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From 01/23/2016 to 02/21/2016

02/21/2016

10:46 AM Support #508 (Closed): BHPS identifying households or individuals across waves
Hi,
I am looking to analyse a number of variables such as income, wealth and consumption across waves and to see h...
Christopher Booth

02/19/2016

05:34 PM Support #507 (Closed): 'inapplicable' on newborn.dta
Dear UKHLS team,
The variables on the newborn dataset have a large amount of missing data coded as 'inapplicable' ...
Laia Becares
11:40 AM Support #506 (Closed): weights and design variables query Waves 2-5
Hello,
I was wondering if you could answer a question I have about weights and psu/strata variables for analysing ...
Orla McBride

02/18/2016

01:04 PM Support #502 (Closed): Weights to use to analyse year-to-year transitions within waves 1-5
Victoria Nolan
01:04 PM Support #492 (Closed): Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
Victoria Nolan
01:03 PM Support #487 (Closed): Understanding Society variable: change jobs
Victoria Nolan
01:03 PM Support #497 (Closed): NPD linkage to Primary/Secondary SEN type?
Victoria Nolan
01:03 PM Support #493 (Closed): Difference in response 3 and 4 for solar questions
Victoria Nolan
01:02 PM Support #496 (Closed): Clarification Query - Understanding Society linked NPD, and Understanding Society with School Codes
Victoria Nolan
12:55 PM Support #499: Blood pressure feedback
Dear Will,
I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this.... we have been investigating the issue, and un...
Victoria Nolan
11:46 AM Support #495: ethnicity
Hi Alita

Thanks.

White British is accurate and most suitable to use apart from when using data from Northern...
Victoria Nolan
11:19 AM Support #505 (Closed): Cross Sectional weights (xrwght/xrwtuk1) and job history files. [BHPS]
Victoria Nolan

02/17/2016

02:43 PM Support #505: Cross Sectional weights (xrwght/xrwtuk1) and job history files. [BHPS]
Hello again,
Apologies for the confusing query above. I made a small (read: stupid) mistake, confusing "append" wi...
Ivan Privalko
02:02 PM Support #505 (Closed): Cross Sectional weights (xrwght/xrwtuk1) and job history files. [BHPS]
Hi all,
I'm using the BHPS dataset (w1-w18) to look at the impact of job changes. Using the job history files, I c...
Ivan Privalko

02/16/2016

06:09 PM Support #503: Inconsistencies in self-completion module of wave three?
Hi Till,
You are correct. There are a handful of cases for whom SCAC shos that they "refused self-completion" or "...
Alita Nandi
12:45 PM Support #503: Inconsistencies in self-completion module of wave three?
Dear Till,
Thank you for letting us know. You are right that the 6 cases mentioned should have 0 cross-sectional s...
Olena Kaminska
05:50 PM Support #500: ever had/fathered children
Hi Charlie,
This question is only asked of those who report NO BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN in the household. Given that ch...
Alita Nandi
03:46 PM Support #495: ethnicity
Hi Angela,
Thanks for highlighting this issue.
We are in the process of updating the cateogry labels in the onl...
Alita Nandi
10:27 AM Support #489: HRP
Thank you for your suggestion to also seek out the 2001/2011 Census supporting material for a definition of the HRP c... Gundi Knies
08:49 AM Support #504: Svy Commands on Stata
Hello Alex,
Yes use:
svyset c_psu [pweight=c_indscub_xw], strata(c_strata) singleunit(scaled)
svy: reg y x1 x2
...
Alita Nandi

02/15/2016

03:23 PM Support #504 (Closed): Svy Commands on Stata
Hi there,
I am using Wave C in my dissertation and I've read that because Understanding Society's Dataset is so c...
Alex Best
02:34 PM Support #503 (Closed): Inconsistencies in self-completion module of wave three?
In wave three of the Understanding Society survey, there are six entries for respondents who have refused the self-co... Till Hoffmann
12:43 PM Support #489: HRP
Thank you for your reply. It is more than a little odd that US does not include an HRP identifier, given how central ... david rhodes

02/11/2016

01:13 PM Support #482 (Closed): Siblings variable in BHPS Wave 13
Victoria Nolan
01:12 PM Support #486 (Closed): BHPS education leaving age variables
Victoria Nolan
01:12 PM Support #502 (Resolved): Weights to use to analyse year-to-year transitions within waves 1-5
Victoria Nolan

02/10/2016

10:34 AM Support #492: Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
Thank you Gabriella for offering the code.
I will write to you directly about this.
Best wishes,
Alita
Alita Nandi

02/09/2016

01:40 PM Support #500 (In Progress): ever had/fathered children
Dear Charlie,
Many thanks for your enquiry. I have attached the table here in a word document. We will look into y...
Victoria Nolan
11:58 AM Support #502: Weights to use to analyse year-to-year transitions within waves 1-5
Sanne,
Yes, your situation is very similar to question 462. Potentially pooled data or balanced panel may be best ...
Olena Kaminska
11:15 AM Support #502 (Closed): Weights to use to analyse year-to-year transitions within waves 1-5
Hi,
I have a question about which weights to use. A similar question (no. 462) has been asked before, but I'm sti...
Sanne Velthuis

02/08/2016

03:47 PM Support #499: Blood pressure feedback
Dear Will,
Many thanks for your enquiry. We are actively looking into this at the moment and will respond as soon ...
Victoria Nolan
03:36 PM Support #495: ethnicity

Thanks Angela for your reply - I've added it here as it is a reply to this post rather than a new issue, and I will...
Victoria Nolan
01:08 PM Support #498 (Closed): weight youth self-completion + adult
Victoria Nolan
01:07 PM Support #491 (Closed): parental education
Victoria Nolan
01:07 PM Support #489 (Closed): HRP
Victoria Nolan
01:06 PM Support #492: Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
Garbiella Melis wrote:
thank you very much for your suggestion, although instead of the w_hsownd I have used the d...
Victoria Nolan
11:14 AM Support #500 (Closed): ever had/fathered children
In the indresp file there is a variable lprnt: Variable label = ever had/fathered children
I am analysing wave 3 d...
Charlie Owen

02/05/2016

05:59 PM Support #487: Understanding Society variable: change jobs
Dear Victoria and Alita,
Thank you very much for this information!
Best wishes,
Mariska
Mariska van der Horst
03:00 PM Support #487: Understanding Society variable: change jobs
Dear Mariska,
There was a scripting error for this routing flag. These cases were assigned a value of -9. This iss...
Alita Nandi
11:02 AM Support #499 (Closed): Blood pressure feedback

Hi,
I am working with the blood pressure data from the wave 2/3 nurse health assessment data and I am hoping y...
Will Cook

02/04/2016

02:44 PM Support #492: Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
As explained in Issue# 290
"Both in the BHPS and Understanding Society, the household questionnaire is completed b...
Alita Nandi
02:30 PM Support #497 (Resolved): NPD linkage to Primary/Secondary SEN type?
Dear Eric,
Many thanks for your enquiry.
Primary/Secondary SEN type is a very sensitive data item for DfE and a...
Victoria Nolan
02:26 PM Support #495: ethnicity
Hi Angela,
You are correct it is based on the EW version of the Census ethnic group qusetion. These can still be u...
Alita Nandi
02:11 PM Support #495 (In Progress): ethnicity
Dear Angela,
Many thanks for your enquiry. We are actively looking into this at the moment and we will be able to ...
Victoria Nolan
02:19 PM Support #487 (In Progress): Understanding Society variable: change jobs
Dear Mariska,
Many thanks for your enquiry, and apologies for the delay in responding.
We are actively looking...
Victoria Nolan
01:29 PM Support #493 (Resolved): Difference in response 3 and 4 for solar questions
Dear Ante,
The correct labels should be
3 ”no”
4 “considered in the past and rejected”
We will be correctin...
Victoria Nolan
01:26 PM Support #498 (Resolved): weight youth self-completion + adult
Victoria Nolan
11:27 AM Support #498: weight youth self-completion + adult
Many Thanks Olena, found it! Carolina Zuccotti
11:09 AM Support #498: weight youth self-completion + adult
Carolina,
For w1-w2 analysis you should use b_psnenus_lw weight, and for 1-3 waves, it should be c_psnenus_lw.
...
Olena Kaminska
10:46 AM Support #498: weight youth self-completion + adult
Hi Olena,
Many thanks for this prompt reply.
Just to make sure I understood, if I use individuals who are 15 in w1 ...
Carolina Zuccotti
10:28 AM Support #498: weight youth self-completion + adult
Carolina,
The best weight for your analysis is an enumeration longitudinal weight taken from the last wave of your...
Olena Kaminska
10:02 AM Support #498 (Closed): weight youth self-completion + adult
Hello,
I would like to follow individuals (14-15 yrs) who completed the self-completion youth questionnaire into the...
Carolina Zuccotti
01:25 PM Support #496 (In Progress): Clarification Query - Understanding Society linked NPD, and Understanding Society with School Codes
Dear Matteo,
Many thanks for your enquiry.
All the files (Understanding Society waves 1-5, NPD linkage files, s...
Victoria Nolan

02/03/2016

10:05 PM Support #497 (Closed): NPD linkage to Primary/Secondary SEN type?
Hi

We are contracted through Public Health England to contribute to their Knowledge and Intelligence Directorate ...
Eric Emerson
02:53 PM Support #492: Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
Gabriella Melis wrote:
Hi,

Thank you for your answer below.

Hence, for UndSoc we must assume that the pers...
Victoria Nolan
10:48 AM Support #496 (Closed): Clarification Query - Understanding Society linked NPD, and Understanding Society with School Codes
Dear Understanding Society team,

My name is Matteo and I would like to ask you some clarifications regarding, nam...
Matteo Sandi

02/02/2016

03:30 PM Support #488 (Closed): Matching educational qualification in BHPS and Understanding Society
Victoria Nolan
03:27 PM Support #490 (Closed): Modified oecd equivalence scale
Victoria Nolan

02/01/2016

03:32 PM Support #495 (Closed): ethnicity
Hi all
I think you might need to clarify the Racel variable on your questionnaire. It states in your questionnaire...
angela potter-collins
01:08 PM Support #474 (Closed): Large income jump between Wave 18 of BHPS and Wave 2 of UKHLS
Victoria Nolan
01:08 PM Support #477 (Closed): Childcare module
Victoria Nolan
09:41 AM Support #494 (Closed): Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis
We are aware that some users wish to pool data from multiple waves for the purpose of cross-sectional estimation (for... Peter Lynn

01/28/2016

06:31 PM Support #491: parental education
Dear Carolina,
In wave 1, these questions were asked of the first six months sample (a_month>=1 & a_month<=6), tha...
Alita Nandi
05:52 PM Support #486: BHPS education leaving age variables
If there is someone who has completed school but is in further education, for them ascend>0 but afeend==-8. So, by yo... Alita Nandi
05:05 PM Support #492: Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
Hello Gabriella,
You can construct the hrp variable for Understanding Society using the variables:
w_hidp, w_pno,...
Alita Nandi
11:30 AM Support #492: Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
Gabriella Melis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thank you for your answer below.
>
> Hence, for UndSoc we must assume that th...
Gabriella Melis
11:30 AM Support #492: Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
Hi,
Thank you for your answer below.
Hence, for UndSoc we must assume that the person who answered the HH quest...
Gabriella Melis

01/27/2016

03:45 PM Support #485 (Closed): Query about adapting and using a question from the survey
Victoria Nolan
03:07 PM Support #486: BHPS education leaving age variables
Hi Alita,
Stefanie emailed me with the details below - are you able yo follow up? Many thanks, Victoria.
Dear V...
Victoria Nolan
01:08 PM Support #493 (Closed): Difference in response 3 and 4 for solar questions
Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm referring to the summarised responses for variables d_solar1, d_solar2 and d_solar3 in wave...
Ante B
08:36 AM Support #488 (In Progress): Matching educational qualification in BHPS and Understanding Society
Dear Min Zhang,
Many thanks for your enquiry. Please refer to the variable _hiqual_dv and its description. To cons...
Victoria Nolan
08:25 AM Support #491 (In Progress): parental education
Dear Carolina,
Many thanks for your enquiry. I am assigning this to my colleague Alita who will be able to get bac...
Victoria Nolan
08:24 AM Support #489 (In Progress): HRP
Dear David,
Please refer to this earlier query for a response that hopefully answers your question?
https://www...
Victoria Nolan
08:22 AM Support #492 (In Progress): Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
Dear Gabriella,
Many thanks for your enquiry, and apologies for any confusion. I think in that earlier issue, the ...
Victoria Nolan

01/26/2016

06:58 PM Support #492 (Closed): Identifying HRP in UndSoc - comparable with BHPS HRP
Hi,
please, I have already seen that this same query was dealt with around a year ago here: https://www.understand...
Gabriella Melis

01/25/2016

03:04 PM Support #490 (Resolved): Modified oecd equivalence scale
Dear David,
for the purpose of deriving this scale Understanding Society currently defines children as persons aged ...
Gundi Knies
12:04 PM Support #491 (Closed): parental education
Hello,
I am working with Wave 1, and I wanted to know why the number of missing cases is so high for the mother & ...
Carolina Zuccotti
 

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