Understanding Society User Support

01/05/2018

01:48 PM Support #892 (Resolved): Wave 7 Variables: nutrition_w7, scawembs_w7 and exercise_7

Good afternoon,
I apologise in advance if this is simply down to my inexperience with the data set, but I'm tryin... Emma Cook

01/02/2018

01:45 PM Support #890: SDQ variables

Dear Charlotte,
further to our previous response we can confirm that the SDQ derived variables are incorrect in Wave... Gundi Knies

12:50 PM Support #881: weighting values of zero

Andrew,
This is how Peter Lynn explained adjusting the weights in his reply to issue num 703.
"... This would inv... Olena Kaminska

12/19/2017

03:46 PM Support #889: Wave 2 main interview & nurse assessment data

Thank you so much, sorry I must have been having a bad day and not reading all the documentation properly! Rachel Bennett

12:22 PM Support #891 (In Progress): Matching f_fihhmnnet1_dv to previously used f_hhnetinc1

Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a... Stephanie Auty

11:29 AM Support #891 (Resolved): Matching f_fihhmnnet1_dv to previously used f_hhnetinc1

Hello,
I've recently downloaded the wave 7 data, but am struggling to replicate results that I had by using previo... David Leese

12/18/2017

05:14 PM Support #882 (Resolved): scprely, scrrely and scfrely

Stephanie Auty

02:40 PM Support #879 (Closed): macob_all and pacob_all in xwavedat_protect are not available

Stephanie Auty

02:39 PM Support #878 (Feedback): employment histories

Stephanie Auty

02:39 PM Support #877 (Resolved): weights for pooled cross-sections over waves (a)-(f)

Stephanie Auty

02:39 PM Support #876 (Closed): Cross wave (xwave) variable for parents occupations NSSEC 5 cats?

Stephanie Auty

02:38 PM Support #875 (Resolved): Veterans employment

Stephanie Auty

02:38 PM Support #873 (Resolved): Westminster constituency identifiers

Stephanie Auty

02:38 PM Support #872 (Closed): Weights of the continuation of the BHPS sample into UKHLS

Stephanie Auty

02:37 PM Support #871 (Closed): Confirmation Wave 1 -9

Stephanie Auty

02:37 PM Support #870 (Resolved): Change in boundaries of Local Authority Districs

Stephanie Auty

02:37 PM Support #869 (Resolved): Unexpectedly strong gender homophily in Understanding Society compared with the BHPS

Stephanie Auty

02:37 PM Support #868 (Closed): wealthassetsanddebt

Stephanie Auty

02:36 PM Support #867 (Closed): Wave 6 f_hhnetinc1 set to zero rather than missing for iemb sample

Stephanie Auty

02:36 PM Support #866 (Closed): Stratification information

Stephanie Auty

02:36 PM Support #865 (Closed): Change in question on occupation in Questionnaire in 2005 and 2006

Stephanie Auty

02:35 PM Support #862 (Closed): interviewer identification numbers

Stephanie Auty

02:35 PM Support #861 (Closed): number of questions respondents are asked

Stephanie Auty

02:35 PM Support #860 (Resolved): Length of time for interview

Stephanie Auty

02:34 PM Support #859 (Closed): Adoption status

Stephanie Auty

02:34 PM Support #852 (Closed): Empstat / employment history

Stephanie Auty

02:33 PM Support #849 (Closed): universe of indall files in BHPS UKHLS

Stephanie Auty

11:28 AM Support #848 (Resolved): Clinical Depression H_COND variables

This issue has been resolved outside of the forum. Stephanie Auty

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... Stephanie Auty

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... Stephanie Auty

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... Stephanie Auty

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... Stephanie Auty

09:27 AM Support #886: Zero weights and statistical power

Will do. Many thanks again.
Eric Eric Emerson

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... Olena Kaminska

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... Eric Emerson

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... Lewis Anderson

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... Charlotte Hassell

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... Olena Kaminska

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... Rachel Bennett

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
Tim Morris

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... Stephanie Auty

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... Sharon Blake

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://... Stephanie Auty

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... Stephanie Auty

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... Tim Morris

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... Stephanie Auty

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... Gundi Knies

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... Stephanie Auty