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The German Socio-Economic Panel as Reference Data Set
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Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD)
Abstract This paper discusses how household panels in general?and the German Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) in particular?can serve as reference data for researchers collecting datasets that do not represent the full universe of the population of interest (e.g., through clinical trials, intervention studies, l... view more
This paper discusses how household panels in general?and the German Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) in particular?can serve as reference data for researchers collecting datasets that do not represent the full universe of the population of interest (e.g., through clinical trials, intervention studies, laboratory and behavioural experiments, and cohort studies). We first discuss potential benefits of using questions similar to those in the SOEP for studies where researchers are interested in using the SOEP as reference data. We present a comprehensive list of SOEP core questions that we recommend researchers to consider when collecting their own data. We focus on seven topics: (1) demographic and parental characteristics; (2) labour market; (3) health; (4) personality, preferences, and subjective orientations; (5) subjective wellbeing; (6) political involvement and participation, and finally, a set of core questions for young children before they enter school. Of course the selection of a minimum set of questions depends on the research question. In this paper, we offer general advice for the selection of variables to researchers interested in comparing their own data with the SOEP.... view less
Keywords
well-being; data organization; data access; demography; Federal Republic of Germany; statistics; SOEP; labor market; longitudinal study; data bank; data; data capture; health
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
behavioural experiments; clinical trials; cohort studies; household panels; intervention studies; reference data
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
42 p.
Series
RatSWD Working Paper Series, 48
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications