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Adult Education Survey (AES 2016 - Germany)

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Berlin
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA6887 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13135
Abstract: Educational activities in the course of life. Access to information on learning and training opportunities. 1. Job-related information; 2. Characteristics of the main professional activity; 3. Educational background: attendance of regular courses of study: a) school education, b) vocational training; 4. Participation in various forms of learning in the last 12 months: Formal Education (FED); 5. Non-formal Education (NFE); 6. Information on selected continuing education activities; 7. (Further) education barriers; 8. Access to (further) education; 9. Informal learning (INF); 10. Social part ... more
Topics: Employment | Employee training | EDUCATION | Life-long/continuing education | Vocational education and training | Higher and further education | Compulsory and pre-school education

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.07.2016 - 26.10.2016
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: Resident population of the Federal Republic of Germany aged 18 to 69 in private households
Number of Units: 7750 (Personendatensatz), 5753 (NFE-Datensatz), 3880 (INF-Datensatz)
Sampling Procedure: Probability Sample: Multistage Sample
Mode of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview: CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview)
Data Collector: Kantar Public, München
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 2216 (Personendatensatz), 836 (NFE-Datensatz), 1249 (INF-Datensatz)
Notes: Survey unit: adults### Three data sets are available: a data set based on the respondents (AES personal data set), a data set based on the continuing education events named by the respondents (event-related AES data set, non-formal education/NFE) and a data set Informal Learning (INF, informal learning or self-learning). The sample of the German A ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Berlin
Publication year: 2018
DOI: 10.4232/1.13135
Study number: ZA6887
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2018-09-11, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13135
Version history: ... more

Reference publications

Publications: Kantar Public: Erhebung zum Weiterbildungsverhalten in Deutschland 2016 (AES 2016): Handbuch zur Datennutzung. München: 2018 | Kantar Public: Erhebung zum Weiterbildungsverhalten in Deutschland 2016 (AES 2016), Materialband 2: Personenbezogene tabellarische Auswertungen. München: 2018 | Kantar Public: Erhebung zum Weiterbildungsverhalten in Deut ... more
Study group:
Berichtssystem Weiterbildung; Adult Education Survey | show all hits of the group
Until 2007 the Reporting System for Further Education offered information on courses for further training and education of German adults. Since 2007 this reporting is carried out as part of the international Adult Education Survey (AES).

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Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Berlin (2018). Adult Education Survey (AES 2016 - Germany). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA6887 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13135.

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