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Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Germany - Reduced Version
Rammstedt, Beatrice; Martin, Silke; Zabal, AnoukKonradt, Ingo; Maehler, Débora; Perry, Anja; Massing, Natascha; Ackermann-Piek, Daniela; Helmschrott, Susanne
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5845 Data file Version 2.2.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12660
Abstract: This data file contains competency scores (plausible values) for each participant in the domains
̶ Literacy
̶ Numeracy
̶ Problem solving in technology-rich environments
as well as their background information.
It contains more detailed information about respondents in Germany than the German public use file for PIAAC available at the OECD homepage (http://www.oecd.org/site/piaac/publicdataandanalysis.htm).
The background questionnaire is divided in the following sections:
A: General Information, such as age and gender;
B: Education, such as highest educational achievement, current educat ... more
Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 08.2011 - 03.2012
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: All adults in private households between 16 and 65 years of age that resided in Germany during the time of data collection, regardless of citizenship, nationality or language.
Number of Units: 5465
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
Person sample: Two-stage stratified and clustered random sample from all persons in Germany (German and non-German) who resided in private households during the time of data collection and were between 16 and 65 years old. In the first stage municipalities were selected with a probability proportional to their size. In ... more
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)
• Face-to-face interview: Paper-and-pencil (PAPI)
• Educational measurements and tests;
Face-to-face interview: PAPI (Paper and Pencil Interview) and CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview), computer or paper based assessment of competencies in Literacy, Numeracy and Problem solving ... more
Data Collector: TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, Munich
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 1407
Notes: Survey unit: adults; teenagers###
To ensure data protection, municipality size is coarsened. Additionally, information on origin, such as country of birth, citizenship and country in which highest qualification was obtained is coarsened. Categorization of these variables corresponds to those used in the German Microcensus.
Financed by:
German Fed ... more
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Rammstedt, Beatrice - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Martin, Silke - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Zabal, Anouk - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Konradt, Ingo - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Maehler, Débora - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Per ... more
Publication year: 2016
DOI: 10.4232/1.12660 | 10.4232/1.12385 | 10.4232/1.12182 | 10.4232/1.11865
Study number: ZA5845
Contributor, Institution, Role: GESIS - Distributor | GESIS - HostingInstitution
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Research data center: FDZ PIAAC bei GESIS
External links: Data Access PUF OECD
Versions
Current Version: 2.2.0, 2016-10-25, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12660
Version history: ... more
Version changes: ... more
Reference publications
Publications: OECD:
OECD Skills Outlook 2013: First results from the Survey of Adult Skills.
Paris: OECD, 2013a | OECD:
The Survey of Adult Skills: Reader’s companion.
Paris: OECD, 2013b | OECD:
Technical report of the Survey of Adult Skills.
Paris: OECD, 2013c | Rammstedt, Beatrice (et al.):
PIAAC 2012: Die wichtigsten Ergebnisse im Überblick.
Münster: ... more
Study group:
PIAAC - Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies | show all hits of the group
The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is also known as "PISA for Adults". Like PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), it is an international comparative study commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to record basic competencies. It examines a sample of ... more
PIAAC - Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies | show all hits of the group
The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is also known as "PISA for Adults". Like PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), it is an international comparative study commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to record basic competencies. It examines a sample of ... more
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ZA5845_PIAAC_Datennutzungsvertrag.pdf German (User Contract) 164.24 KB
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