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From 04/17/2012 to 05/16/2012
05/16/2012
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06:54 AM Support #51 (Closed): a_indinus_xw weight=0
- Hello:
I was wondering if you could confirm that that the a_indinus_xw weight variable should contain 3,933 observat...
05/14/2012
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09:07 AM Support #44 (Closed): Weighting on a restricted sample (outcome=110)
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- The life event job history module was asked of the GB sample at Wave2, the Scotland and Wales extension samples Wave1...
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05/12/2012
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01:19 PM Support #45: BHPS year first job
- Just to clarify - According to Vol A the LLIFEMST file is only for respondents from Northern Ireland (p.A3-70)?
05/11/2012
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- Thank you!
05/10/2012
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06:14 PM Support #43: Weighting-related questions
- No, you don't need to include a_hidp in addition to a_psu. Households are nested within psu, so controlling for psu w...
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- Thanks, Jakob.
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- Sung,
Yes, SPONTANEOUS is a valid response code, that isn't prompted or printed on showcards, etc.
Jakob -
- Hello: I see that for certain questions, in the online documentation, it says "SPONTANEOUS" (for example, variable a_...
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- Hi Jakob:
I downloaded the data in Jan 2012, so I think it is the most current version. Using the INDALL file gives m... -
- Sung,
There could be different reasons to why you get slightly different results. The most important is probably ver... -
- Hello: I am looking at the report "APPENDIX: UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY DESIGN OVERVIEW" which I believe is Chapter 15 of ...
05/09/2012
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- Sarah,
Thanks for raising this coding issue. Values 8 and 9 were for some BHPS variables used as missing value codes... -
- Thank you for your help!
One general follow-up question to one of your prior responses that "a_psu_dv, a_strata_d...
05/08/2012
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- Yes, you will need to use the weight for extra five minutes a_ind5mus_xw, simply because by using at least one variab...
05/04/2012
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- Thank you so much for your response!
I have one last question: I AM interested in studying ethnic minorities (tho... -
08:15 PM Support #48 (Closed): Height variable in wave 16 of BHPS
- Dear Support Team,
I have a question about the height variables in wave 16 of the BHPS. The height in inches vari...
05/03/2012
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- Apologies - you need to look at the job history questions asked under "Life Events section":http://www.iser.essex.ac....
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- Hi Jakob,
Thank you for your message. Can you please confirm that there is no variable containing the YEAR of first j... -
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01:55 PM Support #40: School Code (Schcode)
- Ok, thank you for your help.
Best wishes,
Lorraine
05/02/2012
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12:09 PM Support #47: BHPS Question
- Many thanks, Jakob -- This urban/rural code should work for my study. I've prepared a request as per the ESDS websit...
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10:45 AM Support #42: Imputation flags on gross income
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> Mark,
> The flags are are equal to zero when none of the underlying income components are im... -
- Mark,
The flags are are equal to zero when none of the underlying income components are imputed.
Jakob -
- Amy,
The data access is administered by UK Data Archive. Their website has further details on the "End User Licence":...
05/01/2012
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- Scott,
The "BHPS urban-rural classification look-ups":http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingData/bhpsCA.asp are available thr... -
- Good afternoon –
I’m writing regarding the BHPS. (specifically years 1998 and 2008)
For my purposes (analys... -
- Hannah
The required variables are described under "BHPS Employment History Module":http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/bhps/... -
- You would in that case need the special license mentioned above. The variable schcode on the general release is simpl...
04/30/2012
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09:11 PM Support #46 (Closed): Review Board
- Good day! I am at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. We are applying to our Institutional Review Board for de...
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- Ps: Also, I am using STATA.
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- Dear support team,
I am looking for the best way to derive the information of 'year of first job' in the BHPS. Am I ... -
- This is a summary of a longer discussion via email. The process has two stages and will require two weights: first st...
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02:15 PM Support #44 (Closed): Weighting on a restricted sample (outcome=110)
- Dear User Support
I am using the Understanding Society data for poverty analysis and would like to ask you if you ... -
- Thank you for your questions.
1) you should use analysis weights. These also correct for nonresponse. Design weig... -
- Hello: I have various weighting-related questions, which I have tried to list by similarity below:
1) What are the... -
- Hi Jakob,
Thank you for your response.
Unfortunately, the a_schsta variable is not so relevant, because I am in...
04/27/2012
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- We are trying to compute poverty indicators using both waves of the USoc. We have found that there is a significant i...
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- Your request will be considered in this consultation round, which finishes end of May.
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12:36 PM Support #41: Citizenship question -- only once?
- Thank you, Jakob. Is there any way of gauging how quickly they are likely to respond/react? (I have some very anxio...
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- David, Thanks for raising this. It is a good point and something we will have to consider for future waves. I have fo...
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- Am I correct in perceiving (from the "Content Plan" document) that the citizen question (CITZN) will be asked only on...
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- Lorraine,
The quick answer is that we ask about whether the school is a state or a private school;
https://www.un...
04/26/2012
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- Dear User Support,
Could you please tell me whether there are any variables available within the special license v...
04/17/2012
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