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From 05/06/2019 to 06/04/2019

05/31/2019

01:20 PM Support #1078: Marital change
Hi Ashley,
We are in the process of depositing the data. There are some technical difficulties at the UKDS which i...
Alita Nandi

05/30/2019

08:16 AM Support #1168: Selecting correct weighting
It was really giving me a good idea of doing some research work of mine. will connect if help needed. saleeha rashid

05/29/2019

04:55 PM Support #1195 (Feedback): Merging data
Dear Veruska,
As we do not run the Secure Lab, you will need to ask the UK Data Service whether this will be possi...
Stephanie Auty

05/26/2019

04:49 PM Support #1195: Merging data
Thank you Stephanie.
I understand, if secure access is obtained, would it be an option to run the Phython programme...
Veruska Oppedisano

05/25/2019

03:26 PM Support #1078: Marital change
Dear Stephanie,
I was wondering if you are able to provide us with an updated release date for the UKHLS consolid...
Ashley Burdett

05/24/2019

12:47 PM Support #1089: Does the data collection procedure of US fit the rule of randomization?
Dear Jing Shen,
To answer your first question, no, the sampling strata and psu do not have any influence on the da...
Stephanie Auty
12:33 PM Support #1195: Merging data
Dear Veruska,
There are two things at play here: disclosure risk and resource. There is a very good reason why ful...
Stephanie Auty
10:54 AM Support #1194: h_jbfxuse9
Dear Stephanie,
Thank you for the response.
Can I ask if they are a proxy and responded saying 'don't know'. this ...
Sarah H

05/23/2019

07:13 PM Support #1195 (In Progress): Merging 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
11:56 AM Support #1195 (Resolved): Merging data
Dear Sir/Madame,
I'm writing you about the data 6676 "Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013: Secure Access",...
Veruska Oppedisano
02:57 PM Support #1089: Does the data collection procedure of US fit the rule of randomization?
Can I follow up this issue with some new concerns? 1. Would sampling strata (Strata) and primary sampling unit (psu) ... Jing Shen

05/22/2019

12:51 PM Support #1194 (Feedback): h_jbfxuse9
Dear Sarah,
You can check whether someone had a full or proxy interview in the variable w_ivfio. In this case, the...
Stephanie Auty

05/21/2019

10:30 AM Support #1194 (Resolved): h_jbfxuse9
Hi
h_jbfxuse9 is the variable that people say if they are in a zero hours contracts. These are temporary contracts....
Sarah H

05/16/2019

11:27 AM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Almost! w_ndepchl_dv counts only one's own dependent children in the household. So if a person is "responsible" for a... Gundi Knies
11:15 AM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Thank you Gundi
Therefore, to confirm w_ndepchl_dv is all individuals participants with dependent children. Theref...
Sarah H
11:06 AM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Hi Sarah,
the priority ordering Stephanie correctly described applies to the variable w_adresp15 (and the edited ver...
Gundi Knies
08:31 AM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Dear Gundi,
Thank you for your response
No, I am interested in w_nddepchl_dv as this seems the most accurate varia...
Sarah H

05/15/2019

04:49 PM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Hi Sarah,
w_ndepchl_dv is a simple count of the number of own children (w_relationship_dv=9,10,11, or 12) a person...
Gundi Knies
04:22 PM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Dear Stephanie,
Therefore, these variable (rach16, ndepchl_dv) only makes it possible to explore Understanding Soci...
Sarah H
02:56 PM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Dear Sarah,
No, only one person will be recorded as the responsible adult, in that order of priority. If the mothe...
Stephanie Auty
02:53 PM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Thank you Stephanie
To confirm then, if both mother and father are in the household, then both will be recorded as ...
Sarah H
01:49 PM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Dear Sarah,
No, w_rach16_dv is not a value reported by the participant. It is derived by us based on whether they ...
Stephanie Auty

05/14/2019

08:20 PM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Hi Stephanie
Thank you, I'm looking at the indresp dataset I should add.
Can I confirm then that if I consider my s...
Sarah H
05:52 PM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Dear Sarah,
Our calculations for w_rach16_dv, whether someone has a dependent child, are based on the variables wh...
Stephanie Auty
05:05 PM Support #1192: Caring for a Child
Dear Stephanie
Thank you for your response. I am a little confused.
I want to know which respondents have a depe...
Sarah H
04:58 PM Support #1192 (Feedback): Caring for a Child
Dear Sarah,
There are two reasons for the difference: because an adult can be responsible for more than one child,...
Stephanie Auty
03:16 PM Support #1192 (Resolved): Caring for a Child
Understanding Society wave 8
rach16 that indicates whether the respondent are responsible for a child under the ag...
Sarah H
05:00 PM Support #1184: informal care receipt in wave 7
There is a dropdown list of all household members with PNOs attached and the respondent chooses the carer from this l... Alita Nandi
03:39 PM Support #1191 (Feedback): Availability of requested variables
Dear Mandy,
It looks like the problem is that you have asked for variables which are collected for children or fro...
Stephanie Auty
12:33 PM Support #1191 (In Progress): Availability of requested variables
Stephanie Auty
11:29 AM Support #1191 (Resolved): Availability of requested variables
Dear all,
A few weeks ago we requested data of the UKHSL study, since we think this provides a valuable data sourc...
Mandy Meijer
 

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