Support #1874
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Issue with religion variable in wave 12
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Hello support forum,
I think there might be an issue with the religion variable (l_oprlg1) in wave 12. I suspect this because nearly all the people who report belonging to both the Bangladeshi and Pakistani ethnic group (l_racel values 10 and 11) have l_oprlg1 = 11, indicating Christian (no specific denomination) religion. This can't be right - in other waves the vast majority of these ethnic groups report being Muslim. There are also some weird patterns for other ethnic groups, but this is the clearest indication of a mistake.
I therefore wonder if there is a coding issue for the values of l_oprlg1. Is this the right place to raise this issue to be looked into?
Many thanks,
Laurence
Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team almost 2 years ago
- Category set to Data inconsistency
- Status changed from New to In Progress
- Private changed from Yes to No
Hi Laurence,
Thank you for flagging this up, we will look into the issue.
Best wishes,
Piotr
UKHLS User Support
Updated by Laurence O'Brien almost 2 years ago
Many thanks Piotr, looking forward to hearing what you find
Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team almost 2 years ago
- % Done changed from 0 to 10
Hi,
I've done some initial checks and I can confirm that the l_oprlg1 variable is incorrect - my provisional diagnosis is that most probably all categories >11 are out of step by one and were coded using a lower code, so 11 using 10, 12 using 11 and so on. Our data team will investigate what happened.
Best wishes,
Piotr
UKHLS User Support