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From 01/21/2017 to 02/19/2017

02/17/2017

11:04 AM Support #725 (Closed): Sample sizes nurse visit & blood samples
Dear Understanding Society team,
My colleague and I have recently started working with the nurse and biomarker dat...
Lindsay Richards

02/16/2017

06:31 PM Support #722 (In Progress): end date of union and how the union ended
Hello Sait,
There is no BHPS file called fertility.dta. My guess is that you are referring to the file family.dta....
Alita Nandi
09:28 AM Support #721 (Resolved): ladistc variable missing in BHPS
Victoria Nolan
09:27 AM Support #716 (Closed): Weighting linked USoc-NPD dataset
Victoria Nolan
09:25 AM Support #704 (Closed): output area cods and names
Victoria Nolan
09:24 AM Support #717 (Closed): Deriving hourly wage variable
Victoria Nolan
09:24 AM Support #719 (In Progress): Online variable search
Dear Libby,
Many thanks for your enquiry. The team is looking into it and we will get back to you shortly.
Best...
Victoria Nolan
09:22 AM Support #724 (In Progress): Education in BHPS and UKHLS (harmonization and classification)
Dear Lydia,
Many thanks for your enquiry. The team is looking into it and we will get back to you shortly.
Best...
Victoria Nolan
09:20 AM Support #714 (Feedback): Missing values
Dear Luca,
There should not be many inapplicables for the hcond variables in wave one. The inapplicables resulting...
Victoria Nolan

02/15/2017

03:42 PM Support #724 (Closed): Education in BHPS and UKHLS (harmonization and classification)
Dear UKHLS and BHPS users,
I have a question regarding the recoding of the variables on education in both
BHPS ...
Lydia Palumbo

02/14/2017

10:58 PM Support #723: Combining USOC/BHPS and zero weights
David,
Re. point 1), this all looks broadly fine to me. The only caveat is that the two sets of weights for the di...
Peter Lynn
05:23 PM Support #723 (In Progress): Combining USOC/BHPS and zero weights
Assigned to Peter. Victoria Nolan
05:16 PM Support #723 (Resolved): Combining USOC/BHPS and zero weights
I have a couple more very small queries following on from our analysis; these are mainly for re-assurance that we’ve ... David Hussey
04:48 PM Support #722 (Closed): end date of union and how the union ended
Hi,
I have a question about the Family histories data of BHPS (fertility.dta).
When I crosstab end1 (the reaso...
Sait Bayrakdar

02/13/2017

03:35 PM Support #718 (Closed): Which age variable to use for GWAS data? "ag16g10" or "ag16g20"
Victoria Nolan
03:33 PM Support #713 (Closed): Weighting for longitudinal analysis of USOC waves 2 to 5
Victoria Nolan
03:33 PM Support #711 (Closed): Adult Self Completion Data
Victoria Nolan
03:32 PM Support #712 (Closed): Attrition Rate
Victoria Nolan
03:32 PM Support #692 (Closed): merging _indresp and _child across all waves
Victoria Nolan

02/10/2017

03:48 PM Support #718: Which age variable to use for GWAS data? "ag16g10" or "ag16g20"
Dear Victoria,
Thanks for providing me the link for these two variables. I understand their meanings well now.
...
Tenghao Zheng
11:46 AM Support #720 (Feedback): GPS & BHPS sample
Thanks for clarifying.
Table 21 reports the response rates, including non-response (household refusal etc.). The in...
Gundi Knies
11:18 AM Support #720: GPS & BHPS sample
Hi Gundi,
thank you for your reply. I am looking at this version of data: UKDA-6614-spss w. 1-5. The manual I am a...
Theodora Kokosi
10:26 AM Support #721 (Feedback): ladistc variable missing in BHPS
Dear King Fok,
you are right - access restrictions apply in this case and there are some differences between the BHP...
Gundi Knies
03:13 AM Support #721 (Closed): ladistc variable missing in BHPS
According to the online documentation at https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/bhps/documentation/volb/wave1/avars4.html, the ... King Fok

02/09/2017

11:04 AM Support #718: Which age variable to use for GWAS data? "ag16g10" or "ag16g20"
Dear Tenghao,
I'm very sorry about the confusion here, and many thanks for clarifying, that was very helpful.
H...
Victoria Nolan
10:07 AM Support #718: Which age variable to use for GWAS data? "ag16g10" or "ag16g20"
Dear Victoria,
Thanks for your quick response.
We have applied the GWAS data (only genetic data) from the Euro...
Tenghao Zheng
09:44 AM Support #718 (Feedback): Which age variable to use for GWAS data? "ag16g10" or "ag16g20"
Dear Tenghao,
We are slightly confused about the dataset(s) that you are using, and were hoping you could clarify....
Victoria Nolan

02/08/2017

05:10 PM Support #720: GPS & BHPS sample
Hi Theodora,
can you be more specific please. Which two pieces of information are you comparing exactly? And which v...
Gundi Knies
04:59 PM Support #720 (Closed): GPS & BHPS sample
Dear all,
I would like to ask what is the sample size of the respondents in wave 2 and wave 3 (the productive case...
Theodora Kokosi
03:56 PM Support #719 (Closed): Online variable search
Hi,
I’ve just realised that the variable search on the Understanding Society website is case sensitive. When I searc...
Libby Webb
03:37 PM Support #716: Weighting linked USoc-NPD dataset
Hi Peter

Thank you very much for your quick and helpful reply. What you suggest makes perfect sense. Yes I did wo...
Matt Barnes
12:34 PM Support #716: Weighting linked USoc-NPD dataset
Matt,
I suggest a different approach. Let me first describe the approach and then explain why.
Start with the s...
Peter Lynn
09:48 AM Support #716 (In Progress): Weighting linked USoc-NPD dataset
Dear Matt,
Many thanks for your enquiry, I have passed it on to our weighting team.
Best wishes, Victoria.
Victoria Nolan
01:54 PM Support #703: Longitudinal weights for periods of years
Hi,
Sorry again for the delayed response - I was finalising exactly what sort of analysis I will be undertaking. If ...
Agnes Norris Keiller
01:09 PM Support #703 (Feedback): Longitudinal weights for periods of years
Dear Agnes,
Just checking if we can help you any further with this query?
Many thanks.
Victoria Nolan
01:21 PM Support #704: output area cods and names
Dear Gundi and Victoria,
Thanks very much for your response.
I checked my dataset and the odd codes only show up fo...
Glenna Nightingale
01:07 PM Support #704: output area cods and names
Hi Glenna,
Just checking if there's anything more we can help you with on this query?
Many thanks, Victoria.
Victoria Nolan
01:13 PM Support #718 (In Progress): Which age variable to use for GWAS data? "ag16g10" or "ag16g20"
Dear Tenghao,
Many thanks for your enquiry. The team is looking into it and we will get back to you shortly.
Be...
Victoria Nolan
09:39 AM Support #718 (Closed): Which age variable to use for GWAS data? "ag16g10" or "ag16g20"
Hi,
I am now working on GWAS data of understanding society cohort, and would like to add age as a covariate in ass...
Tenghao Zheng
01:12 PM Support #715 (In Progress): Wave 1 to 6 Data Release - Differences compared to Wave 1 to 5 data release
Dear Ben,
Many thanks for your enquiry. The team is looking into it and we will get back to you shortly.
Best w...
Victoria Nolan
01:11 PM Support #714 (In Progress): Missing values
Dear Luca,
Many thanks for your enquiry. The team is looking into it and we will get back to you shortly.
Best ...
Victoria Nolan
12:02 PM Support #717 (Feedback): Deriving hourly wage variable
Dear Nia,
Unfdortunately we do not provide that conversion with our data, but there should be plenty of online res...
Victoria Nolan
09:45 AM Support #702 (Closed): Date of birth of first child
Victoria Nolan
09:43 AM Support #710 (Closed): variable `w'lcoh
Victoria Nolan
09:43 AM Support #706 (Closed): Religious sample across all waves
Victoria Nolan
09:43 AM Support #707 (Closed): Scottish datazones in SN7248
Victoria Nolan
09:42 AM Support #709 (Closed): how to match spouses across waves
Victoria Nolan
09:42 AM Support #708 (Closed): Youth response rates
Victoria Nolan

02/07/2017

02:03 PM Support #717 (Closed): Deriving hourly wage variable
I am currently writing my dissertation on the Impact of Obesity on Wages in the UK Labour Market using Waves 2 and 3.... nia kennedy
01:12 PM Support #716 (Closed): Weighting linked USoc-NPD dataset
I’m exploring the wellbeing of secondary school children with a Special Educational Need (SEN) using the linked Under... Matt Barnes
10:29 AM Support #715: Wave 1 to 6 Data Release - Differences compared to Wave 1 to 5 data release
Good afternoon,
I have recently downloaded the Wave 1 to 6 data release having previously been working with the wa...
Ben Clark

02/06/2017

02:34 PM Support #715 (Closed): Wave 1 to 6 Data Release - Differences compared to Wave 1 to 5 data release
Good afternoon,
I have recently downloaded the Wave 1 to 6 data release having previously been working with the wa...
Ben Clark

02/02/2017

12:10 PM Support #705: Emigration Status
Thanks for the detailed information.
However, I do have a follow-up question.
You mentioned that the conjecture...
Yujung Whang
12:07 PM Support #705: Emigration Status
Thanks for the detailed information.
However, I do have a follow-up question.
(1)
I am using a special license...
Yujung Whang

02/01/2017

03:42 PM Support #702: Date of birth of first child
Great - thank you for your help, Victoria!
Best wishes,
Jenny
Jenny Shen
09:01 AM Support #702: Date of birth of first child
Dear Jenny,
No, there is no way of picking up these cases for children born after the participant joined the panel...
Victoria Nolan
11:31 AM Support #714 (Closed): Missing values
Hello, I kindly have a specific question related to the "inapplicable" category within the missing values. Let me ple... Luca Bernardi
10:10 AM Support #713 (Feedback): Weighting for longitudinal analysis of USOC waves 2 to 5
Victoria Nolan
09:23 AM Support #713: Weighting for longitudinal analysis of USOC waves 2 to 5
Jane,
Always use the "ub" weights (not "us") for longitudinal analysis starting at wave 2, otherwise the BHPS samp...
Peter Lynn
09:03 AM Support #713 (In Progress): Weighting for longitudinal analysis of USOC waves 2 to 5
Dear Jane,
Many thanks for your query, which has been passed on to the weighting team to look into.
Best wishes...
Victoria Nolan

01/31/2017

11:54 PM Support #702: Date of birth of first child
Hi Victoria,
Yes! This helps a lot. Thank you so much!
I have a follow-up question: using the household grid in...
Jenny Shen
11:39 AM Support #702 (Feedback): Date of birth of first child
Dear Jenny,
I'm sorry for the delay while we have been looking into this for you.
There are a number of differe...
Victoria Nolan
07:05 PM Support #713 (Closed): Weighting for longitudinal analysis of USOC waves 2 to 5
Hi, I just wanted to clarify which weight I should use for a longitudinal analysis of USOC waves 2 to 5 please, in or... Jane Lakey
10:43 AM Support #711: Adult Self Completion Data
Dear Hong,
These variables are available in a_indresp and d_indresp files as these were asked in Waves 1 and 4. Pl...
Alita Nandi
09:41 AM Support #678 (Closed): fimngrs_dv variable
Victoria Nolan
09:40 AM Support #712 (Feedback): Attrition Rate
Dear Stuart,
Attrition rates/ wave-on-wave response rates can be found in the Understanding Society Quality Profil...
Victoria Nolan

01/30/2017

11:22 PM Support #711: Adult Self Completion Data
Alita Nandi wrote:
> Hello Hong,
>
> All responses from adult respondents including proxy and self-completion are...
Hong Eng Goh
07:51 PM Support #711 (In Progress): Adult Self Completion Data
Hello Hong,
All responses from adult respondents including proxy and self-completion are included in the INDRESP f...
Alita Nandi
06:38 PM Support #692: merging _indresp and _child across all waves
A quick look at your syntax suggests that you have only matched with fathers and so are missing all children living i... Alita Nandi
06:15 PM Support #710 (In Progress): variable `w'lcoh
Hi Lydia,
In Understanding Society Wave 1, all adult respondents were asked this question.
In Understanding Socie...
Alita Nandi
06:00 PM Support #706 (In Progress): Religious sample across all waves
Hi Andrew,
You will first have to pick up this variable from every wave, merge those files together and then creat...
Alita Nandi
03:30 PM Support #712 (Closed): Attrition Rate
I would like to know, as far as possible, the attrition rate of the Understanding Society panel. Ideally, it would be... Stuart Fox
01:29 PM Support #707: Scottish datazones in SN7248
Dear Victoria,
Thank you for responding so quickly and clarifying this for me.
Best wishes
Rory
Victoria N...
Rory Coulter
11:52 AM Support #707 (Feedback): Scottish datazones in SN7248
Dear Rory,
Thank you for your query and for pointing out that SN7248 (LSOA 2011 Special Licence) does not contain ...
Victoria Nolan
11:55 AM Support #709 (Feedback): how to match spouses across waves
Dear Nico,
We offer an online training course via Moodle which will copefully help with your query:
https://www.u...
Victoria Nolan
11:51 AM Support #700 (Closed): longitudinal weights for small sub-samples
Victoria Nolan
11:50 AM Support #698 (Closed): wave 6 - individual records apparently unmatched to household records
Victoria Nolan
11:50 AM Support #697 (Closed): LDA sample
Victoria Nolan

01/29/2017

11:38 PM Support #711: Adult Self Completion Data
I would appreciate your advice. Hong Eng Goh
11:37 PM Support #711 (Closed): Adult Self Completion Data
I have downloaded the data from UK Data Service, however, the data from the adult self completion section are missing. Hong Eng Goh

01/28/2017

07:53 PM Support #710 (Closed): variable `w'lcoh
Dear UKHLS/BHPS users,
I am uncertain on the meaning of the inapplicable variable in the variable `w'lcoh (presen...
Lydia Palumbo

01/27/2017

01:39 PM Support #709 (Closed): how to match spouses across waves
Hi,
I would like to match partners for a given wave and ideally across waves.
There is _ppid, the cross wave pe...
Nico Ochmann
09:59 AM Support #708 (Feedback): Youth response rates
Hi Rebecca,
all information collected in the youth questionnaires is stored in the data file _youth. And each data ...
Gundi Knies
09:25 AM Support #708 (Closed): Youth response rates
I’m looking at the understanding society data for youths in 2009/10, 2011/12 and 2013/14. Could you tell me how many ... Rebecca Cox

01/26/2017

04:55 PM Support #705: Emigration Status
Thanks a lot !! This is really helpful !
Yujung
Yujung Whang
03:44 PM Support #705 (Feedback): Emigration Status
Hi Yujung,
It just depends what the interviewer can find out on the door-step. It’s easier with split-off househol...
Victoria Nolan
03:07 PM Support #705: Emigration Status

Thanks very much for your kind explanation.
In fact, I have a follow-up question on this issue.
How do the in...
Yujung Whang
04:38 PM Support #703: Longitudinal weights for periods of years
Sadly not. But I could copy and paste a list of variables from our syntax files if you let me know which longitudinal... Peter Lynn
10:21 AM Support #703: Longitudinal weights for periods of years
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your advice and apologies for not getting back to you sooner. What you suggest is very help...
Agnes Norris Keiller
03:34 PM Support #699 (Closed): Query about scoring method used for the SF-12
Victoria Nolan
03:34 PM Support #693 (Closed): conversion from national educational classification to ISCED
Victoria Nolan
03:33 PM Support #688 (Closed): Inconsistency between movest/origadd and grid references
Victoria Nolan
03:33 PM Support #701 (Closed): plbornc_all missing labels
Victoria Nolan
02:51 PM Support #702: Date of birth of first child
Thank you for the update Victoria. I was wondering if the team has made any progress regarding my inquiry?
Best w...
Jenny Shen
11:41 AM Support #707 (Closed): Scottish datazones in SN7248
Dear Support Team,
I'm currently working with the latest six wave version of Understanding Society and have a spec...
Rory Coulter
11:23 AM Support #678: fimngrs_dv variable
Dear Victoria
Thanks for your reply. Your explanation makes sense and is very helpful.
Best wishes,
Rory
V...
Rory Coulter

01/25/2017

05:15 PM Support #706 (Closed): Religious sample across all waves
Hi
I am looking to see the politics module questions broken down by religion (x_oprlg1) across all 6 waves. Howeve...
Andrew Barclay
02:13 PM Support #705 (In Progress): Emigration Status
Hello Yujung,
There are no specific questions asked of ethnic minorities about whether they have left the country....
Alita Nandi

01/24/2017

02:21 PM Support #704 (Feedback): output area cods and names
Hi Glenna,
we checked the UKHLS OAC 2011 data and they appear to use the correct OAC 2011 code frame. Are the odd co...
Gundi Knies

01/23/2017

01:17 PM Support #678 (Feedback): fimngrs_dv variable
Dear Rory,
Again, apologies for the delay in responding to this.
The reason is that those 4656 cases are the n...
Victoria Nolan
01:00 PM Support #692: merging _indresp and _child across all waves
Dear Dr Nandi,
I do have a short follow up question before you close this one. In the cild file I have 90,000 obs...
Nico Ochmann
12:45 PM Support #700: longitudinal weights for small sub-samples
Thank you Peter -- that's a very helpful response.
David Bartram
12:31 PM Support #705 (Closed): Emigration Status

Hi, I have a question about emigration of panel sample members.
I was looking for a variable that might give i...
Yujung Whang
10:41 AM Support #704 (Closed): output area cods and names
I am analysing BHPS and UKHLS data and am using the ONS output area classifications as a variable in my analyses.
I'...
Glenna Nightingale
 

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