Understanding Society User Support

04/24/2024

11:29 AM Support #2078: Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Ah, I see. That makes sense thanks. Albert Ward

11:10 AM Support #2078: Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

BHPS never provided self-completion weights, so we kept with that tradition. But sample size would be very small by n... Olena Kaminska

04/23/2024

05:57 PM Support #2092: Calculation of mortgage interest payments

Hello Sam,

The income team is currently undertaking a significant review of the calculation of housing costs and ... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:11 AM Support #2092: Calculation of mortgage interest payments

Thank you for the fast response. That's helpful to know, but it would be good if you could ask the Income Team for fu... Sam Ray-Chaudhuri

03:20 PM Support #2078: Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Thanks again. One final question: I thought I might need these weights: I_indsc91_lw and I_indsc01_lw, but it seems t... Albert Ward

02:35 PM Support #2078: Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Albert,
So, all you mentioned in num4 message messages is correct, but if you use more than one wave you have to u... Olena Kaminska

04/22/2024

02:20 PM Support #2078: Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

That was worded poorly: what I meant was that, I assume that if I am matching variables from previous waves and then ... Albert Ward

11:52 AM Support #2084 (Feedback): Linking NPD data with other special licence understanding society data

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11:51 AM Support #2095 (Feedback): parent children variable

Hello Leo,
Consider exploring the variable "nchild_dv," which indicates the number of own children in the household,... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:45 AM Support #2094: Universe for macob/pacob in xwavedat

Hi Piotr,
That's great thanks!
Albert Ward

04/19/2024

05:19 PM Support #2094 (Feedback): Universe for macob/pacob in xwavedat

Hi Albert,
M/pacob are asked in the adult questionnaire, so the be biggest group in xwavedat for whom these are m... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:38 PM Support #2094 (Feedback): Universe for macob/pacob in xwavedat

Hi,
I'm just wondering why there are missing values for macob/pacob in the xwavedat file? Is there something I'm n... Albert Ward

04:56 PM Support #2095 (Feedback): parent children variable

Hello,
I cannot seem to find a variable that simply states if the respondent has children (=is a parent) or not. I... Leo Haentjes

01:33 PM Support #2093 (Feedback): voteeuref variable

Hi Felicity,
The reasons for the missing data you're observing are quite complex.
First, you need to check the w... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:21 PM Support #2083: Creating a tailored longitudinal weight for unbalanced panel data

Isabelle,
I suggest you start with wave 6 weight as it includes IEMB sample that has many immigrants and model fro... Olena Kaminska

08:55 AM Support #2083: Creating a tailored longitudinal weight for unbalanced panel data

Hi Olena!
To my understanding, the multilevel model can handle missingness under the assumption that its missing a... Isabelle Munier

11:22 AM Support #2084: Linking NPD data with other special licence understanding society data

Hi Laura,
Below the answers from our data access expert:

1. You will need two applications. One for the Sec... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/18/2024

11:07 PM Support #2093 (Feedback): voteeuref variable

Hello,
For Wave 10,11 and 12, why does the variable "voteeuref" have such a high proportion of inapplicable and mi... Felicity Leung

07:34 PM Support #2090: Overcrowding measure in USoc

Hi Piotr,
This is very helpful, thank you!
Best wishes,
Michaela Michaela Kyclova

07:13 PM Support #2090: Overcrowding measure in USoc

Hi Michaela,
Age and sex of all members of the household is recorded in in the indall file for each wave. You may ... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:05 PM Support #2090: Overcrowding measure in USoc

Dear Piotr,
Thanks so much for your response. In overcrowding measures, it is often needed to also know the exact ... Michaela Kyclova

07:18 PM Support #2092 (Feedback): Calculation of mortgage interest payments

Hi Sam,
You can find some information on how this variable is derived in the Derived Income Variables section of t... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:54 PM Support #2092 (Feedback): Calculation of mortgage interest payments

Hello,
I am interested in working out mortgage interest payments of households with mortgages in USoc. I see there... Sam Ray-Chaudhuri

04/17/2024

06:08 PM Support #2090 (Feedback): Overcrowding measure in USoc

Dear Michaela,
There is no derived measure of overcrowding but you can try to create one yourself using the follow... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:45 AM Support #2090 (Feedback): Overcrowding measure in USoc

Dear Understanding Society team,
I was wondering whether there are any resources/code available that would help me... Michaela Kyclova

04:13 PM Support #2078: Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Sorry, a final question: with regards to cross-sectional weights, if I am matching questions BHPS wave 9 to a ukhls w... Albert Ward

04:07 PM Support #2078: Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Thanks for this! Yes, the earliest wave at least is BHPS wave 9. So the prefix is based on the final wave for longitu... Albert Ward

03:06 PM Support #2078: Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Albert,
Additionally, this can answer many of your questions:
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/wp-content/u... Olena Kaminska

03:34 PM Support #2074: Longitudinal weights

Joe,
In any software, in including R, you would just need a function for running a logistic regression in order to... Olena Kaminska

03:11 PM Support #2080: Repeated cross-sectional data weighting

Fran Reah,
Thank you for your question. Question 13 here: https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/wp-content/upload... Olena Kaminska

03:01 PM Support #2083: Creating a tailored longitudinal weight for unbalanced panel data

Isabelle,
My understanding is that while your model allows for missingness, it does not correct for it. Is this ri... Olena Kaminska

04/16/2024

04:07 PM Support #2087: Values coded as -20 in sex_dv

Thanks for such a swift, clear and reassuring answer, Piotr.
Best
Luis Luis Ortiz

03:46 PM Support #2087 (Feedback): Values coded as -20 in sex_dv

Hi Luis,
-20 is a missing value used only in xwavedat, it is assigned to the BHPS participants who didn't continue... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:07 PM Support #2087 (Feedback): Values coded as -20 in sex_dv

Dear colleague,
I have proceeded to re-run my do-files to add Wave 13 to my dataset for analysis, profiting from t... Luis Ortiz

04/15/2024

07:35 PM Support #2086 (Feedback): Questions of Welsh proficiency

Hello,
You're correct, the plan is to next ask this module in wave 20, and then wave 30.
Best wishes,
UKHLS Us... Understanding Society User Support Team

07:20 PM Support #2086 (In Progress): Questions of Welsh proficiency

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

11:54 AM Support #2086 (Feedback): Questions of Welsh proficiency

Hi,
I was wondering whether there was a timescale for when the next questions of Welsh proficiency (e.g. wlsh1, wl... Efan Hywel

07:18 PM Support #2084 (In Progress): Linking NPD data with other special licence understanding society 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

04:07 PM Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Hi Laura,
I'm sorry, I forgot to answer this question! There was a plan to release these variables with the update... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/12/2024

01:36 PM Support #2082: "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Hi Piotr,
Thank you very much for your answer. Just one last thing: are there any updates about the "type of job"... Laura L

04/11/2024

01:54 PM Support #2084 (Feedback): Linking NPD data with other special licence understanding society data

Dear support team,
I am writing an application for access to the linked NPD data. As well as the NPD variables we ... Laura Jones

08:07 AM Support #2083 (In Progress): Creating a tailored longitudinal weight for unbalanced 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

08:06 AM Support #2078 (Feedback): Choosing the correct group and sample for weight

Hi Albert,
We would need some more information to advise on the weight to use. For instance, you would need a more... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/10/2024

05:53 PM Support #2083 (In Progress): Creating a tailored longitudinal weight for unbalanced panel data

Hello,
I am performing a multilevel growth curve model, using STATA:s mixed command, in which repeated measures o... Isabelle Munier

11:17 AM Support #2080 (Feedback): Repeated cross-sectional data weighting

Hello,
If you are using at least one self-completion variable in your analysis model then the correct weights are ... Understanding Society User Support Team

09:09 AM Support #2082 (Feedback): "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Hello Laura,
w_jbsoc10 will only be populated for individuals who have changed their job since we introduced codi... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/09/2024

07:24 PM Support #2081 (Feedback): Merging parents (or carer) information to youth data

Hello,
It looks like your analysis is at the youth level, so I'd suggest starting from the youth file and then:
... Understanding Society User Support Team

04/08/2024

08:59 AM Support #2082 (Feedback): "Type of job" variables and how they relate to each other

Good morning,
I am looking at the variables related to job type in the Calendar Year 2020 dataset, specifically t... Laura L

04/06/2024

06:15 PM Support #2081 (Feedback): Merging parents (or carer) information to youth data

Hi Understanding Society team,
I am studying the relationship between type of rental housing (ie private vs socia... Lydia Sung

04/05/2024

05:32 PM Support #2079 (Feedback): what is the difference between ethn_dv_all and ethn_dv?

Hello Maya
Variables ending in “_all” are classified as part of the special licence version because they have a hi... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:55 AM Support #2079 (Feedback): what is the difference between ethn_dv_all and ethn_dv?

Hi
What is the difference between ethn_dv_all and ethn_dv? The descriptions seem very similar, but ethn_dv_all is ... Maya Middleton-Welch

01:34 PM Support #2080 (Feedback): Repeated cross-sectional data weighting

Hi!
I am a third year student writing my dissertation and I was hoping for some guidance on weighting. I am usin... Fran Reah

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