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Redmine Understanding Society User Support - Support #769 (Closed): number of siblings ever hadhttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/7692017-04-21T13:20:01ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I see that in BHPS there is a question about the total number of siblings respondents ever had (NSIBS). Is there an equivalent of this question in Understanding Society? If not, which strategy would you recommend to get sibling number for respondents (including those not in the household)?</p>
<p>Many thanks,</p>
<p>Sait</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #754 (Closed): Three Class NS-SEC - jbnssec3_dvhttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/7542017-03-22T10:45:13ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I try to make use of jbnnsec3_dv variable. According to the value labels, three categories are (1) management & professional, (2) intermediate, and (3) routine & never worked & long-term unemployed. That said, for around 40% of the individuals in each wave, this question is coded as "inapplicable". This sounds a bit weird to me, given that unemployed and inactive individuals are coded as 3. <br />I went a bit further and checked the code book to see how filters work for this variable. I think, as it is a derived variable, there is no filter information. Then I realise that the value labels in the code book are different from those in the data (i.e. 3=routine).</p>
<p>Can you please let me know what are the correct label values for this question, and also for whom this question is considered as "inapplicable"</p>
<p>Many thanks,</p>
<p>Best, Sait</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #722 (Closed): end date of union and how the union e...https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/7222017-02-14T16:48:13ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have a question about the Family histories data of BHPS (fertility.dta).</p>
<p>When I crosstab end1 (the reason for ending union) and stop_date1, I see that there is also a date assigned for the unions which are not ended (i.e. end1=6 "currently together). Then, I wonder what stop_date1 stands for, in the case of the unions which are not ended. Is it simply the last time of observation for this unions?</p>
<p>Many thanks, <br />Sait</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #651 (Closed): tnc variablehttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/6512016-11-01T10:07:17ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi when I tabulate tnc (the number of calls from callrec dataset by ivfio and ivhio, I see that some a big portion of the successful interviews are coming from the households with 0 calls (no call, withdrawn from field). As far as I understand this should not happen. Is that normal, or am I missing something?</p>
<p>Many thanks, <br />Sait</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #650 (Closed): anwstathttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/6502016-10-28T10:52:39ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I try to understanding the share of the individuals who move away from their parents in the following wave. I use anwstat to understand whether the ego and the alter live together in the next wave. The data documentation states the following:</p>
<p>"Alter’s residence at next wave. Indicates whether a pair of current co-resident household members (the Ego and the Alter) continue to be co-resident in the next wave of interview. For those who are not co-resident in the next wave, the indicator differentiates between whether the alter is in a different household, the alter is part of a non-responding household, the alter is part of household that was not fielded or the alter has died."</p>
<p>I want to ask how they are coded, if the household drops out from the survey (meaning that it is not possible to know if they leave together).</p>
<p>Many thanks!</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #628 (Closed): BHPS - isced variablehttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/6282016-09-13T10:45:08ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I aim to create ISCED (education) variable for Understanding Society to use together with the BHPS ISCED variable.</p>
<p>When I look into BHPS ISCED and qfedhi (highest educational qualifications) and qfachi (highest academic qualification) crosstabs, I see some inconsistencies in ISCED. For example 18 cases who have 1st degree according to qfachi, have primary school diploma according to ISCED. Moreover 124 of tem have lower secondary diploma. Do you know if this is a data inconsistency, or there is a reasonable explanation for this?</p>
<p>I think it would be useful for me if you can tell how isced variable in BHPS is constructed (so I can create it in the same way in Understanding Society).</p>
<p>Many thanks</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #627 (Closed): isco 88https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/6272016-09-12T15:28:39ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I want to use four digit ISCO 88 codes in Understanding Society for current job and last job. Although these variables (both 3 digit and 4 digit versions) appear in the data documentation, only condensed (3-digit) versions are available in the data. I wanted to ask whether 4 digit versions are available for Understanding Society?</p>
<p>P.S. I see that the 4 digit versions are publicly available in the BHPS data.</p>
<p>Many thanks!</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #599 (Closed): highest educational levelhttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/5992016-07-12T13:40:54ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I posted this issue previously, but I believe I made a mistake and flagged it as private. So I am report it again. sorry for any inconvenience.</p>
<p>I see that Understanding Society does not have educational outcomes in ISCED or Casmin scale, while BHPS has. I was wondering if there is a way to construct ISCED scale using the existing education info in Understanding Society.</p>
<p>I aim for an variable which can be harmonised with other European countries; so I aim to use highest educational level completed as opposed to the qualifications in the British education system.</p>
<p>Many thanks</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #598 (Closed): crosssectional BHPS sample weights in...https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/5982016-07-11T14:33:40ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am working on an analysis which follows BHPS 2001 sample into Understanding Society (without including the Understanding Society sample). I understand I need to use WXRWTUK1 weight for BHPS waves. However, I can not find the equivalent weight to use in Understanding Society waves. It seems that the appropriate one would be w_indinbh_xw, however this weight is only available in wave 2.</p>
<p>Could you please tell me which weight in Understanding Society data I should use for an analysis including only BHPS (2001 - including Scotland, Wales, and NI)sample?</p>
<p>Many Thanks</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #590 (Closed): guests staying with the householdhttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/5902016-06-28T19:03:56ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have looked into the data documentation but did not see any explanation on the following issue. Does Understanding Society or BHPS interview the individuals staying with the household only for a short term (i.e. guests visiting the family)?</p>
<p>Many thanks</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #586 (Closed): BHPS sample members without pids in U...https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/5862016-06-24T13:16:41ZSait Bayrakdarsb2152@cam.ac.uk
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am working on the attrition in BHPS and UKHLS.</p>
<p>I realised some cases in UKHLS (around 400 in each wave) comes from BHPS sample but do not have pids. I checked xwavedat (UKHLS) data to see if the pids are present there (so I would match pids using pidps from this file), but the same cases do not have pid in xwavedat either.</p>
<p>I thought everybody (even if they were under 16, or never interviewed) would have a pid.</p>
<p>Can you please explain, if I am doing something wrong? Is there any people in BHPS sample with missing pids in UKHLS waves?</p>
<p>Many thanks!</p>