Support #1874
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 3 months 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 3 months ago
Many thanks Piotr, looking forward to hearing what you find
Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team 3 months 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