Activity
From 11/14/2024 to 12/13/2024
12/13/2024
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08:52 PM Support #2187 (Feedback): W14 - How to best determine tenure (length of employment) in current job
- Hello Andrei,
Several efforts have been made to identify employment spells. I recommend reviewing the work by Liam... -
04:06 PM Support #2187: W14 - How to best determine tenure (length of employment) in current job
- Just to follow up, the reason why the date of completion of the *Jbbgdat* question(s) is important is because I am in...
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04:02 PM Support #2187 (Feedback): W14 - How to best determine tenure (length of employment) in current job
- Good afternoon,
I am currently looking at W14 data and am interested in creating a dummy variable for whether a re... -
08:09 PM Support #2184: Wave 16 biological data
- Hello Eleanor,
The analyte list remains unchanged, and unfortunately, the GlycA biomarker is not included in the ...
12/12/2024
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09:13 PM Support #2184: Wave 16 biological data
- Thank you. Yes, I have seen this document from 2022. My question was whether there had been a more recent update on...
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12:36 PM Support #2184 (Feedback): Wave 16 biological data
- Hello Eleanor,
Wave 16 will not include any younger participants (under 16).
We have outlined the collection fo... -
09:19 AM Support #2184 (In Progress): Wave 16 biological data
- 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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05:55 PM Support #2186 (Feedback): Finding a right variable in the dataset
- Hello Ameer,
You may want to review the variables ch1by_dv (First Biological Child's Birth Year) and ch1bm_dv (Fir... -
01:18 PM Support #2186 (Feedback): Finding a right variable in the dataset
- Hello Dear Admin,
My name is Ameer Khaleel, and I am a PhD student in Economics at Newcastle University. I am cond... -
05:20 PM Support #2185 (Feedback): Data availability for the variable of distmov_dv (UKHLS wave 01 and 02)
- Hello Xiuxiang,
This variable was introduced starting from Wave 3 and captures the distance moved between Wave 2 a... -
12:59 PM Support #2185 (Feedback): Data availability for the variable of distmov_dv (UKHLS wave 01 and 02)
- Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm writing to ask questions regarding the variable of distmov_dv. This variable is missing for... -
09:53 AM Support #2183 (Feedback): Questions About OSM_HH and BMI Data in Youth Dataset
Hello Ömer,
The osm_hh variable is the origin household identifier, which links sample members to the household ...-
09:13 AM Support #2164: Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO
- Hello Emma,
The questions from the "local neighbourhood" module (nbrcoh1 to nbrcoh4, nbrcoh_dv, and nbrcohdk_dv) h...
12/10/2024
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06:17 PM Support #2184 (Feedback): Wave 16 biological data
- Hi,
I was looking for more details on the wave 16 biomarker data. I have seen the paper published in March 2023 o... -
01:14 PM Support #2183 (Feedback): Questions About OSM_HH and BMI Data in Youth Dataset
- Dear Understanding Society Support Team,
I have two questions related to the dataset that I would greatly apprecia... -
10:15 AM Support #2088: Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined
- Great thank you for this quick reply, super helpful!
Michael
12/09/2024
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02:38 PM Support #2088: Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined
- Michael,
Thank you. Yes, you still need to create a tailored weight, because even though you are using an event in...
12/06/2024
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05:24 PM Support #2088 (Feedback): Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined
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04:32 PM Support #2088: Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined
- Hi Olga,
I just had another question regarding this, I hope that's ok!
So, my research combines the MainStage...
12/05/2024
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10:59 AM Support #2164: Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO
- Hello,
Is there any documentation about the decision making about which questions to include in the household vs. ...
12/04/2024
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12:46 PM Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection
- Hello Laura,
Apologies for the delay, the Covid-19 team replied the following:
This might be because the routi...
12/02/2024
11/28/2024
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03:47 PM Support #2182: How are weights claculated
- Hi Matthias,
I would recommend checking the following documents online:
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/... -
12:49 PM Support #2182 (Feedback): How are weights claculated
- Hello, i have been asked to provide information on the model used to calculate the cross-sectional weighs for the you...
11/26/2024
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01:04 PM Support #2179: Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data
- Dear Laura,
You're welcome.
Best wishes,
Piotr
UKHLS User Support
11/25/2024
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04:35 PM Support #2179: Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data
- Dear Piotr,
Thank you very much for the clarification.
Best regards,
Laura
11/22/2024
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12:29 PM Support #2180 (Feedback): Relationship to the reference person
- Hi Oscar,
gr2r
I’m not sure this is the best variable, especially if the person of reference isn’t the mother. Th...
11/20/2024
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03:47 PM Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights
- Hi Piotr,
Thanks for getting back to me - I'll have another look at the W16 questionnaire.
Best wishes,
Andrei -
03:30 PM Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights
- Hi Andrei,
I’ve asked around, and I don’t believe we asked any questions that directly correspond to what you’re l... -
03:33 PM Support #2088 (Resolved): Weights for longitudinal analysis with USOC and COVID-19 survey combined
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03:22 PM Support #2179 (Feedback): Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data
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01:44 PM Support #2179: Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data
- Hi Laura,
The data for those 12 respondents is missing and cannot be retrieved, which I assume is due to a technic... -
02:04 PM Support #2181 (Feedback): Longitudinal weights , merging in wave files then cross wave
- Dear Rehana,
You can check the code included in exercise 6 of our Moodle Introduction to Understanding Society cou... -
01:12 PM Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other
- Here are some further thoughts.
The Covid-19 variables cg_occtenyr and cg_occtenmnth might be helpful, as they pro... -
12:50 PM Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other
- Hi Laura,
As of now, the full jbsoc10 variable is not available in the mainstage release of Understanding Society....
11/19/2024
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09:46 PM Support #2181 (Feedback): Longitudinal weights , merging in wave files then cross wave
- Hello,
I was wondering if some R sample code may be available for longitudinal weighting. I am merging variables fro... -
08:50 PM Support #2180: Relationship to the reference person
Dear sir, madam
My apologies, but I have one extra question (which may solve the problem immediately!).
If th...-
08:34 PM Support #2180 (Feedback): Relationship to the reference person
- Dear sir, madam
In BHPS (indall & indresp file), the variable 'hgr2r' indicates the individual's relationship to t... -
03:26 PM Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other
- Dear Piotr,
I just text you again to check if there is any news about the release of the occupation variables, or... -
03:25 PM Support #2076: Issues with xx_hadcvvac variables in COVID-19 data collection
- Dear Roberto,
Is there any update on this issue? How should I interpret these potential inconsistencies in routin... -
03:05 PM Support #2179 (Feedback): Full interview but inapplicable answer in COVID-19 data
- Good afternoon,
I am using the COVID-19 datasets, specifically wave 7 cg_indresp_w file, and I have a doubt. In t...
11/15/2024
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06:18 PM Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights
- Hi Piotr,
Many thanks for your response. I had a look, but these questions deal more with flexible working and hyp... -
01:04 PM Support #2083 (Resolved): Creating a tailored longitudinal weight for unbalanced panel data
11/14/2024
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01:23 PM Support #2164: Merging w_hhresp and w_indresp vars as a function of PNO
- Hi Emma,
1) Yes.
2) Yes, you're correct about the universe for the matdep questions – these are not asked of hous... -
01:05 PM Support #2176 (Feedback): USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights
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01:05 PM Support #2176: USOC Wave 16 - Enquiry re: questions on employment rights
- Dear Andrei,
Could it be the flexible working experiment (see FSVIGNAME1 and the related questions in the IP16: h... -
12:44 PM Support #2177 (Feedback): school leaving age vs. further education leaving age
- Hello,
'w_scend' ('w_' is a wave prefix) - this is the age provided in response to the question 'school' ('How old...
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