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From 09/14/2023 to 10/13/2023
10/13/2023
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12:17 PM Support #1982: reference person weights
- Amelia,
Our weights will be 'optimal' if you have a clear definition of the reference person that's works outside ... -
07:15 AM Support #1982 (In Progress): reference person weights
- 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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- Thanks for the response Tim. I will pass your questions on to our income team.
Best wishes,
Altia
10/12/2023
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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...
10/11/2023
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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...
10/09/2023
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- Hello Sam,
About your third question: after you construct the weights as described by Olena, could you please conf... -
- Sam,
Thank you for your question. I understand you want to scale your weight. The answer below may help you with t...
10/06/2023
10/05/2023
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- Dear Peijie,
This variable records the socio-economic classification of the job (based on SOC90 classification sch... -
- 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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- Dear Emma,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. At first the decision had been taken to move it from our ... -
- 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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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... -
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
10/03/2023
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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...
10/02/2023
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- Dear USOC team,
I am working on a project exploring the prevalence of mental health for people living in in-work p...
09/27/2023
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- Hello Tim
The variable "w_scghq1_dv" consolidates valid responses to 12 questions from the General Health Question... -
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...
09/26/2023
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- Hello Laurence
I can confirm that when respondents report having conditions categorized as "other," such as 25 for... -
- Hello Alvertos,
The approach you should take depends on the specific analysis you intend to conduct. However, ass... -
- Hello Albert,
Starting from Wave 7 and continuing through Wave 12, the question regarding the party voted for in the... -
- Clara,
Yes, this sounds correct. You don't need to rescale in your situation if you are only analysing one calenda...
09/25/2023
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- Hello Ilona,
Data from various waves can be merged for cross-sectional analysis, given that each of the 24 monthly... -
- Hello Yushi,
Your approach is correct. The variable "natural mother" indeed refers to the birth mother, as you co... -
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...
09/21/2023
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- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
09/20/2023
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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...
09/19/2023
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- Caitlin,
If you think about sex as a stable characteristic that does not change, then I am not sure that pooling i... -
- 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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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 ... -
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...
09/18/2023
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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... -
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?
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- Dear Albert,
In wave 2 these questions were asked differently than it was done later in the study, that is, only i... -
- Dear Georgina,
In addition to our previous answer, we also encourage our users to cite the data itself. Depending on... -
09/17/2023
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- Hi Laurence,
I am sharing the FAQ for the health conditions questions which we hope will clarify this issue (speci... -
- Dear Understanding Society Team,
I have noticed that in Wave 10, continuing sample members who have reported having ...
09/15/2023
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- Dear Alexander,
1) the universe condition says ff_ivlolw <> 1 and ff_everint <> 1 which means that proxies from th... -
- Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back to you as soon a...
09/14/2023
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- Clara,
To answer your question, yes, you should use all interviews from the calendar year of interest. And yes, th... -
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... -
- Maria,
Thank you. I suggest you select a weight of a parent who gave the response (indin??_?w) and give it to the ...
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