Understanding Society User Support

04/19/2023

04:58 PM Support #1892 (Resolved): Question regarding longitudinal weights

Dear support,
I've got another question regarding longitudinal weights in UKHLS. I'm using data from adult respon... Johanna Pauliks

10:31 AM Support #1830: Many missing values of sclonely (How often do you feel lonely?)

Hello Roberto,
Thank you very much! I was just a bit confused because the data shows that there are some cases in ... Nico Seifert

04/18/2023

05:31 PM Support #1830: Many missing values of sclonely (How often do you feel lonely?)

Hello Frank
As was mentioned before, the Loneliness (self-completion) module was added to the questionnaires in wave... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/17/2023

03:53 PM Support #1830: Many missing values of sclonely (How often do you feel lonely?)

Dear all,
I have a follow-up question. Is there a variable to identify these cases? I have tried to identify the ... Nico Seifert

04/14/2023

02:26 PM Support #1890: Extracting PSU and Individual-Level Weights for a Multilevel Model

Laurence,
The individual weight should be the appropriate weight for your analysis.
Best of luck,
Olena
Olena Kaminska

01:38 PM Support #1890: Extracting PSU and Individual-Level Weights for a Multilevel Model

Dear Olena,
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Just one further question - for the individual weight, you sta... Laurence Rowley-Abel

12:42 PM Support #1890: Extracting PSU and Individual-Level Weights for a Multilevel Model

Laurence,
Thank you for coming back to me. Please ignore my earlier recommendations. You actually don't need desig... Olena Kaminska

12:27 PM Support #1890: Extracting PSU and Individual-Level Weights for a Multilevel Model

Dear Olena,
Thank you very much for your reply. How do I access previous releases of the data?
Additionally, I tr... Laurence Rowley-Abel

12:01 PM Support #1890: Extracting PSU and Individual-Level Weights for a Multilevel Model

Laurence,
Thank you for your question. Yes, your consideration of the weights at each level is correct.
You can ... Olena Kaminska

04/12/2023

01:51 PM Support #1891: l_nbrcoh_dv in wave 12 not found

Thank you! Emanuele Fino

01:46 PM Support #1891 (Feedback): l_nbrcoh_dv in wave 12 not found

Hello Emanuele
The variable l_nbrcoh_dv is now part of the household questionnaire so will appear in the w_hhresp ... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:10 PM Support #1891 (Resolved): l_nbrcoh_dv in wave 12 not found

I might be wrong, sorry, in case.
I cannot seem to find l_nbrcoh_dv in wave 12.
Thanks in advance for any hel... Emanuele Fino

08:57 AM Support #1883 (Feedback): Periods for personal income - fimnlabgrs_dv & paygu_dv

Understanding Society User Support Team

04/11/2023

05:35 PM Support #1890 (In Progress): Extracting PSU and Individual-Level Weights for a Multilevel Model

Dear Understanding Society team,
I am running a multilevel model using individuals nested within census areas (LSOAs... Laurence Rowley-Abel

12:23 PM Support #1888: Interpretation of 'trainany'

Hello Laura,
I have noticed that the table is not displaying properly. I have attached an Excel file containing t... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:14 PM Support #1888 (Feedback): Interpretation of 'trainany'

Hello Laura,
Sample members are interviewed every year as long as they continue to live in the UK and can be loca... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:17 AM Support #1888 (In Progress): Interpretation of 'trainany'

Hello Laura
Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back t... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:02 AM Support #1889 (Feedback): Missing waves when merging UKHLS and BHPS datasets

Hello Neil,
Consider incorporating the "isvar" command in your code to identify defined variables when working wi... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/07/2023

03:33 PM Support #1889 (Resolved): Missing waves when merging UKHLS and BHPS datasets

Hi there,
I have merged the UKHLS and BHPS datasets for a few data variables which were used in both datasets and ... Neil Smith

04/06/2023

02:13 PM Support #1888 (Resolved): Interpretation of 'trainany'

I wanted to clarify the interpretation of the variable 'trainany' in the annual event history module.
The variable... Laura Jones

12:36 PM Support #1887: Merging PEACH with core file

Dear Piotr,
Thanks for your quick reply! I have now deleted this version of PEACH and will use the new one upon it... Gabriele Mari

11:01 AM Support #1887 (Feedback): Merging PEACH with core file

Dear Gabriele,
We have identified a major issue with the data - a lot of pidps are incorrect. Please refrain from ... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/05/2023

03:33 PM Support #1887 (Resolved): Merging PEACH with core file

Hi,
I have been trying to merge the newly-released version of PEACH (2009-2021) to the core file (indresp, W1-W12... Gabriele Mari

03/31/2023

12:50 PM Support #1883: Periods for personal income - fimnlabgrs_dv & paygu_dv

Hi Selcuk,
I am afraid it is impossible to identify specific dates relative to the interview for paygu_dv, for fim... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:41 PM Support #1885 (Feedback): Health status of all the household members

Hello,
In principle, we try to collect at least some information about all households members, the most basic info... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/30/2023

09:17 AM Support #1886: Weighting unemployment duration data

Fergus,
You will need a longitudinal weight for this as for some TSMs you will have only 1 wave observation and th... Olena Kaminska

03/29/2023

03:47 PM Support #1886: Weighting unemployment duration data

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

02:18 PM Support #1886 (Resolved): Weighting unemployment duration data

Dear Team,
I am investigating the relationship between online job search and unemployment durations by pooling wav... Fergus Jimenez-England

03:46 PM Support #1885: Health status of all the household members

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

11:56 AM Support #1885 (Resolved): Health status of all the household members

Dear Sir/Madam,
Does BHPS and UKHLS interview all the members within a household? Is the health status of each hou... Yanan Zhang

03:45 PM Support #1884 (Feedback): Reporting economic inactivity using the UK Household Longitudinal Study

Hello,
Yes, julk4wk and jubgn are the right variables.
Best wishes,
Piotr
UKHLS User Support Understanding Society User Support Team

03:43 PM Support #1883: Periods for personal income - fimnlabgrs_dv & paygu_dv

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

03:43 PM Support #1882 (Feedback): Linking individual and household data and analysing at a household level

Hello,
If I understand correctly what you want to do then you started with a household level file, then linked an ... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/28/2023

04:54 PM Support #1884 (Resolved): Reporting economic inactivity using the UK Household Longitudinal Study

Hi there
I'm starting a project that is looking at the drivers of economic inactivity and want to use data from th... Peter Humphreys

03/27/2023

12:36 PM Support #1883 (Resolved): Periods for personal income - fimnlabgrs_dv & paygu_dv

Dear colleagues,
May I ask which time periods do the following personal income/earnings variables refer to: fimnl... Selcuk Beduk

11:51 AM Support #1882 (Resolved): Linking individual and household data and analysing at a household level

Hi there!
Do let me know if this is the wrong place to be asking but I'm currently doing some analysis using wave... Matty Grassow

03/24/2023

01:08 PM Support #1881 (Feedback): Explaining valid skips for AUDIT-C items

Dear Jessie,
You can find this information in these questions' universe (see the pdfs of the questionnaires here: ht... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:16 AM Support #1880 (Feedback): Smart meter data

Hi Natalie,
We are indeed planning to link metered-consumption data for electricity and gas (annual amounts). We a... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/23/2023

04:25 PM Support #1881 (Resolved): Explaining valid skips for AUDIT-C items

Hello,
I'm using alcohol data (AUDIT-C) from Waves 7, 9 and 11 for a longitudinal study. Please could you provide ... J Smith

03/22/2023

11:56 AM Support #1872 (Feedback): Pooling waves for longitudinal analysis

Understanding Society User Support Team

03/21/2023

10:09 PM Support #1880 (In Progress): Smart meter data

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

04:11 PM Support #1880 (Resolved): Smart meter data

Hi
I recently attended a UKHLS event where it was mentioned that Smart Meter data for participants might be made ... Natalie Bennett

09:15 PM Support #1879 (Feedback): More detailed country of origin

Hi Mark
Another variable is plbornc_all which is the country of birth for those not born in the UK coding a long u... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:38 PM Support #1879 (In Progress): More detailed country of origin

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

02:30 PM Support #1879 (Resolved): More detailed country of origin

Hi,
I am trying to construct a variable of region of origin for those not born in the UK. The variable plbornc has... Mark Tomlinson

10:07 AM Support #1877 (Feedback): Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Output Area Classification

Hello Lina
The SN7629. Understanding Society: Waves 1-12, 2009-2021: Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Output Ar... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:06 AM Support #1878 (Feedback): Census 2011 Output Area Classification Linked Dataset

Hello Lina
The SN7629. Understanding Society: Waves 1-12, 2009-2021: Special Licence Access, Census 2011 Output Ar... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:52 AM Support #1878 (Resolved): Census 2011 Output Area Classification Linked Dataset

I am planning on requesting the OAC2011 Special License Access to study neighbourhood classification and health.
S... Lina Böttcher