UKHLS net household income

[Jane]

Hi, first I want to thank you for putting together a brilliant and really invaluable resource. I have a query about the net household income in UKHLS. You have currently coded:

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* hhinc_pre
* hhinc_post – //better indicator

recode fihhmngrs_dv (-9=.), gen(hhinc_post)

// lab var hhinc_pre “HH income(month, pre)”
lab var hhinc_post “HH income(month, post)”

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On the UKHLS website (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/user-guides/main-survey-user-guide/household-income-variables/), fihhmngrs_dv is for gross income and fihhmnnet1_dv is the variable for net. Is this an error or a coding decision?

Thank you again.

[Konrad Turek]

Hi Jane,

This might indeed be an error. It’s great that you have spotted it and informed me!
I will look into this and, if necessary, make a quick update in the code.
Best,
Konrad

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