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11/07/2023

01:54 PM Support #1991 (Feedback): request explanation for variable 'Njbsp' in BHPS

Hello,
Please see the note in the BHPS User Manual (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/sites/default/files/dow... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:30 PM Support #1991: request explanation for variable 'Njbsp' in BHPS

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

01:30 PM Support #1990: urban_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

11/06/2023

10:01 PM Support #1991 (Resolved): request explanation for variable 'Njbsp' in BHPS

Dear officer,
I hope you are doing well.
I'm writing to request more explanation on a variable 'Njbsp' in BHPS.... Peijie Ju

10:41 AM Support #1990 (Resolved): urban_dv

Hi,
from the variable catalogue I can see that "urban_dv" is derived from the ONS Rural and Urban Classification ... Caroline Kienast von Einem

11/01/2023

01:37 PM Support #1987 (Feedback): IP12 Blood and Hair Sample Particpation

Hello Jasmine,
For both question routing, it's important to note that the mode is face-to-face, and the respondent... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:50 AM Support #1989 (Feedback): inapplicable ukborn

Hello Aelen,
May I know which wave you are referring to? In general, not every respondent is eligible for every qu... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:19 AM Support #1989 (Resolved): inapplicable ukborn

Hi, what does "inapplicable" suggest? Why there are 96.66% of inapplicable replies to "ukborn"? Thanks Aelen Valen

10/30/2023

01:42 PM Support #571 (Resolved): routing for a_jbhad and b_jbbgd/b_jbbgm/b_jbbgy

Hi Alena - you have raised the same question in https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/1988 and we have answere... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:28 AM Support #571: routing for a_jbhad and b_jbbgd/b_jbbgm/b_jbbgy

Hello,
I am trying to look at participants' start date of their current job. In the Wave 12 questionnaire, it look... Alena Oxenham

01:40 PM Support #1987 (In Progress): IP12 Blood and Hair Sample Particpation

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01:40 PM Support #1986 (Feedback): Jbbgdat variable

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01:25 PM Support #1988 (Feedback): Jbbgdat variable

Hello,
If you look at the Universe below this question in the Wave 12 questionnaire you will see who gets asked th... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/27/2023

06:19 PM Support #1985 (Feedback): Representativeness of housing tenure (tenure_dv)

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08:17 AM Support #1988 (Resolved): Jbbgdat variable

Hello,
I am trying to look at participants' start date of their current job. In the Wave 12 questionnaire, it look... Alena Oxenham

10/26/2023

03:50 PM Support #1985: Representativeness of housing tenure (tenure_dv)

Dear Eoghan,
Thank you for your question. I am not an expert in the field, but looking at the question for Census ... Olena Kaminska

09:28 AM Support #1985: Representativeness of housing tenure (tenure_dv)

Many thanks for your enquiry. We will look into this and get back to you.
Best wishes,
Understanding Society User S... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:14 PM Support #1840: errors in 4-digits ISCO88 variable

Hi Matteo,
I'm really sorry we missed your follow-up. Yes, your description of our coding procedure sounds about r... Piotr Marzec

11:14 AM Support #1987: IP12 Blood and Hair Sample Particpation

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

10/25/2023

05:03 PM Support #1987 (Resolved): IP12 Blood and Hair Sample Particpation

Hi,
I am trying to investigate the particpation in the hair sample and dried blood sample in IP12. I am using l_ha... Jasmine Mitchell

11:05 AM Support #1986 (Resolved): Jbbgdat variable

Hello,
I am trying to look at participants' start date of their current job. In the Wave 12 questionnaire, it loo... Alena Oxenham

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