Activity
From 09/24/2020 to 10/23/2020
10/23/2020
- 12:32 PM Support #1432 (Resolved): Self-employed who have applied for UC in Covid modules
- Hi there,
I've been doing a quick analysis for the question listed above, I was hoping someone could sense-check m...
10/22/2020
- 03:56 PM Support #1431 (Feedback): jbnssec3_dv & jbnssec8_dv
- Hi Michael,
this question has already been asked, please see https://iserswww.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1337.
The ... - 03:34 PM Support #1431 (Resolved): jbnssec3_dv & jbnssec8_dv
- Hi folks,
I was wondering if you could tell me what the values 7 to 12 relate to for the jbnssec3_dv variable? Als... - 02:21 PM Support #1411: Update to #1349: Accessing data with METADAC access
- Dear Kevin
Thank you for your patience. We are establishing with the data team when the data will be ready and wil... - 10:24 AM Support #1427 (Resolved): i_hidp and hidp missing from jk datasets?
- 10:23 AM Support #1423: Merging youth to adult data
- Hi George,
It will involve merging data files, so should require standard R syntax to do that. But the complicatio... - 10:16 AM Support #1430 (Feedback): Wave 10 release
- We are on track to have this data released in November.
Best wishes,
Understanding Society User Support - 09:57 AM Support #1430 (Resolved): Wave 10 release
- Hi,
On the website it says wave 10 of USoc is likely to be released in November 2020. I was wondering if you were ... - 10:14 AM Support #1408 (Resolved): Family structure
- 10:13 AM Support #1418 (Resolved): Weight variable for appending all waves of USOC
- 10:13 AM Support #1429 (Feedback): Current | job: ISCO88 | (condensed | 3 digits | version) - Manager occupations
- 09:21 AM Support #1422: furlough in Covid-19 Study
- The Covid19 team has responded: In the September data there is a new question asked of all respondents who have in on...
10/21/2020
- 08:00 PM Support #1423: Merging youth to adult data
- Thanks for the reply.
More specifically, how would I take youth data from say wave 1 and track those individuals t... - 10:58 AM Support #1411: Update to #1349: Accessing data with METADAC access
- Hello Kevin - the Metadac team have informed me that they will be emailing you very soon.
- 12:23 AM Support #1411: Update to #1349: Accessing data with METADAC access
- Can you please let me know if I and when I will receive this data?
10/20/2020
- 10:48 AM Support #1422: furlough in Covid-19 Study
- Ok, I see. I will pass your question onto the covid19 team in case they are aware of any questions that may help iden...
10/19/2020
- 01:29 PM Support #1427: i_hidp and hidp missing from jk datasets?
- Hi Alita
Many thanks for your reply. This isvery helpful. - 12:27 PM Support #1429: Current | job: ISCO88 | (condensed | 3 digits | version) - Manager occupations
- Hi Colin,
JBISCO88 is coded from JBSOC00, JBSEMP, JBSIZE and JSSIZE using rigid look-up files, see e.g. https://www.... - 11:57 AM Support #1422: furlough in Covid-19 Study
- Many thanks. However, those on furlough remained in employment. Sorry, I did not explain this well enough. Those who ...
10/16/2020
- 03:31 PM Support #1429 (In Progress): Current | job: ISCO88 | (condensed | 3 digits | version) - Manager occupations
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 03:04 PM Support #1429 (Resolved): Current | job: ISCO88 | (condensed | 3 digits | version) - Manager occupations
- Hi! I'd be interested why there is a disproportionate large number of individuals who report to be in the ISCO88 occu...
- 02:49 PM Support #1426: Adverse childhood experience data
- This is continuing via email.
- 02:34 PM Support #1427: i_hidp and hidp missing from jk datasets?
- 1. About interviews in 2020: Sorry for not being clearer in my response. The Understanding sample can be considered t...
- 01:08 PM Support #1427: i_hidp and hidp missing from jk datasets?
Hi there
Many thanks for your reply.
There are a couple of following up points I would need to clarify with ...
10/15/2020
- 03:39 PM Support #1427 (Feedback): i_hidp and hidp missing from jk datasets?
- Each person in the Covid19 survey will have been interviewed in 2019 either as part of Wave 10 or Wave 11. This dataf...
- 02:08 PM Support #1426: Adverse childhood experience data
- Hi Luke - Could you please clarify what you mean by "adverse childhood experience by adulthood"? From your earlier po...
- 01:27 PM Support #1426: Adverse childhood experience data
- Dear Alita,
Thank you for passing on this information. I have been using some of these methods and havent been abl...
10/14/2020
- 06:25 PM Support #1427 (Resolved): i_hidp and hidp missing from jk datasets?
- Hi there
I realised that there are only the j_hidp k_hidp and jk_hidp variables available in the new "mainstage_d... - 04:49 PM Support #1398: Weights when merging several waves of USoc + covid study
- The current weights available with Covid19 survey data (cW_betaindin_xw) do not adjust for any bias arising from non-...
- 11:23 AM Support #1398: Weights when merging several waves of USoc + covid study
- Thanks Alita. Are there any advices Usoc users can get from covid weighting team on how to construct longitudinal wei...
- 04:24 PM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- No same population. This is how longitudinal weights in this survey are computed: Iniital wave cross sectional weight...
- 04:18 PM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Hello Alita,
Thanks so much for the syntax file that you sent. I may be misunderstanding what you said here:
“ ... - 03:38 PM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Hi Abigail - I am providing a Stata syntax file to show you what I mean.
- 03:15 PM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Hello Alita,
For option 1, does this mean I can disregard the weight variable lrwtuk1 for BHPS W11-18 and simply f... - 02:51 PM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Option 1: Append individual level files (indresp) from W11 of BHPS until W18, and W2 UKHLS until W9 into a long forma...
- 02:43 PM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Hello Alita,
I am using xtreg for W11-18 of BHPS along with W2-9 of UKHLS, so I am looking at the “harmonisation” ... - 02:31 PM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Hello Abigail,
If you are using xtreg you can only use one weight for the entire set of waves - as it is the same ... - 01:34 PM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Hello Olena,
Many thanks for your response. I tried generating a single variable to combine these two weighting va... - 11:30 AM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Abigail,
The data for indin01_lw starts with 2001, and the data for indin91_lw starts in 1991. While the variabl... - 03:45 PM Support #1426 (Feedback): Adverse childhood experience data
- Dear Luke,
There is alarge number of questions that are asked across the waves. Here are different ways you can se... - 03:34 PM Support #1426 (Resolved): Adverse childhood experience data
- Hello,
I have been looking through the data documentation to see if there are any variables which capture any adve...
10/13/2020
- 04:55 PM Support #1424: Stability of resp ethnicity over time
- Yes, but there is one exception: When the Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Boost sample was added in Wave 6, ethnic grou...
- 04:48 PM Support #1424: Stability of resp ethnicity over time
- Alita Nandi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> You are right. Here is a summary:
>
> Those who enter the survey as adults (16... - 04:37 PM Support #1424 (Feedback): Stability of resp ethnicity over time
- Hello,
You are right. Here is a summary:
Those who enter the survey as adults (16+) are asked the question once... - 11:57 AM Support #1424 (Resolved): Stability of resp ethnicity over time
- Hi,
I'm investigating the degree to which individuals retain or change their ethnicity over time, particularly fro... - 04:43 PM Support #1421 (Feedback): top coding in income components
- 04:42 PM Support #1421: top coding in income components
- Hi Luca - Yes, if you use the non-topcoded values, there will be more extreme values. But please note that we do not ...
- 03:46 PM Support #1398: Weights when merging several waves of USoc + covid study
- The longitudinal weights will not be available with the next release of the data.
- 12:36 PM Support #1422: furlough in Covid-19 Study
- If someone returned to work you will be able to identify them by using the employment status variable, cW_sempchk. Th...
- 12:29 PM Support #1423 (Feedback): Merging youth to adult data
- Hello,
To link individual level data to household level data use the household ID, w_hidp
To link children/youth ...
10/12/2020
- 02:29 PM Support #1423 (Resolved): Merging youth to adult data
- Hello,
I am using R to do my work.
I am looking at the impact of social media usage on the outcome variable s... - 09:51 AM Support #1398: Weights when merging several waves of USoc + covid study
- Hi Alita. Are there any news from covid weighting team on the longitudinal weighting issue?
- 09:15 AM Support #1422: furlough in Covid-19 Study
- Thanks so much again for your prompt responses. I checked the coding for those who were furloughed on hrschange* in t...
- 08:42 AM Support #1422: furlough in Covid-19 Study
- Yes, use the hrschange* variables.
- 08:35 AM Support #1422: furlough in Covid-19 Study
- Thanks so much. However, are those who were on furlough in April or May ask whether they are still on furlough? I can...
- 06:49 AM Support #1422 (Feedback): furlough in Covid-19 Study
- Hello Darja,
Take look at the Universe for the question FURLOUGH in the questionnnaires for Waves 2 & 3. The Unive...
10/11/2020
- 06:22 PM Support #1422 (Resolved): furlough in Covid-19 Study
- Hello Support team,
I am grateful if you could help me identifying respondents who are on furlough in each wave in...
10/09/2020
- 11:09 AM Support #1411: Update to #1349: Accessing data with METADAC access
- Hi Alita,
I still haven't heard from the team. As I have mentioned before, it's been over a year since I first ap...
10/08/2020
- 05:21 PM Support #1421: top coding in income components
- Alita Nandi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Thanks for your query. I have passed on your concern to the income team.
>
> A... - 03:22 PM Support #1421: top coding in income components
- Hello,
Thanks for your query. I have passed on your concern to the income team.
About your question, "In this c... - 05:13 PM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Hello Alita,
If br_lrwtuk1 is the weight variable for BHPS W11-18 for longitudinal analysis, then I have to genera... - 09:53 AM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Hi Abigail,
It is not your mistake, it is mine. Very sorry. The names of the weight variables for BHPS have not ye...
10/07/2020
- 11:05 AM Support #1421 (Resolved): top coding in income components
- Hi there,
sorry to bother during these unfortunate times.
I'm working with UKHLS 1-3 to build a 3-years income av... - 06:06 AM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Hello Alita,
When I am restricting the analysis to Waves 11-18 of the BHPS, using indin01_lw as weighting variable...
10/06/2020
- 12:16 PM Support #1420: covid-19 observations not merging with wave 9 data
- Sorry I misunderstood your question. But I could not find the problem you have highlighted. Your understanding of i_i...
- 11:36 AM Support #1420: covid-19 observations not merging with wave 9 data
- Thanks Alita, I'm still a bit confused.
I understand that the covid sample also includes some individuals who were... - 10:58 AM Support #1420 (Feedback): covid-19 observations not merging with wave 9 data
- Hello Cristina,
Anyone 16+ years, who was in a household that participated in at least one of the last two waves o...
10/05/2020
- 11:24 PM Support #1420 (Resolved): covid-19 observations not merging with wave 9 data
- Hello
Some individuals from the April-June covid-19 data files do not match with wave 9 data (using the pidp varia... - 11:49 AM Support #1418: Weight variable for appending all waves of USOC
- Dear Olena,
Thank you very much for your reply. It helps a lot.
Best, Arpita
Olena Kaminska wrote:
> Arpi... - 11:41 AM Support #1419 (Feedback): Moved to current address variable
- Hi Laura,
No, there is no such composite variable.
Best wishes,
Alita
10/03/2020
- 04:03 PM Support #1419 (Resolved): Moved to current address variable
- Hi,
if I understand well the variable *_myvr is asked every wave only to new entrants. Is there any variable that...
09/30/2020
- 02:08 PM Support #1418: Weight variable for appending all waves of USOC
- Arpita,
Thank you for your question. 'ui' weight is better in two ways: it has higher sample size (so higher stati... - 12:31 PM Support #1418 (In Progress): Weight variable for appending all waves of USOC
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
- 11:19 AM Support #1418 (Resolved): Weight variable for appending all waves of USOC
- Dear User Support Team,
I hope you are doing well in these difficult times. My questions are related to this old o... - 12:59 PM Support #1417 (Feedback): Time-varying predictor variables at different waves to outcome
- Dear Goerge,
Our remit is to answer queries related to Understanding Society data and provide general advice about... - 12:31 PM Support #1411: Update to #1349: Accessing data with METADAC access
- Thanks
- 12:30 PM Support #1411 (In Progress): Update to #1349: Accessing data with METADAC access
- Sorry about that Kevin. I have written to the team and waiting to hear back from them.
Best wishes,
Alita - 11:59 AM Support #1411: Update to #1349: Accessing data with METADAC access
- Hi Alita,
Would it be possible to get contact information for whoever is processing my data. I haven't heard from...
09/29/2020
- 06:43 PM Support #1408: Family structure
- Thanks for letting me know Gundi!
Harry - 06:41 PM Support #1398: Weights when merging several waves of USoc + covid study
- Many thanks Alita! I appreciate this. Best, Harry
- 10:59 AM Support #1398: Weights when merging several waves of USoc + covid study
- Hello Harry,
My understanding is that with the weights currently provided you cannot do that. The weight, cW_betai... - 09:50 AM Support #1398: Weights when merging several waves of USoc + covid study
- Thanks Alita.
I have certainly read the survey user guide before I post my question here. What is not clear to me ... - 03:12 PM Support #1417 (Resolved): Time-varying predictor variables at different waves to outcome
- I am using longitudinal models and have a specific question regarding Understanding Society data and a specific way I...
09/28/2020
09/25/2020
- 10:26 AM Support #1394: Follow up on having a “unified” weighting variable for analyzing
- Abigail,
Just to add, if you are concerned about the differences in the populations, then you can use full samples... - 10:03 AM Support #1408: Family structure
- Hi Harry,
the definition of the dependent child variable seems to have changed over time and we are currently review...
09/24/2020
- 11:56 AM Support #1416: components of weight variables
- That's clear now Olena, many thanks!
- 11:44 AM Support #1416: components of weight variables
- Filip,
We do not calibrate to housing tenure. Housing tenure is used in the correction for attrition. So the infor... - 11:24 AM Support #1416: components of weight variables
- Thank you for the answer Olena. Could you also let me know what external source is used for calibrating the housing t...
- 11:15 AM Support #1416: components of weight variables
- Dear Filip,
Thank you for your question. I can confirm that housing tenure goes into weighting models.
Unfortuna... - 08:01 AM Support #1416 (In Progress): components of weight variables
- 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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