Understanding Society User Support

10/24/2023

02:13 PM Support #1985 (Resolved): Representativeness of housing tenure (tenure_dv)

I am looking at wave 11 responses in the hhresp table for the breakdown of housing tenure (tenure_dv) at the househol... Eoghan O'Brien

09:48 AM Support #1485 (Resolved): Is multi-level modelling needed when using information at the LSOA level

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09:48 AM Support #1485 (In Progress): Is multi-level modelling needed when using information at the LSOA level

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09:47 AM Support #1487 (Resolved): Clarification on fuel expenditure

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09:47 AM Support #1487 (In Progress): Clarification on fuel expenditure

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09:45 AM Support #1705 (Resolved): Longitudinal Weighting of UKHLS Data in MLwiN

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09:45 AM Support #1715 (Resolved): Longitudinal Weighting of Non-Movers Only from UKHLS (in Wave 1)

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09:44 AM Support #1783 (Resolved): ff_jbsoc00 not available

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09:44 AM Support #1794 (Resolved): Weights

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09:43 AM Support #1797 (Resolved): Child birth years/fertility histories

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09:40 AM Support #1822 (Resolved): Issue with Census 2011 Rural-Urban Indicators

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09:40 AM Support #1826: Socioeconomic status

Sorry for the late reply Sadiya - currently we only provide syntax code for derived variables in Stata.
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09:38 AM Support #1830 (Resolved): Many missing values of sclonely (How often do you feel lonely?)

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09:23 AM Support #1891 (Resolved): l_nbrcoh_dv in wave 12 not found

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09:22 AM Support #1895 (Resolved): Parental leave histories

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09:22 AM Support #1900 (Resolved): People appearing in individual file but their household isn't in the household file

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09:21 AM Support #1903 (Resolved): Weighting guidance for intergenerational analysis

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09:21 AM Support #1907 (Resolved): Weighting advice for information from previous wave on wave 12 respondents

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09:20 AM Support #1932 (Resolved): Caring Module Covid Study Wave 2

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09:19 AM Support #1936 (Resolved): Missing/Inapplicable Data on Physical Activity

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09:18 AM Support #1935 (Resolved): Missing data on MSOA codes

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10/19/2023

02:29 PM Support #1963 (Feedback): Missing LSOA for hidp across waves

Hello Richard,
We have removed the pidps from your earlier post, and also we had not made this post public.
We ... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/17/2023

02:12 PM Support #1982 (Feedback): reference person weights

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02:11 PM Support #1979: Using UKHLS for financial year poverty rates

We have heard back from the income team. Their response:
You could use the datafile “income.dta” to see who report... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/13/2023

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 ... Olena Kaminska

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... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:01 AM Support #1979: Using UKHLS for financial year poverty rates

Thanks for the response Tim. I will pass your questions on to our income team.
Best wishes,
Altia Understanding Society User Support Team

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