Understanding Society User Support

10/12/2023

12:19 PM Support #1982 (Resolved): reference person weights

Dear Olena/support team,
I'm selecting reference persons from households across waves to form a panel. Can the in... Amelia Watts

10/11/2023

02:32 PM Support #1979: Using UKHLS for financial year poverty rates

Hi Both,
Olena, thank you for your help. I have adjusted my weights as instructed and I'm getting the same weighte... Sam Tims

10/09/2023

02:13 PM Support #1979 (Feedback): Using UKHLS for financial year poverty rates

Hello Sam,
About your third question: after you construct the weights as described by Olena, could you please conf... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:11 PM Support #1979: Using UKHLS for financial year poverty rates

Sam,
Thank you for your question. I understand you want to scale your weight. The answer below may help you with t... Olena Kaminska

10/06/2023

02:58 PM Support #1975 (Feedback): Weights - Cross-sectional Analysis on LAD level

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10/05/2023

04:55 PM Support #1980 (Feedback): What is jbsoc90ly_cc?

Dear Peijie,
This variable records the socio-economic classification of the job (based on SOC90 classification sch... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:18 PM Support #1980 (In Progress): What is jbsoc90ly_cc?

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

04:52 PM Support #1981 (Feedback): Loneliness measure 'inapplicable' responses at wave 12

Dear Emma,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. At first the decision had been taken to move it from our ... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:45 PM Support #1981 (In Progress): Loneliness measure 'inapplicable' responses at wave 12

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 #1981 (Resolved): Loneliness measure 'inapplicable' responses at wave 12

Hi there,
I'm wondering why are there so many 'inapplicable' responses for Wave 12 loneliness measure items (sclac... Emma Kirwan

08:46 AM Support #1979 (In Progress): Using UKHLS for financial year poverty rates

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

10/03/2023

12:16 AM Support #1980 (Resolved): What is jbsoc90ly_cc?

Dear Sir/madam,
I wonder what is jbsoc90ly_cc? And where does this variable derive from?
If possible, is there an... Peijie Ju

10/02/2023

05:40 PM Support #1979 (Resolved): Using UKHLS for financial year poverty rates

Dear USOC team,
I am working on a project exploring the prevalence of mental health for people living in in-work p... Sam Tims

09/27/2023

10:32 AM Support #1978 (Feedback): Potential issue with coding of wkaut1 wkaut2 wkaut3 wkaut4 and wkaut5 variables

Hello Tim
The variable "w_scghq1_dv" consolidates valid responses to 12 questions from the General Health Question... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:59 AM Support #1978 (Resolved): Potential issue with coding of wkaut1 wkaut2 wkaut3 wkaut4 and wkaut5 variables

Hi understanding society team,
I'm writing to query the coding of the items wkaut1, wkaut2, wkaut3, wkaut4, and wk... Tim Ballard

09/26/2023

03:30 PM Support #1974: Other Arthritis and Other Cancer in j_hcondno* Variables

Hello Laurence
I can confirm that when respondents report having conditions categorized as "other," such as 25 for... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:06 PM Support #1973: Family matrix

Hello Alvertos,
The approach you should take depends on the specific analysis you intend to conduct. However, ass... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:29 PM Support #1971: vote8 for waves 3 through 6

Hello Albert,
Starting from Wave 7 and continuing through Wave 12, the question regarding the party voted for in the... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:03 PM Support #1959: pooled analysis for one calendar year from 3 waves?

Clara,
Yes, this sounds correct. You don't need to rescale in your situation if you are only analysing one calenda... Olena Kaminska

09/25/2023

02:03 PM Support #1976 (Feedback): Combing specific variables from two waves for cross-sectional analysis

Hello Ilona,
Data from various waves can be merged for cross-sectional analysis, given that each of the 24 monthly... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:51 PM Support #1977 (Feedback): Birth and non-birth parents

Hello Yushi,
Your approach is correct. The variable "natural mother" indeed refers to the birth mother, as you co... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:24 AM Support #1977 (Resolved): Birth and non-birth parents

Dear Understanding Society team,
We're currently using wave 11 data and want to distinguish birth and non-birth pa... Yushi Bai

09/21/2023

09:55 AM Support #1976 (In Progress): Combing specific variables from two waves for cross-sectional analysis

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

09/20/2023

04:31 PM Support #1976 (Resolved): Combing specific variables from two waves for cross-sectional analysis

Hi there,
I had a quick question: I am using household and individual-level wave 6 data for cross-sectional analysis... Ilona Pinter

09/19/2023

12:03 PM Support #1975: Weights - Cross-sectional Analysis on LAD level

Caitlin,
If you think about sex as a stable characteristic that does not change, then I am not sure that pooling i... Olena Kaminska

11:54 AM Support #1975 (In Progress): Weights - Cross-sectional Analysis on LAD level

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

10:55 AM Support #1975 (Resolved): Weights - Cross-sectional Analysis on LAD level

Good morning,
Using the main survey, I aim to run a cross-sectional analysis on a number of variables to analyse ... Caitlin Schmid

11:24 AM Support #1959: pooled analysis for one calendar year from 3 waves?

Dear Roberto and Olena,
Thank you for your replies. Can I check I have understood it correctly? Then, to run a cro... Clara Mascaro

09/18/2023

02:52 PM Support #1974: Other Arthritis and Other Cancer in j_hcondno* Variables

Hi Alita,
Thanks for sharing the FAQs. I read over the document but I think my problem still remains. According to t... Laurence Rowley-Abel

12:03 PM Support #1971: vote8 for waves 3 through 6

Hi,
Thanks for this. So, as I understand, there is no consistent data on vote choice in the survey until wave 7?
... Albert Ward

11:41 AM Support #1971 (Feedback): vote8 for waves 3 through 6

Dear Albert,
In wave 2 these questions were asked differently than it was done later in the study, that is, only i... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:26 AM Support #1965: citing the website

Dear Georgina,
In addition to our previous answer, we also encourage our users to cite the data itself. Depending on... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:15 AM Support #1965 (Resolved): citing the website

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09/17/2023

05:18 PM Support #1974 (Feedback): Other Arthritis and Other Cancer in j_hcondno* Variables

Hi Laurence,
I am sharing the FAQ for the health conditions questions which we hope will clarify this issue (speci... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:29 PM Support #1974 (Resolved): Other Arthritis and Other Cancer in j_hcondno* Variables

Dear Understanding Society Team,
I have noticed that in Wave 10, continuing sample members who have reported having ... Laurence Rowley-Abel

09/15/2023

01:46 PM Support #1972 (Feedback): Asking health conditions (hcond*) and first apperance

Dear Alexander,
1) the universe condition says ff_ivlolw <> 1 and ff_everint <> 1 which means that proxies from th... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:05 AM Support #1971 (In Progress): vote8 for waves 3 through 6

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

09/14/2023

03:02 PM Support #1959: pooled analysis for one calendar year from 3 waves?

Clara,
To answer your question, yes, you should use all interviews from the calendar year of interest. And yes, th... Olena Kaminska

01:54 PM Support #1973: Family matrix

Dear Piotr,
Thank you very much for your reply. It is very informative indeed. I have checked the egoalt files but... Alvertos Konstantinis

12:57 PM Support #1952: Parenting style weights

Maria,
Thank you. I suggest you select a weight of a parent who gave the response (indin??_?w) and give it to the ... Olena Kaminska

09/13/2023

05:14 PM Support #1964 (Feedback): Universe for mglife and other home-ownership related questions

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01:39 PM Support #1972: Asking health conditions (hcond*) and first apperance

Dear Alexander,
Thank you for letting us know. Would you be able to include any syntax related to this issue? It w... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:08 AM Support #1972 (Resolved): Asking health conditions (hcond*) and first apperance

Almost all respondents are asked about their health conditions (hcond*) when it is their first appearance in the pane... Alexander Labeit

01:37 PM Support #1973 (Feedback): Family matrix

Dear Alvertos,
Have you considered using the w_relationship_dv variable available in w_egoalt files? https://www.u... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:42 AM Support #1973 (Resolved): Family matrix

Dear all,
My name is Alvertos Konstantinis, and I am a PhD researcher at the University of Groningen, Faculty of S... Alvertos Konstantinis