Activity
From 11/19/2017 to 12/18/2017
12/18/2017
- 05:14 PM Support #882 (Resolved): scprely, scrrely and scfrely
- 02:40 PM Support #879 (Closed): macob_all and pacob_all in xwavedat_protect are not available
- 02:39 PM Support #878 (Feedback): employment histories
- 02:39 PM Support #877 (Resolved): weights for pooled cross-sections over waves (a)-(f)
- 02:39 PM Support #876 (Closed): Cross wave (xwave) variable for parents occupations NSSEC 5 cats?
- 02:38 PM Support #875 (Resolved): Veterans employment
- 02:38 PM Support #873 (Resolved): Westminster constituency identifiers
- 02:38 PM Support #872 (Closed): Weights of the continuation of the BHPS sample into UKHLS
- 02:37 PM Support #871 (Closed): Confirmation Wave 1 -9
- 02:37 PM Support #870 (Resolved): Change in boundaries of Local Authority Districs
- 02:37 PM Support #869 (Resolved): Unexpectedly strong gender homophily in Understanding Society compared with the BHPS
- 02:37 PM Support #868 (Closed): wealthassetsanddebt
- 02:36 PM Support #867 (Closed): Wave 6 f_hhnetinc1 set to zero rather than missing for iemb sample
- 02:36 PM Support #866 (Closed): Stratification information
- 02:36 PM Support #865 (Closed): Change in question on occupation in Questionnaire in 2005 and 2006
- 02:35 PM Support #862 (Closed): interviewer identification numbers
- 02:35 PM Support #861 (Closed): number of questions respondents are asked
- 02:35 PM Support #860 (Resolved): Length of time for interview
- 02:34 PM Support #859 (Closed): Adoption status
- 02:34 PM Support #852 (Closed): Empstat / employment history
- 02:33 PM Support #849 (Closed): universe of indall files in BHPS UKHLS
- 11:28 AM Support #848 (Resolved): Clinical Depression H_COND variables
- This issue has been resolved outside of the forum.
12/15/2017
- 12:29 PM Support #890 (Feedback): SDQ variables
- Dear Charlotte,
To understand these values, please look at the the online documentation for g_ypsdqtd_dv here: htt... - 09:37 AM Support #890 (In Progress): SDQ variables
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 11:52 AM Support #889 (Feedback): Wave 2 main interview & nurse assessment data
- Dear Rachel,
According to the online documentation, this variable can be found in the b_indresp_ns datafile:
http... - 09:37 AM Support #889 (In Progress): Wave 2 main interview & nurse assessment data
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 09:27 AM Support #886: Zero weights and statistical power
- Will do. Many thanks again.
Eric
12/14/2017
- 10:47 AM Support #886: Zero weights and statistical power
- Eric,
My understanding is that re-release is not going to be before May next year - and likely later.
Hope this... - 09:24 AM Support #886: Zero weights and statistical power
- Hi Olena
Many thanks for this suggestion and news regarding a new extra 5 min weight. Any idea when the next relea...
12/13/2017
- 01:19 AM Support #887: Treatment of student sample members
- Dear Gundi,
Many thanks, this is very helpful.
To check I have understood correctly: so individuals living away...
12/12/2017
- 04:09 PM Support #890 (Resolved): SDQ variables
- My query relates to the SDQ variable scales. It is my understanding that the total SDQ score is calculated by summin...
12/11/2017
- 04:43 PM Support #886: Zero weights and statistical power
- Eric,
Thank you for your kind response and for providing the numbers. Most importantly, I would like to warn you t... - 11:48 AM Support #889 (Resolved): Wave 2 main interview & nurse assessment data
- I am interested in using the wave 2 main interview data linked to the nurse assessment data on biomarkers for this sa...
- 10:08 AM Support #888: Teacher reported NPD measures
- Hi Stephanie,
That's great and has answered my question - thanks so much for your help
best wishes
tim
12/10/2017
- 02:57 PM Support #885 (Feedback): Shapefile for RREGION (BHPS)
- Dear Mirco,
As this variable is based on a classification which has not been in general use since the mid-1990s, t...
12/08/2017
- 04:58 PM Support #883: a_indrep.sav Rel Quality Data
- Thank you Stephanie,
That is really helpful. I will take a read and see how the data was used and log a new query if... - 12:39 PM Support #888 (Feedback): Teacher reported NPD measures
- Dear Tim,
Please download the NPD User Guide from this page (at the bottom of the list on the left side): https://... - 11:52 AM Support #888 (In Progress): Teacher reported NPD measures
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 11:46 AM Support #888 (Resolved): Teacher reported NPD measures
- Hi, I would like to know if the NPD data linked to Understanding Society includes measures of teacher reports of abil...
- 11:50 AM Support #880: Genetic data linked to NPD
- Dear Michelle,
The sample size is different for each of the outcomes we have (e.g. test scores at end of primary s...
12/07/2017
- 02:48 PM Support #887: Treatment of student sample members
- Dear Lewis,
the general following rules and definitions apply to students: If the young person is an OSM and moves t... - 11:45 AM Support #883: a_indrep.sav Rel Quality Data
- Dear Sharon,
A colleague has let me know about two more publications using these variables:
1) The social conte...
12/06/2017
- 03:39 PM Support #883 (Feedback): a_indrep.sav Rel Quality Data
- 03:39 PM Support #883: a_indrep.sav Rel Quality Data
- Dear Sharon,
These variables were not added for a specific project, but they have been used by Relate. You can rea... - 03:31 PM Support #887 (In Progress): Treatment of student sample members
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 02:53 AM Support #887 (Resolved): Treatment of student sample members
- Hello,
I have some questions about how the study treats sample members who are university students. Is there any g... - 03:30 PM Support #886 (In Progress): Zero weights and statistical power
- 02:20 PM Support #886: Zero weights and statistical power
- Hi Olena
Many thanks for this. I am aware of the purposive oversampling of specified minority ethic groups. Howeve... - 10:45 AM Support #886: Zero weights and statistical power
- Eric,
You are correct about the 'loss' of statistical power in the analysis of extra five minutes. This loss is al...
12/05/2017
- 12:47 PM Support #864 (Resolved): filterring
- From: Maslovskaya O. [mailto:om206@soton.ac.uk]
Sent: 28 November 2017 12:45
To: usersupport@understandingsociety.... - 12:40 PM Support #880: Genetic data linked to NPD
- From: LUCIANO Michelle [mailto:michelle.luciano@ed.ac.uk]
Sent: 04 December 2017 22:47
To: usersupport@understandi...
12/04/2017
- 09:17 PM Support #882 (Feedback): scprely, scrrely and scfrely
- 09:17 PM Support #882: scprely, scrrely and scfrely
- Dear Chris,
These questions are part of the Social Support self-completion module, as shown here: https://www.unde... - 09:11 PM Support #880 (Feedback): Genetic data linked to NPD
- Dear Michelle,
I have spoken with the teams responsible for both the NPD and genetic datasets. The genetic data re... - 05:45 PM Support #886 (Closed): Zero weights and statistical power
- Hi
I'm interested in data contained the harassment modules (in Waves 1, 3, 5 and 7), but am concerned about the si...
11/28/2017
- 12:36 PM Support #864 (Feedback): filterring
- Dear Olga,
Yes, that's right. The Universe is the group of respondents who are asked that question.
In the poli... - 12:27 PM Support #864: filterring
- From: Maslovskaya O. [mailto:om206@soton.ac.uk]
Sent: 13 November 2017 13:46
To: usersupport@understandingsociety.... - 12:27 PM Support #864 (In Progress): filterring
- From: Maslovskaya O. [mailto:om206@soton.ac.uk]
Sent: 13 November 2017 12:00
To: usersupport@understandingsociety.... - 12:30 PM Support #879 (Resolved): macob_all and pacob_all in xwavedat_protect are not available
- From: Nico Ochmann [mailto:nico.ochmann@manchester.ac.uk]
Sent: 27 November 2017 18:38
To: usersupport@understandi... - 12:28 PM Support #876 (Resolved): Cross wave (xwave) variable for parents occupations NSSEC 5 cats?
- From: Brimblecombe,NS [mailto:N.S.Brimblecombe@lse.ac.uk]
Sent: 21 November 2017 10:53
To: usersupport@understandi... - 12:22 PM Support #877: weights for pooled cross-sections over waves (a)-(f)
- From: Nico Ochmann [mailto:nico.ochmann@manchester.ac.uk]
Sent: 10 November 2017 18:24
To: usersupport@understandi... - 12:21 PM Support #881 (In Progress): weighting values of zero
- 12:20 PM Support #848 (In Progress): Clinical Depression H_COND variables
- From: Bernardi, Luca (Dr.) [mailto:lb388@leicester.ac.uk]
Sent: 09 November 2017 19:48
To: usersupport@understandi... - 12:04 PM Support #885 (In Progress): Shapefile for RREGION (BHPS)
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 12:39 AM Support #885 (Resolved): Shapefile for RREGION (BHPS)
- Hi there,
I would like to map some of the information in the BHPS at regional level.
How do I go about finding ...
11/27/2017
- 10:30 PM Support #881: weighting values of zero
- Dear Olena
Yes, this helps greatly!
I was thinking that a simple analysis of just the wave 1 data might be a su... - 03:18 PM Support #881: weighting values of zero
- Andrew,
No, you can't just multiply weights - it does not work like that.
Yes, the enumeration weight to use is ... - 04:24 PM Support #879 (Feedback): macob_all and pacob_all in xwavedat_protect are not available
- Dear Nico,
Please download the newly released Wave 7 Special Licence data and these variables will be available.
...
11/23/2017
- 12:52 PM Support #884 (In Progress): Missing call records for the wave 2 and wave 3 nurse visits
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 12:04 AM Support #884 (Closed): Missing call records for the wave 2 and wave 3 nurse visits
- Dear Understanding Society Team,
I am hoping to investigate the usefulness of call records from the nurse visits i... - 12:32 PM Support #881: weighting values of zero
- P.S. After looking through the weighting section of the user guide I'm wondering if an appropriate weight to use woul...
11/22/2017
- 11:20 PM Support #775: Nurse interviewer ID number 9999
- Dear Victoria,
Is there any update on this issue?
Thanks,
Fiona. - 04:33 PM Support #881: weighting values of zero
- Dear Olena
Thanks again for such a quick reply. So just to double check, I shouldn't use the cross wave weights as... - 11:59 AM Support #881: weighting values of zero
- Andrew,
Your situation is one of the complex ones for which we don't have ready weights. You could use your approa... - 03:28 PM Support #883 (In Progress): a_indrep.sav Rel Quality Data
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 03:18 PM Support #883 (Closed): a_indrep.sav Rel Quality Data
- I am writing in respect of your data set a_indrep.sav as available via UK Data Service. I noticed that in this wave y...
11/21/2017
- 10:30 PM Support #881: weighting values of zero
- Dear Olena
Many thanks for your swift reply. I wonder if you would be able to provide further clarification regard... - 04:40 PM Support #881: weighting values of zero
- Andrew,
They should not be included in the analysis, as weighted analysis will compensate for them being missing.
... - 01:34 PM Support #881: weighting values of zero
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 11:51 AM Support #881 (Closed): weighting values of zero
- Hi
Could I ask a question related to issue #877?
For those cases not assigned a weight because 'a person in a h... - 04:31 PM Support #878: employment histories
- Dear Marco,
Your problem is common for any researcher who studies elderly population. So, indeed the drop out betw... - 01:39 PM Support #882 (In Progress): scprely, scrrely and scfrely
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 01:34 PM Support #882 (Closed): scprely, scrrely and scfrely
- Could i just check that these variables are not included in the survey after wave 5? Can't find them on the questionn...
- 11:44 AM Support #877: weights for pooled cross-sections over waves (a)-(f)
- Hi
Could I ask a related question to this?
For those cases not assigned a weight because 'a person in a house...
11/20/2017
- 04:33 PM Support #878 (In Progress): employment histories
- Dear Marco,
I'll assign this to Peter for some weighting advice.
Best wishes,
Stephanie Auty - Understanding S... - 04:04 PM Support #878: employment histories
- Dear Stephanie,
My sample includes people aged 65-74 in wave 1 (n=5,371). 3,705 respondents have information about t... - 03:03 PM Support #878 (Feedback): employment histories
- Dear Marco,
The first six months is a representative sample, but does not include the Ethnic Minority Boost sample... - 03:17 PM Support #875 (Feedback): Veterans employment
- Dear David,
There is not a specific variable which identifies these people. You can start with job codes 1171 and ... - 03:04 PM Support #876: Cross wave (xwave) variable for parents occupations NSSEC 5 cats?
- Dear Nicola,
w_manssec5_dv and w_panssec5_dv are available in the w_indresp files. Individuals are asked for their p... - 02:57 PM Support #872 (Resolved): Weights of the continuation of the BHPS sample into UKHLS
- 02:57 PM Support #871 (Resolved): Confirmation Wave 1 -9
- 02:56 PM Support #868 (Resolved): wealthassetsanddebt
- 02:56 PM Support #867 (Resolved): Wave 6 f_hhnetinc1 set to zero rather than missing for iemb sample
- 02:56 PM Support #866 (Resolved): Stratification information
- 02:55 PM Support #865 (Resolved): Change in question on occupation in Questionnaire in 2005 and 2006
- 02:55 PM Support #864 (Resolved): filterring
- 02:55 PM Support #863 (Closed): People living in Multi-generational homes in the UK
- 02:54 PM Support #862 (Resolved): interviewer identification numbers
- 02:53 PM Support #861 (Resolved): number of questions respondents are asked
- 02:53 PM Support #860 (Feedback): Length of time for interview
- 02:52 PM Support #859 (Resolved): Adoption status
- 02:52 PM Support #858 (Closed): Date of Birth variables
- 02:51 PM Support #856 (Closed): how to deal with contradictory records
- 02:51 PM Support #853 (Closed): Self-esteem measure in Youth Questionnaire
- 02:51 PM Support #852 (Resolved): Empstat / employment history
- 02:50 PM Support #851 (Closed): Components of net monthly income
- 02:50 PM Support #849 (Resolved): universe of indall files in BHPS UKHLS
- 10:14 AM Support #880 (In Progress): Genetic data linked to NPD
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
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