Piotr,
Before I logged this question, I had redownloaded the dataset from data service and it still gave me the... emily naish
03:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2321: linking responsible adult to youth: Hi Akansha,
I see. Adresp15_dv give you the person number of person responsible for child under 16, that is, their... Understanding Society User Support Team
10:57 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2322: inapplicable in fwintvd_dv: Hi Piotr,
Thank you, I will exclude these people.
Sorry I should've given more details...Using both the *ukborn... emily naish
10:02 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2306: hstotmg outstanding or total mortgage secured?: Hi Piotr,
Thanks very much. That's really helpful.
Best wishes,
Selçuk Selcuk Beduk

05:27 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2321: linking responsible adult to youth: Thanks for this! My issue is that i want to use the https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/innovation-p... Akansha Naraindas
04:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2321 (Feedback): linking responsible adult to youth: Hi Akansha,
To link youth to themselves across waves, use their PIDP. To link to their parents, the easiest way is... Understanding Society User Support Team
04:51 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2306: hstotmg outstanding or total mortgage secured?: Hi Selçuk,
I'm sorry for the delay in replying to you. The reply from the questionnaire team:
"Yes, it’s the cu... Understanding Society User Support Team
04:46 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2324 (Feedback): ukborn variable: Hi Emily,
The numbers in the latest wave files should align with the numbers on the website. From what I can see, ... Understanding Society User Support Team
04:37 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #1874: Issue with religion variable in wave 12: Hi Ekaterina,
We will investigate this and get back to you.
Best wishes,
Piotr Marzec
UKHLS User Support Understanding Society User Support Team
04:23 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2322 (Feedback): inapplicable in fwintvd_dv: Hi Emily,
fwintvd_dv is derived from the wave-level individual interview outcome variable (w_ivfio), taking the fi... Understanding Society User Support Team
04:17 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2320: Parliamentary Constituency Codes: Thank you for this update. Is there any way of knowing when the updated boundaries will be incorporated into this dat... Stuart Fox
03:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2320 (Feedback): Parliamentary Constituency Codes: Hi Stuart,
In Wave 15, the May 2024 release of ONSPD was used (see https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/wp-conte... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2324 (Feedback): ukborn variable: Hi,
Sorry if this is a silly question, I'm still getting to grips with the dataset and coding with R. I just redow... emily naish
05:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2323 (Feedback): Question with regard to the variable nwage_dv: Dear Understanding Society Team,
I am working with household level income data and I would like to adjust that da... Nico Ochmann
03:45 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2322 (Feedback): inapplicable in fwintvd_dv: Hi,
For this row in fwintvd_dv:
inapplicable -8 39856 23.67%
Are these all participants that were enrolled ... emily naish
03:18 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2321 (Feedback): linking responsible adult to youth: Hi,
I am linking youth data from Wave 13 to Wave 15 and would also like to link each young person to their Wave 13... Akansha Naraindas
01:20 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2320 (Feedback): Parliamentary Constituency Codes: I have accessed the latest version of the Parliamentary Constituency file, and noticed that the constituencies are id... Stuart Fox
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

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