Understanding Society User Support

04/04/2024

11:15 AM Support #2078 (In Progress): Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

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

11:14 AM Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

I would also just like to ask if you would recommend any resources for coding tailored weights in R Studio?
Joe Joe Mattock

09:51 AM Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

Hi Olena,
Thank you very much for the response, all is clear on the data merging front.
I should clarify that... Joe Mattock

03/29/2024

12:55 PM Support #2078 (Feedback): Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Hi,
I'm trying to choose a correct weight for some analysis I'm doing. I'm matching variables from the BHPS to wav... Albert Ward

03/27/2024

02:36 PM Support #2077 (Feedback): Using income variables

Dear Mhairi,
Please use the latest 18th November 2023 available here: https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalog... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/26/2024

04:25 PM Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-4:
> Hello Laura,
>
> Typically, upon receiving informat... Laura L

04:09 PM Support #2077 (Feedback): Using income variables

Hello,
I am looking to access the data to use the derived income variables (w_fimnnet_dv). Could you let me know ... Mhairi Webster

10:58 AM Support #2075 (Feedback): Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

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10:57 AM Support #2060 (Resolved): Design weights taken account of in enumeration weights?

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10:53 AM Support #2058 (Resolved): Using longitudinal weights when combining Covid-19 waves and mainstage waves of UKHLS

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03/22/2024

12:17 PM Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

Joe,
Thank you. Questions 14-16 here https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/working-papers/2024... Olena Kaminska

03/21/2024

04:32 PM Support #2052 (Resolved): Vote Choice: display all parties

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04:32 PM Support #2051 (Resolved): Local Authority variable name in Special Licence dataset (SN 6666)

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04:32 PM Support #2050 (Resolved): Linking BHPS and US Dataset for special license data (6931)

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04:32 PM Support #2049 (Resolved): Linking BHPS and US Dataset for special license data (6931)

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04:31 PM Support #2048 (Resolved): Code Creator

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04:31 PM Support #2047 (Resolved): Council Tax

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04:31 PM Support #2046 (Resolved): Unable to locate org variable used in the past

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04:31 PM Support #2045 (Resolved): Winter Fuel Payments

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04:28 PM Support #2044 (Resolved): Old Westminster constituecies

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04:28 PM Support #2033 (Resolved): Derived variable on income / earnings of each benefit unit

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04:28 PM Support #2001 (Resolved): Special licence request

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04:15 PM Support #2074 (In Progress): Longitudinal weights

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03/19/2024

09:33 PM Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Hello Laura,
Typically, upon receiving information from the field agency, we process the fed forward variables an... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/15/2024

03:38 PM Support #2075: Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

Hi Olena,
Thank you for the detailed reply. It's really helpful. Apologies for mixing up calendar month and sample... James Laurence

02:03 PM Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-2:
> Hello Laura
>
> The question routing is as follows: ... Laura L

09:18 AM Support #2076 (Feedback): Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Hello Laura
The question routing is as follows: If ff_hadcvvac = 3, then ask if the respondent has not reported in... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:34 AM Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

Hi Olena,
Voting intention is asked about in the waves 2,3,6,9 and 12. To my understanding, it is asked to all res... Joe Mattock

03/14/2024

01:43 PM Support #2073 (Feedback): Data file

Hello Luisa
Wave 13 main stage Study covers years 2021 and 2022. The interviews span from January 2021 to May 2023... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:31 PM Support #2066 (Resolved): Code creator E-Mail

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01:30 PM Support #2069: Match children information with parental information

Hello Giovanni,
You would need first to identify children that have left the parental house. I think the best app... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:21 PM Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

Joe,
Before I answer your question, could you clarify whether the voting intention you study is asked to all in a ... Olena Kaminska

12:14 PM Support #2041 (Resolved): w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

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10:36 AM Support #2041: w_outcome in COVID-19 survey waves

Understanding Society User Support Team wrote in #note-5:
> Hello Laura,
>
> Here is the feedback from our Surve... Laura L

12:03 PM Support #2075: Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

James,
Thank you for your question. From your description I find that you are technically not using 'calendar' mon... Olena Kaminska

09:45 AM Support #2076 (In Progress): Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

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

03/13/2024

09:01 PM Support #2076 (Feedback): Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection

Good evening,
I am currently analysing data from the _xx_indresp_w_ datasets of the COVID-19 data collection, spe... Laura L

04:11 PM Support #2075 (In Progress): Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

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

03:36 PM Support #2075 (Feedback): Using UKHLS to look at trends across calendar months

Hi there,
I am interested in looking at calendar month trends in whether someone wants to move home or not (which ... James Laurence

03/11/2024

11:53 AM Support #2069: Match children information with parental information

Dear Roberto,
Thank you very much for your help.
I need to merge parental data into children's information also whe... Giovanni Greco

10:43 AM Support #2069 (Feedback): Match children information with parental information

Hello Giovanni,
Please take a look at the "Data management syntax files":https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/d... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:47 AM Support #2070: Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel data

Hello Isaac
As was mentioned COVID-19 survey data can be linked to the main UKHLS annual survey data using the var... Understanding Society User Support Team

10:55 AM Support #2070: Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel data

Hello,
Thanks for the response. Is there no way to link the COVID-19 dataset with the standard main survey, whilst... Isaac Hance

10:47 AM Support #2070 (Feedback): Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel data

Hello Isaac,
I recommend using calendar year data because you will need to pool information from 3 waves. For yea... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:36 AM Support #2072 (Feedback): tracking spouse after the household dissolutions

Hello Seok
The Study follows all participants who are classified as original sample members (OSM), permanent sampl... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:15 AM Support #2071 (Feedback): Choosing weight where some variables are self-completion and others are interview

Hello Molly,
For individual level analysis, you may want to combine information from different questionnaires. In... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/09/2024

04:03 PM Support #2074 (In Progress): Longitudinal weights

Hi,
I'm conducting an analysis specifically over waves 2, 3, 6 and 9 for Understanding Society, as relating to the... Joe Mattock

03/08/2024

04:40 PM Support #2073 (In Progress): Data file

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

04:20 PM Support #2073 (Feedback): Data file

What is the date period for the Wave 13 indresp file, and was this post Covid.
I.e would it be possible to compare a... Luisa Edwards

03:22 PM Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Roberto,
thank you for your help, it has worked now. My key mistake was indeed using the command window, as ... Leo Haentjes

11:11 AM Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Leo,
I tested the code on my PC, and it works fine. I’ve attached a log of my session named “2066”. However, ... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/07/2024

03:00 PM Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Roberto,
thank you for your effort and the Codes. Unfortunately, I keep getting error codes like you see in ... Leo Haentjes

11:36 AM Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Leo,
I’m attaching two text files with the syntax code in long and wide formats. The data file produced will b... Understanding Society User Support Team

02:05 PM Support #2072 (In Progress): tracking spouse after the household dissolutions

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

02:04 PM Support #2071 (In Progress): Choosing weight where some variables are self-completion and others are interview

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

02:03 PM Support #2070 (In Progress): Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel 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

02:02 PM Support #2069 (In Progress): Match children information with parental information

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

01:57 PM Support #2064 (Feedback): calendar year dataset - longitudinal analysis

Hello Marina,
Please take a look at Issues #2006 and #1959 on our User Support Forum, which address similar issues... Understanding Society User Support Team

03/06/2024

08:57 PM Support #2072 (Feedback): tracking spouse after the household dissolutions

Hi, I am wondering if the study follows ALL household members after household dissolutions and not just the household... Seok Woo Kwon

05:23 PM Support #2071 (Feedback): Choosing weight where some variables are self-completion and others are interview

Hi,
I am trying to select the correct weight, and am having some difficulty with what to choose for the instrument... Molly Rowe

05:19 PM Support #2066: Code creator E-Mail

Hello Roberto,
is there any progress on the e-mail issue or the code? Your help with the code creator is greatly a... Leo Haentjes

02:59 PM Support #2065 (Feedback): How to manage longitudinal data analysis after excluding sample based on date of interview

Hello Marina,
The UKHLS sample is designed such that each sample month is a random representative (once weighted) ... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:29 AM Support #2070 (Feedback): Creating Chronology when using COVID-19 and main panel data

I want to create a variable in stata that allows me to ensure I am viewing each individuals responses in order, when ... Isaac Hance

10:27 AM Support #2067 (Feedback): data access

Hello Mike,
Understanding Society data consists of multiple files, downloadable as a single zipped folder and rele... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:17 AM Support #2069 (Feedback): Match children information with parental information

Good morning Users.
For my Master thesis, I am using data on children, and I need parental information (their househ... Giovanni Greco