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Study of Life Situations (25-60 Year-Old Persons)

Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung, Bonn; Sonderforschungsbereich 3, Mikroanalytische Grundlagen der Gesellschaftspolitik, Universitäten Frankfurt und Mannheim; INFRATEST, München
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1743 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1743
Abstract: Complete information on course of life and occupation since the 15th year of life, about retirement program, both private and through professional group, and about financial circumstances, participation in supplementary retirement program as well as entitlement in the compulsory retirement insurance. Topics: judgement on one´s own economic situation at time of survey and expected economic situation in old-age; participation in discussions with pension counselors or pension advisers; information on current employment status and pension payment; part-time employment or secondary occupation in ... more
Topics: Employment | Retirement | Social welfare systems/structures | Income, property and investment/saving

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 10.1980 - 04.1981
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), FRG incl. West Berlin
Universe: German citizens between the ages of 25 to 60 years living in private households
Number of Units: 9535
Sampling Procedure: Multi-stage stratified random sample. As well as their spouses
Mode of Data Collection: Oral survey with standardized questionnaire as well as file analysis with the responsible retirement insurance provider
Data Collector: INFRATEST, Munich
Analysis System(s): SPSS
Number of Variables: 599
Notes: The spouses were interviewed with questionnaires of equivalent content. 5406 target persons were interviewed in all. 4129 target persons had a spouse who also could be interviewed resulting in a total sum of 9535 respondents. The complete data set is comprised of three different sub-datasets: Data set A (individual persons) contains the 9535 respon ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung, Bonn | - Sonderforschungsbereich 3, Mikroanalytische Grundlagen der Gesellschaftspolitik, Universitäten Frankfurt und Mannheim | - INFRATEST, München
Publication year: 1989
DOI: 10.4232/1.1743
Study number: ZA1743
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1743
Version history: ... more

Reference publications

Publications: Rosenbladt, Bernhard von; Kiel, Walter; Milenovic, Ina: Zukünftige Rentnergenerationen: Anwartschaften in der Alterssicherung der Geburtsjahrgänge 1920-1955. Untersuchungsbericht zum Forschungsprojekt "Grunddaten zur Entwicklung von Lebenslagen". Bonn: Der Bundesminister für Arbeit und Sozialordnung, 1986. | Infratest Sozialforschung: Daten z ... more
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Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung, Bonn, Sonderforschungsbereich 3, Mikroanalytische Grundlagen der Gesellschaftspolitik, Universitäten Frankfurt und Mannheim, & INFRATEST, München (1989). Study of Life Situations (25-60 Year-Old Persons). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1743 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1743.

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