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12:59 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2278 (In Progress): Effect of self-completion weight on weighted count for sample of people who died

Hello Chloe
Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back t... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2277 (Resolved): DiD analysis with UKHLS

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09/01/2025

11:33 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2277: DiD analysis with UKHLS

Thanks a lot! Ziran Wei

08:54 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2277: DiD analysis with UKHLS

Usual gross monthly wage is w_paygu_dv. To get the hourly wage you will need to divide this by the usual hours worked... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:03 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2278 (In Progress): Effect of self-completion weight on weighted count for sample of people who died

Dear Understanding Society team,
I would like to check the effect of the self-completion weights for my particular... Emma Maun

08/27/2025

08:15 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2277: DiD analysis with UKHLS

Thank you, also which varible should I be using for the wage indicator? Ziran Wei

06:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2277 (Feedback): DiD analysis with UKHLS

Hello Ziran,
You are correct, from Wave 10 onwards if the person reported that they had been diagnosed with diabet... Understanding Society User Support Team

05:55 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268: Code Creator temp file

Hi Ziran,
Have you now run the code as a dofile and not from the command window, and has that solved the problem?
... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/26/2025

06:00 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2277 (Resolved): DiD analysis with UKHLS

Hi Dear Support Team,
I would like to conduct a DiD regression on wage with diabetes as treatment (newly diagnosed... Ziran Wei

05:57 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268: Code Creator temp file

Yes! Sorry I was a bit new to this. Thank you so much! Ziran Wei

01:08 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2236 (Resolved): Problems with partner's information

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01:07 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2237 (Resolved): Investigating fihhmngrs_dv - Gross monthly household income

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01:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2239 (Resolved): Autism variables

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01:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2246 (Resolved): Mental health - other diagnosis

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01:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2256 (Resolved): Creation of a variable broadly capturing job change

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01:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2274 (Resolved): Identifying self-employed individuals (jbstat vs. jbsemp)

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12:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2275: ukwelc and ukahead Source

Yes you are right. Thanks for identifying this error we will correct it.
Best wishes,
Understanding Society User Su... Understanding Society User Support Team

12:48 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2273: Place-Based Change

Access to future waves depends on your project timeline. If your project is still active when a new wave is released,... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/20/2025

08:07 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2273: Place-Based Change

Hi Roberto,
Thanks for the detailed response. Very helpful.
If I was to apply for a special license datas... Andrew Brinkley

08/15/2025

03:39 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2271 (Feedback): difference between sample size and weighted population appears incorrect

Hello Jane,
Here is the feedback from our weighting team:
_Understanding Society weights are scaled to a mean o... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:30 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2276 (In Progress): Use of survey weight severely reducing sample size- longitudinal analysis

Hello Chloe
Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get back t... Understanding Society User Support Team

11:16 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2276 (In Progress): Use of survey weight severely reducing sample size- longitudinal analysis

Hello,
I am currently doing analysis for my dissertation studying how the experience of intergenerational and intr... Chloe Byrne

08/14/2025

07:38 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2274: Identifying self-employed individuals (jbstat vs. jbsemp)

Hello,
Thank you for the response!
Best,
Carolin Heuser Carolin Heuser

08/13/2025

04:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2275 (In Progress): ukwelc and ukahead Source

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

03:51 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2275 (In Progress): ukwelc and ukahead Source

Hi User Support Team,
The source for ukwelc and ukahead is "the Socio-cultural Integration of Polish Migrants study... Benedict John Hignell

10:33 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2274 (Feedback): Identifying self-employed individuals (jbstat vs. jbsemp)

Hello Carolin,
In "jbstat", respondents report their main activity status. For example, someone could select “4 – ... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:38 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2274 (Resolved): Identifying self-employed individuals (jbstat vs. jbsemp)

Dear members of the support team,
I am using the UKHLS to analyse the well-being of self-employed individuals.
Fo... Carolin Heuser

10:06 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2273 (Feedback): Place-Based Change

Hello Andrew,
When Understanding Society data is collected from respondents, it includes postcode information. Th... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/12/2025

03:32 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2273 (Feedback): Place-Based Change

Working on a place-based evaluation, where policy change, interventions, and programme are delivered into three lSOAs... Andrew Brinkley

01:56 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2272 (Feedback): Wkhome variable in Wave 15?

Helo Oleg,
The variable wkhome is part of the Work Conditions questionnaire module, which is asked every other wa... Understanding Society User Support Team

01:22 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2272 (Feedback): Wkhome variable in Wave 15?

I am currently working on a research project looking into the effects of hybrid work on various labour market and hou... Oleg Kitov

08/08/2025

06:06 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2269: Multilevel model guidance

Hello Verena,
Please find below the response to questions 3 and 4. I will send the remaining information as soon ... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:05 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2271 (Feedback): difference between sample size and weighted population appears incorrect

Hi,
I am new to using UKHLS. I have used HILDA in the past so am aware of how to use weights. My question is this:... Jane Fry

08/07/2025

02:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2269: Multilevel model guidance

Dear Support Team,
Many thanks for the clarification. Could I also follow up on the other points?
* In the guid... Verena Schneider

11:17 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2269 (Feedback): Multilevel model guidance

Hello Verena,
Please find below the response from our Weighting Team:
The confusion here (which we will need to... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/06/2025

04:53 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2269 (In Progress): Multilevel model guidance

Hello Verena,
Many thanks for your enquiry. The Understanding Society team is looking into it and we will get bac... Understanding Society User Support Team

08/05/2025

10:19 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2270 (Feedback): indinui_xw and wave 14

Hello Amber,
For wave 14 inding2_xw is the appropriate cross-sectional adult main interview weight. This new weig... Understanding Society User Support Team

04:28 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2270 (Feedback): indinui_xw and wave 14

Hi there, I am trying to use the indinui_xw weights in my indresp data, but it is not matching any of my wave 14 data... Amber Talbott

06:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2154: Scaling weights for pooled calendar year analysis

Hi Olena, I would like to ask a further question on this project (I had to set it aside last year and am just getting... Emma Maun

01:02 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2268: Code Creator temp file

Hello Ziran,
Just to double-check, are you running the syntax as a do-file?
From the screenshot you sent, it look... Understanding Society User Support Team