Understanding Society User Support

Dear Sir/Madam,

I was wondering if you might be able to help me with a query I have regarding the BHPS sample (now present in the "interim release" version of the 'wave 1 and wave 2 Understanding Society' data). Essentially, my query is this:

- I would like to know whether it is possible to find out the unemployment history for individuals who were in the final wave of the BHPS survey and also wave 2 of the understanding society survey
- So what I'd like to know: in wave 2 of the UndStand Soc survey, is there information on whether an individual experienced ANY unemployment between the 'last wave of the BHPS: 2008/09" and the "2nd wave of the Understanding Society Survey" (in which the BHPS sample now appears)
- Using the BHPS, data was collected on the work histories of all members. So, you could see whether an individual was either a) unemployed at the time of a survey year (i.e. current employment status at the time of the survey); or b) whether they'd experienced any unemployment between two survey years (i.e. unemployment experience INBETWEEN two surveys)
- Does the "wave 2" of the US survey contain data on the employment histories of the BHPS members between 1) the time of the US wave 2 survey AND 2) the final wave of the BHPS survey
- So, can I see if: between "wave 2 of the US survey" and the "final wave of the BHPS survey (2008/09)", an individual had any experience of unemployemt?
- Is there a variable (or series of variables) for this?

Does this make sense? If not, please do not hesitate to ask.

Thanks so much for your time.

Best,

James Laurence