Understanding Society User Support

10/13/2025

10:33 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2284 (In Progress): Chosen longitudinal weight check

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

10/07/2025

12:36 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2283 (Feedback): Private Rented Sector

Dear Henry,
Figures derived from the UKHLS may not align with other sources. Before drawing any conclusions, we sh... Understanding Society User Support Team

10/06/2025

09:25 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2282: Complexity of family life

Hi Charlie,
It’d be great if you could provide a bit more detail: the exact definition of these groups, which wave... Understanding Society User Support Team

09/25/2025

03:12 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2033 (In Progress): Derived variable on income / earnings of each benefit unit

Dear Tom,
Thank you for the detailed report, this is very helpful. We'll have a look into this.
Best wishes,
P... Understanding Society User Support Team

03:08 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2282 (Feedback): Complexity of family life

Dear Charlie,
Thank you for your question.
“How many adults have dependent children who don’t live with them?”
... Understanding Society User Support Team

09/19/2025

10:09 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2281 (In Progress): Weights for longitudinal analysis - high zero-weighted numbers; and selecting 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

09/11/2025

11:00 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2280 (Feedback): Linking to EPC data

Hello Vicki,
UKHLS is currently linking EPC data to Innovation Panel (IP17) participants, but this does not cover ... Understanding Society User Support Team

09/10/2025

01:43 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2279: inquiry about "change in spending" variable in the COVID survey

Hello Z He
Apologies for my misunderstanding.
The variable “spend” has been removed from the dataset. You can... Understanding Society User Support Team

08:23 AM Understanding Society User Support Support #2279 (Feedback): inquiry about "change in spending" variable in the COVID survey

Hello Z He
The variable you are interested in is called “mpc1 – Marginal Propensity to Consume”. You may also want... Understanding Society User Support Team

09/08/2025

05:54 PM Understanding Society User Support Support #2269: Multilevel model guidance

Hello Verena,
Here are the answers for bullets 1 and 2 that were missing:
1. The design weight is at a household... Understanding Society User Support Team