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Adult Education Survey (AES 2020 - Germany)

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Berlin
GESIS, Cologne. ZA7778 Data file Version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13975
Abstract: The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) awarded Kantar Public the contract to conduct the research project "Survey on Continuing Education Behaviour in Germany 2020" according to the concept of the Adult Education Survey (AES). Based on survey-supported information on participation in education in adulthood, the research project provides information for education monitoring and for the specialist scientific public. In addition to the collection and provision of data, the project also includes the analysis of the data in the form of a BMBF trend report. Due to the high demands on ... more
Content: 1. general statistical and regional data 2. gender, age (ZP), migration background (part 1) and knowledge of German 3. household composition 4. net household income 5. occupational information 6. origin of parents 7. educational background 8. participation in formal education in the last 12 months (FED): enquiries 9. participation in non-formal edu ... more
Topics: Employee training | Employment | EDUCATION | Life-long/continuing education | Higher and further education | Compulsory and pre-school education

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 07.2020 - 11.2020
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: German resident population aged 18 to 69 in private households
Number of Units: 5818 (Personendatensatz), 9847 (NFE-Datensatz), 5525 (INF-Datensatz)
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI) • Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI);
Data Collector: Kantar Public, München
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 2083 (Personendatensatz), 1030 (NFE-Datensatz), 1373 (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 mentioned by the respondents (event-related AES data set, non-formal education/NFE) and a course data set of the informal learning activities mentioned by the respondents (INF data se ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Berlin
Publication year: 2022
DOI: 10.4232/1.13975 | 10.4232/1.13812
Study number: ZA7778
Contributor, Institution, Role: GESIS - Distributor | GESIS - HostingInstitution
Publisher: GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.1.0, 2022-08-09, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13975
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Reference publications

Publications: Kantar Public: Erhebung zum Weiterbildungsverhalten in Deutschland 2020 (AES 2020): Handbuch zur Datennutzung. München: Kantar 2021
Study group:
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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 (2022). Adult Education Survey (AES 2020 - Germany). GESIS, Cologne. ZA7778 Data file Version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13975.

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