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Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Germany - Extended Version – microm data

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5963 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12926
Abstract: This data set contains contextual information that describes either the household or the neighbourhood of the respondents and which was not included in the regular PIAAC Scientific Use File (SUF) ´PIAAC, Germany - Reduced Version´ (ZA5845) due to national data privacy legislation. This spatial data comes from microm Micromarketing-Systeme und Consult GmbH in Neuss, Germany. Using an identification number of the respondent, the corresponding information can be merged to the SUF and is available in the Secure Data Center in Cologne, Germany. The microm data available here include more than 100 ... more
Access: The study is only accessible via the Secure Data Center.

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 08.2011 - 03.2012
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: Persons between 16 and 65 years in private households, regardless of nationality, residence status, or language skills, with main place of residence in Germany during the survey period
Number of Units: 5465
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage; Probability Sample: Multistage Sample
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI) • Educational measurements and tests; Face-to-face interview: CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) Educational measurement and tests (basic skills in reading, numeracy and technology-based problem solving)
Data Collector: TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, München
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 107
Notes: Survey unit: adults; teenagers###

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Rammstedt, Beatrice - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Zabal, Anouk - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Ackermann, Daniela - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Helmschrott, Susanne - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften | Maehler, Débora - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissensc ... more
Publication year: 2017
DOI: 10.4232/1.12926
Study number: ZA5963
Contributor, Institution, Role: GESIS - Distributor | GESIS - HostingInstitution
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Research data center: FDZ PIAAC bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2017-12-06, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12926
Version history: ... more

Reference publications

Publications: microm Micromarketing-Systeme und Consult GmbH (2011). microm Datenhandbuch. Arbeitsunterlagen für microm MARKET & GEO. Neuss: microm GmbH | Rammstedt, B. (Hrsg.). Grundlegende Kompetenzen Erwachsener im internationalen Vergleich: Ergebnisse von PIAAC 2012. Münster: Waxmann | Helmschrott, S. & Martin, S. (2014). Nonresponse in PIAAC Germany ... 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

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Rammstedt, Beatrice; Martin, Silke; Zabal, Anouk; Helmschrott, Susanne; Konradt, Ingo; Maehler, Débora (2017). Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Germany - Extended Version – microm data. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5963 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12926.

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