Transitions and Old Age Potential (TOP) - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wave
Schneider, Norbert F.;
Mergenthaler, Andreas;
Sackreuther, InesMicheel, Frank; Cihlar, Volker; Konzelmann, Laura; Staudinger, Ursula M.; Lippke, Sonia; Deller, Jürgen; Büsch, Victoria GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA6597 Data file Version 4.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13845
Abstract: The survey ´Transitions and Old Age Potential: Transitions and Age Potentials (TOP)´ is based on a representative sample of 5,002 persons for the German-speaking resident population aged 55 to 70 (born between 1942 and 1958). The study focuses on the life plans and potential of older adults on the labour market, in civil society and in the family, as well as their transitions into retirement. In spring 2013, a 40-minute telephone interview was conducted on the basis of a standardised survey instrument. It covers instruments in the following areas: sociodemography, employment and retirement, in ... more Content: Wave 1:
Personal meaning of work; current receipt of pension and type of pension; employment situation before retirement; current employment status of non-retired persons; reasons for extending employment beyond the age limit; year of last full-time employment of retired persons; start of employment with current or last employer; time of last chan ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 16.01.2013 - 15.10.2019
Date(s) of Data Collection: 16.01.2013 - 10.04.2013 | 11.11.2015 - 13.02.2016 | 11.07.2019 - 15.10.2019
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: German-speaking resident population between 55 and 70 years of age (born 1942-1958) in private households with landline phone
Number of Units:
5002 (Welle 1)
2501 (Welle 2)
1561 (Anker, Welle 3)
576 (Paare, Welle 3)
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
Probability Sample: Multistage Sample Temporal Research Design: Longitudinal: Panel | Cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI);
Telephone interview: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) Data Collector: Umfragezentrum Bonn (uzbonn)
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables:
1838 (Paneldaten, Welle 1 bis 3)
673 (Anker, Welle 3)
243 (Partner/innen, Welle 3)
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Schneider, Norbert F. - Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung (BiB), Wiesbaden | Mergenthaler, Andreas - Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung (BiB), Wiesbaden | Sackreuther, Ines - Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung (BiB), Wiesbaden | Micheel, Frank - Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung (BiB), Wiesbaden | Cihlar, Volker - Bundesin ... more Publication year: 2021
DOI: 10.4232/1.13845 | 10.4232/1.13613 | 10.4232/1.13206 | 10.4232/1.12477
Study number: ZA6597
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 4.0.0, 2021-12-20, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13845
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Schneider, Norbert F.; Mergenthaler, Andreas; Staudinger, Ursula M.; Sackreuther, Ines (Hrsg.): Mittendrin? : Lebenspläne und Potenziale älterer Menschen beim Übergang in den Ruhestand. (Beiträge zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft, Bd 47). Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich, 2015 | Sackreuther, Ines; Schröber, Jakob; Cihlar, Volker; Mergenthaler, Andreas; M ... more Study group: Studien des Bundesinstituts für Bevölkerungsforschung (BiB), Wiesbaden |
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