Understanding Society User Support

12/06/2024

05:24 PM Support #2088 (Feedback): Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined

Understanding Society User Support Team

04:32 PM Support #2088: Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined

Hi Olga,
I just had another question regarding this, I hope that's ok!
So, my research combines the MainStage... Michael Francis

12/05/2024

10:59 AM Support #2164: Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO

Hello,
Is there any documentation about the decision making about which questions to include in the household vs. ... Emma Bridger

12/04/2024

12:46 PM Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Hello Laura,
Apologies for the delay, the Covid-19 team replied the following:
This might be because the routi... Understanding Society User Support Team

12/02/2024

08:59 PM Support #2182 (Feedback): How are weights claculated

Understanding Society User Support Team

11/28/2024

03:47 PM Support #2182: How are weights claculated

Hi Matthias,
I would recommend checking the following documents online:
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:49 PM Support #2182 (Feedback): How are weights claculated

Hello, i have been asked to provide information on the model used to calculate the cross-sectional weighs for the you... Matthias Pierce

11/26/2024

01:04 PM Support #2179: Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data

Dear Laura,
You're welcome.
Best wishes,
Piotr
UKHLS User Support Understanding Society User Support Team

11/25/2024

04:35 PM Support #2179: Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data

Dear Piotr,
Thank you very much for the clarification.
Best regards,
Laura Laura L

11/22/2024

12:29 PM Support #2180 (Feedback): Relationship to the reference person

Hi Oscar,
gr2r
I’m not sure this is the best variable, especially if the person of reference isn’t the mother. Th... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/20/2024

03:47 PM Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Hi Piotr,
Thanks for getting back to me - I'll have another look at the W16 questionnaire.
Best wishes,
Andrei Andrei Savitski

03:30 PM Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Hi Andrei,
I’ve asked around, and I don’t believe we asked any questions that directly correspond to what you’re l... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:33 PM Support #2088 (Resolved): Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined

Understanding Society User Support Team

03:22 PM Support #2179 (Feedback): Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data

Understanding Society User Support Team

01:44 PM Support #2179: Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data

Hi Laura,
The data for those 12 respondents is missing and cannot be retrieved, which I assume is due to a technic... Understanding Society User Support Team

02:04 PM Support #2181 (Feedback): Longitudinal weights , merging in wave files then cross wave

Dear Rehana,
You can check the code included in exercise 6 of our Moodle Introduction to Understanding Society cou... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:12 PM Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Here are some further thoughts.
The Covid-19 variables cg_occtenyr and cg_occtenmnth might be helpful, as they pro... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:50 PM Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Hi Laura,
As of now, the full jbsoc10 variable is not available in the mainstage release of Understanding Society.... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/19/2024

09:46 PM Support #2181 (Feedback): Longitudinal weights , merging in wave files then cross wave

Hello,
I was wondering if some R sample code may be available for longitudinal weighting. I am merging variables fro... Rehana Meeajan

08:50 PM Support #2180: Relationship to the reference person

Dear sir, madam
My apologies, but I have one extra question (which may solve the problem immediately!).
If th... Oscar Frison

08:34 PM Support #2180 (Feedback): Relationship to the reference person

Dear sir, madam
In BHPS (indall & indresp file), the variable 'hgr2r' indicates the individual's relationship to t... Oscar Frison

03:26 PM Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Dear Piotr,
I just text you again to check if there is any news about the release of the occupation variables, or... Laura L

03:25 PM Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Dear Roberto,
Is there any update on this issue? How should I interpret these potential inconsistencies in routin... Laura L

03:05 PM Support #2179 (Feedback): Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data

Good afternoon,
I am using the COVID-19 datasets, specifically wave 7 cg_indresp_w file, and I have a doubt. In t... Laura L

11/15/2024

06:18 PM Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Hi Piotr,
Many thanks for your response. I had a look, but these questions deal more with flexible working and hyp... Andrei Savitski

01:04 PM Support #2083 (Resolved): Creating a tailored longitudinal weight for unbalanced panel data

Understanding Society User Support Team

11/14/2024

01:23 PM Support #2164: Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO

Hi Emma,
1) Yes.
2) Yes, you're correct about the universe for the matdep questions – these are not asked of hous... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:05 PM Support #2176 (Feedback): USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Understanding Society User Support Team

01:05 PM Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Dear Andrei,
Could it be the flexible working experiment (see FSVIGNAME1 and the related questions in the IP16: h... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:44 PM Support #2177 (Feedback): school leaving age vs. further education leaving age

Hello,
'w_scend' ('w_' is a wave prefix) - this is the age provided in response to the question 'school' ('How old... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/13/2024

08:00 PM Support #2177 (Feedback): school leaving age vs. further education leaving age

Dear sir, madam
Could you please clarify the difference between the variables 'scend' (school leaving age) and 'fe... Oscar Frison

11/12/2024

01:54 PM Support #2176 (Feedback): USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights

Good afternoon,
My name is Andrei Savitski, and I'm a research and data officer at the Work Rights Centre. We're a... Andrei Savitski

12:37 PM Support #2164: Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-2:
> Dear Emma,
>
> You are correct about the w_ivh1 - w_... Emma Bridger

11/11/2024

12:13 PM Support #2156 (Feedback): Gig economy job (wave 13)

Hello Darja,
Apologies for the delay in responding to this part of your query.
The initial question, "Gigempjob... Understanding Society User Support Team