Support #2292
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extract annual data from a UKHLS wave
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Dear Roberto Cavazos,
I am trying to use w_month to extract data regarding the year 2016.
First, as I use STATA11, I applied the command use13 to open the UKHLS data regarding the wave 8 2016-2018, but for some strange reason it did not work. Hence, I used the command insheet to open the .tab files, but now when I use the command codebook the variables lost their definitions, what is the definition of the variables h_month and h_country? Can I find the definition of these variables in the questionnaire? Under which name?
The values of the variable h_month ranges from 1 to 24, does this mean that 1-12 months refers to the year 2016, the year I am interested in? Is it enough to use wave 8 and h_month and the adjustment to extract the data of 2016 or I have to use the same adjustment procedure for the wave 7?
Regarding the wave 8, the file h_income does not have the variables h_month and h_country, does this mean that I cannot use this file and the variables related to income?
I am comparing the years 2016 and 2019 using cross-sectional data, I do not understand why I have to make that adjustment and why at the end there is the creation of a longitudinal weight, I need to create and use a cross-sectional weight.
This is the adjustment procedure:
gen adj=1
replace adj=0.5 if w_country==4
gen weight=w_xxxyyus_lw*adj 8
What does this mean?
How should I use adj? Should I multiply adj for which other variables?
How should I generate cross-sectional weights?
Thanks a lot for your help and patience;
Best Wishes,
Raffaele Ciula
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