Activity
From 01/25/2017 to 02/23/2017
02/23/2017
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07:45 PM Support #730 (Closed): ff_newimm
Hi, I wonder if there is a typo for the universe of "ethid4a" variable in wave 5.
The online documentation says th...-
06:10 PM Support #729 (Closed): modetype variable
Hi,
I am looking for "modetype" variable from the dataset but I could not find where the variable is stored at....-
02:03 PM Support #728 (Closed): natch01-natch16 variables in wave 6
- Hi,
I am just starting to work with the new wave 6 data (having previously worked with waves 1-5 in a panel study)... -
12:37 PM Support #719 (Resolved): Online variable search
- Dear Libby,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you while we were looking into this. We discovered that there w...
02/22/2017
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10:59 AM Support #715 (Feedback): Wave 1 to 6 Data Release - Differences compared to Wave 1 to 5 data release
- Dear Ben,
I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to you, while we have been looking into this.
Re: Missing val... -
10:33 AM Support #727: Follow up moved out participants
- Gundi Knies wrote:
> Hi Emily,
> the Understanding Society User Guide - which is available from the study website a... -
10:30 AM Support #727 (Feedback): Follow up moved out participants
- Hi Emily,
the Understanding Society User Guide - which is available from the study website and the UKDS data series ... -
09:40 AM Support #727 (Closed): Follow up moved out participants
- I am looking into using your dataset (waves 1 – 6, end user license version) however, I am slightly confused how you ...
02/21/2017
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11:08 AM Support #726 (Feedback): Matdep items
- Hi Nick,
yes, that seems to be a glitsh in the online dataset documentation. The variables are definitely included...
02/20/2017
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04:11 PM Support #720 (Closed): GPS & BHPS sample
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09:55 AM Support #722: end date of union and how the union ended
- Dear Alita,
Thank you very much for your response. I indeed refer to the family data produced by Pronzato, and I w... -
08:55 AM Support #726 (Closed): Matdep items
- Browsing your website, the matdep items a-c in wave 1 are shown as ‘special licence version’ only, but I don’t think ...
02/17/2017
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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...
02/16/2017
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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.... -
09:28 AM Support #721 (Resolved): ladistc variable missing in BHPS
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09:27 AM Support #716 (Closed): Weighting linked USoc-NPD dataset
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09:25 AM Support #704 (Closed): output area cods and names
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09:24 AM Support #717 (Closed): Deriving hourly wage variable
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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... -
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... -
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...
02/15/2017
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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 ...
02/14/2017
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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... -
05:23 PM Support #723 (In Progress): Combining USOC/BHPS and zero weights
- Assigned to Peter.
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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 ...
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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...
02/13/2017
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03:35 PM Support #718 (Closed): Which age variable to use for GWAS data? "ag16g10" or "ag16g20"
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03:33 PM Support #713 (Closed): Weighting for longitudinal analysis of USOC waves 2 to 5
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03:33 PM Support #711 (Closed): Adult Self Completion Data
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03:32 PM Support #712 (Closed): Attrition Rate
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03:32 PM Support #692 (Closed): merging _indresp and _child across all waves
02/10/2017
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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.
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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... -
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... -
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... -
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 ...
02/09/2017
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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... -
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... -
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....
02/08/2017
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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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. -
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 ... -
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. -
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... -
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. -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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 ... -
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... -
09:45 AM Support #702 (Closed): Date of birth of first child
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09:43 AM Support #710 (Closed): variable `w'lcoh
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09:43 AM Support #706 (Closed): Religious sample across all waves
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09:43 AM Support #707 (Closed): Scottish datazones in SN7248
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09:42 AM Support #709 (Closed): how to match spouses across waves
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09:42 AM Support #708 (Closed): Youth response rates
02/07/2017
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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....
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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...
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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...
02/06/2017
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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...
02/02/2017
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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... -
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...
02/01/2017
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03:42 PM Support #702: Date of birth of first child
- Great - thank you for your help, Victoria!
Best wishes,
Jenny -
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... -
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...
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10:10 AM Support #713 (Feedback): Weighting for longitudinal analysis of USOC waves 2 to 5
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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... -
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...
01/31/2017
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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... -
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... -
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...
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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... -
09:41 AM Support #678 (Closed): fimngrs_dv variable
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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...
01/30/2017
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11:22 PM Support #711: Adult Self Completion Data
- Alita Nandi wrote:
> Hello Hong,
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> All responses from adult respondents including proxy and self-completion are... -
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... -
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...
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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... -
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... -
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...
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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... -
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 ... -
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... -
11:51 AM Support #700 (Closed): longitudinal weights for small sub-samples
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11:50 AM Support #698 (Closed): wave 6 - individual records apparently unmatched to household records
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11:50 AM Support #697 (Closed): LDA sample
01/29/2017
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11:38 PM Support #711: Adult Self Completion Data
- I would appreciate your advice.
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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.
01/28/2017
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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...
01/27/2017
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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... -
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 ... -
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 ...
01/26/2017
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04:55 PM Support #705: Emigration Status
- Thanks a lot !! This is really helpful !
Yujung -
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... -
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...-
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...
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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... -
03:34 PM Support #699 (Closed): Query about scoring method used for the SF-12
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03:34 PM Support #693 (Closed): conversion from national educational classification to ISCED
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03:33 PM Support #688 (Closed): Inconsistency between movest/origadd and grid references
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03:33 PM Support #701 (Closed): plbornc_all missing labels
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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... -
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... -
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...
01/25/2017
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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... -
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....
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