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06:12 PM Support #2294 (Feedback): Regarding the variable Livpar

Hello Fernando,
The livpar variable is available in both the child and the indall files. The indall file includes ... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:23 PM Support #2294 (Feedback): Regarding the variable Livpar

Good Morning
I am interested in the variable livpar. Particularly, I would like to know if this variable (or a sim... Fernando Martin

03:49 PM Support #2292: extract annual data from a UKHLS wave

Hello Raffaele,
Thank you for your feedback on the documentation, it’s important for us to know that it’s not as ... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/13/2025

04:00 PM Support #2287 (Feedback): ba_xewght not found

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03:58 PM Support #2291 (Feedback): Sampling and Analytic Weights

Hello David,
I've included below the reply from one of the team experts.
(1) Matching based on Euclidian/Mahala... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:57 PM Support #2289: Health condition (hcond) variables in Wave 13

Dear Roberto,
Thank you for your reply and for the PDF with the detailed guidance. You said above that for prevhcond... Laurence Rowley-Abel

09:42 AM Support #2292: extract annual data from a UKHLS wave

Dear Roberto Cavazos,
thanks or your email,
as I do not understand very well the procedure to extract single ye... Raffaele Ciula

11/12/2025

05:31 PM Support #2293: Wages/Pay in Sterling

Thank you Roberto, this is most helpful and appreciated.
Best wishes,
Damien. Damien Cassells

01:42 PM Support #2293 (Feedback): Wages/Pay in Sterling

Hello Damien,
You may want to look at “paygl”, which refers to gross pay at last payment, or “payu”, which refers ... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:50 AM Support #2293 (Feedback): Wages/Pay in Sterling

Hi, I am wondering if there is a variable that records respondents pay in £. I note questions on pay periods but have... Damien Cassells

12:11 PM Support #2292 (Feedback): extract annual data from a UKHLS wave

Hello Raffaele,
I’m sorry to hear you lost the labels when opening the dataset, maybe try again? Sometimes the sof... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:22 AM Support #2289 (Feedback): Health condition (hcond) variables in Wave 13

Hello Laurence,
A value of 1 indicates respondents who still have the previously reported condition, while 0 refer... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/10/2025

03:30 PM Support #2292 (Feedback): extract annual data from a UKHLS wave

Dear Roberto Cavazos,

I am trying to use w_month to extract data regarding the year 2016.
First, as I use ... Raffaele Ciula

09:54 AM Support #2291 (In Progress): Sampling and Analytic Weights

Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/08/2025

02:16 AM Support #2291 (Feedback): Sampling and Analytic Weights

Hi all,
I hope you all are well. I will be using the harmonised BHPS data from 1991 to 2015 for a long panel study... David Kong

11/07/2025

06:10 PM Support #2290 (Feedback): 2024 Data

Hello Jake,
Wave 15 covers the years 2023–2024 and is scheduled for public release at the end of November or early... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:10 PM Support #2290 (Feedback): 2024 Data

Hi,
I am doing some research on the 2024 General Election and wanted to look into using Understanding Society data... Jake Dibden

12:17 AM Support #2288 (Feedback): comparing two single years using Understanding Society

Hello Raffaele,
Access to the data is free of charge as long as you meet the conditions described by the UK Data ... Understanding Society User Support Team

11/06/2025

07:52 PM Support #2289 (Feedback): Health condition (hcond) variables in Wave 13

Dear UKHLS Team,
I am using the hcond variables in Wave 13 to look at whether respondents have certain health condit... Laurence Rowley-Abel

11/04/2025

03:04 PM Support #2288 (Feedback): comparing two single years using Understanding Society

My name is Raffaele Ciula,
some time ago, I asked if I could extract the year 2016 and 2019 from the dataset Under... Raffaele Ciula

11/03/2025

09:16 AM Support #2154 (Resolved): Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Setting this to Resolved, as the same (almost identical) issue was raised in https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/is... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/31/2025

10:08 AM Support #2131 (Resolved): i_macurr 'inapplicable' cases

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10:01 AM Support #2279 (Resolved): inquiry about "change in spending" variable in the COVID survey

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10/27/2025

04:46 PM Support #2276 (Feedback): Use of survey weight severely reducing sample size- longitudinal analysis

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04:46 PM Support #2278 (Feedback): Effect of self-completion weight on weighted count for sample of people who died

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04:46 PM Support #2281 (Feedback): Weights for longitudinal analysis - high zero-weighted numbers; and selecting weights

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04:46 PM Support #2284 (Feedback): Chosen longitudinal weight check

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04:45 PM Support #2285 (Feedback): Cross-sectional weights for having a household member interviewed in COVID-19 survey

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04:44 PM Support #2287 (In Progress): ba_xewght not found

Hello,
Please specify the waves of data you are using for the survival analysis. Ideally you should use the longit... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/24/2025

01:02 PM Support #2287 (Feedback): ba_xewght not found

I am using the UKHLS data to do survival analysis. I did not use the BHPS data, and I did not use survey weight. But,... SHUQI LYU

10/17/2025

12:36 PM Support #2285: Cross-sectional weights for having a household member interviewed in COVID-19 survey

Laura,
No, I meant the number of respondents in your model. There will be more respondents that can be in your mod... Olena Kaminska

10/16/2025

03:19 PM Support #2285: Cross-sectional weights for having a household member interviewed in COVID-19 survey

Dear Olena,
Thank you very much for your answer.
What do you mean exactly by "with smaller sample size"? Do you... Laura L

11:13 AM Support #2285: Cross-sectional weights for having a household member interviewed in COVID-19 survey

Laura,
Thank you for your question. You could use Covid-19 wave 6 weight as a suboptimal weight (with smaller samp... Olena Kaminska