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Using wave 14 Harmonized UKHLS file with Marital and Cohabitation Histories, 1991-2022 file
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Hi there,
I know wave 14 of the UKHLS was recently released. However, it seems as though the marriage and cohabitation history file has not yet been updated to account for wave 14. Is it problematic in any way to merge the Wave 14 harmonized UKHLS file with the Marital and Cohabitation Histories, 1991-2022 file? If it's okay to use them together, would you be able to help point me toward the potential variables in the main data I could use to figure out changes in relationship status between waves 13 and 14? Would I just rely on marital status indicators?
Thanks so much in advance!
Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team about 1 month ago
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Hi Kimberly,
If you'd like to add waves 13 and 14, I suggest checking the Marital and Cohabitation Histories 1991–2021 – User Guide https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/documentation/user-guides/8473_main_survey_user_guide_marital_cohabitation_histories.pdf.
'Table A1: Description of the variables from the source data files that were used to create the variables in this file' should provide you with a comprehensive list. Additionally, you may also want to look at questions related to partnership changes in the Annual Events History module of the main questionnaire (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/questionnaires/).
Best wishes,
Piotr Marzec
UKHLS User Support
Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team 29 days ago
Hi Kimberly,
I just wanted to let you know that the updated version of the Marital and Cohabitation Histories will be released very soon.
Best wishes,
Piotr
UKHLS User Support
Updated by Understanding Society User Support Team 29 days ago
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Updated by Kimberly McErlean 28 days ago
Hi Piotr,
Thank you so much for the help. I see that the Marital and Cohabitation Histories have been updated, so thank you for making me aware of that. Thanks as well for sending along the documentation I could leverage in order to create those variables myself, should I ever need to. I really appreciate the help.
Thanks,
Kim