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DTC Desktop Companion to the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

2 3 Forword This documentation is intended to give novice users a "jump start" in under... more 2 3 Forword This documentation is intended to give novice users a "jump start" in understanding the SOEP, its structure, depth, and research potential. Further, after having read the practical section, where retrievals in Stata, SAS, and SPSS are demonstrated, users should be then able at least to run a rudimentary retrieval. This is the compilation of many, many, working papers, overhead slides, example programs, and lecture notes, that have been prepared over the years by the members of the SOEP crew. We have combined these various sources of information, to make it easier for users to work with the SOEP. This collection of information is intended to be the main reference guide, and a practical companion in basic understanding and implementation of the SOEP. The Cross-National Equivalent file is only briefly described in this companion. Our thanks go to our fellow contributors

Fluglärm ist mit einer verringerten Lebensqualität auch abseits der Berliner Flughäfen verbunden

Aircraft noise is a particularly problematic source of noise as many airports are located in or n... more Aircraft noise is a particularly problematic source of noise as many airports are located in or near major cities and, as a result, densely populated areas are affected. Data from the Berlin Aging Study II (Berliner Altersstudie II, BASE-II), whose socio-economic module is based on the longitudinal Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study which has been conducted since 1984, allows us to examine the effect of different levels of aircraft noise on the subjective well-being and health of the older residents of a major city, in this case Berlin. The findings show that the presence of aircraft noise, also measured using objective aircraft noise data, is associated with significantly reduced well-being, lower satisfaction with one’s living environment, and poorer health. The association between well-being and a crossing altitude reduced by 100 meters is given certain assumptions — for crossing altitudes of between 1,000 and 2,500 m — comparable to an income loss of between 30 and 117 euros per ...

Dimensions of Quality of Life in Germany: Measured by Plain Text Responses in a Representative Survey (SOEP)

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017

SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW Berlin This series presents research f... more SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW Berlin This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German SocioEconomic Panel study (SOEP) or using SOEP data as part of an internationally comparable data set (e.g. CNEF, ECHP, LIS, LWS, CHER/PACO). SOEP is a truly multidisciplinary household panel study covering a wide range of social and behavioral sciences:

Mehr Klimaschutz durch stete Kosten

Ökologisches Wirtschaften - Fachzeitschrift, 2005

Nach dem Hurrikan Katrina streiten in den USA Versicherungen darüber, ob die Schäden vom Sturm od... more Nach dem Hurrikan Katrina streiten in den USA Versicherungen darüber, ob die Schäden vom Sturm oder von der Flut verursacht wurden. Sturmschäden sind gedeckt, Flutschäden nicht. Der Streit zeigt, wie unvernünftig eine selektive Katastrophenversicherung ist. Eine Pflichtversicherung für Hausbesitzer ist deswegen angezeigt.

Inferring floor area ratio thresholds for the delineation of city centers based on cognitive perception

Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 2019

The morphology of today’s cities is the result of historic urban developments and on-going urban ... more The morphology of today’s cities is the result of historic urban developments and on-going urban transformation resulting in complex urban spatial structures. While functionally as well as spatially, cities are structured into sub-units such as the city center, business districts, residential areas, or industrial and commercial zones, their precise localization in the geographic space is sometimes difficult. City centers in particular are difficult to grasp because they stand for many different urban functions. Generally, they are characterized as areas of high densities, such as employment, population, or commerce, but also as areas of high structural densities. In past studies, various approaches, data, and cut-off values have been presented to separate city centers from the surrounding transition zones in geographical information systems based on density values. To overcome the difficulty in defining the right density threshold, the current study presents an approach which integr...

Levels of and changes in life satisfaction predict mortality hazards: Disentangling the role of physical health, perceived control, and social orientation

Psychology and Aging, 2017

SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW Berlin This series presents research f... more SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW Berlin This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German SocioEconomic Panel study (SOEP) or using SOEP data as part of an internationally comparable data set (e.g. CNEF, ECHP, LIS, LWS, CHER/PACO). SOEP is a truly multidisciplinary household panel study covering a wide range of social and behavioral sciences:

Ökonomische Strategien des Naturgefahrenmanagements – Konzepte, Erfahrungen und Herausforderungen

Das Werk ist urheberrechtlich geschützt. Die Rechte für Nachdruck, Übersetzung sowie die Entnahme... more

The role of morbidity for proxy-reported well-being in the last year of life

Developmental psychology, 2017

Late-life well-being often shows steep deteriorations, but the contributing factors are not well ... more Late-life well-being often shows steep deteriorations, but the contributing factors are not well understood, in part because data about people's final year of life are scarce. Here, we draw from and test theoretical perspectives that health-related vulnerabilities undermine the experience and skills older adults typically use to maintain well-being (Charles, 2010). To do so, we examined how various morbidity factors shape final-year well-being trajectories. We applied change score models to retrospective proxy-reports from the Socio-Economic Panel (N = 1,776; age at death = 19-101 years; 47% women) and covary for characteristics of the deceased and the bereaved proxy. Terminal decline in proxy-reported well-being amounted to 0.57 SD in less than a year, with larger individual differences at 3 months versus 12 months before death. Declines were reportedly steeper for those in poor health, need of care, not dying from sudden causes of death, dying with cancer, and not dying at hom...

Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior

Nature genetics, Dec 31, 2016

The genetic architecture of human reproductive behavior-age at first birth (AFB) and number of ch... more The genetic architecture of human reproductive behavior-age at first birth (AFB) and number of children ever born (NEB)-has a strong relationship with fitness, human development, infertility and risk of neuropsychiatric disorders. However, very few genetic loci have been identified, and the underlying mechanisms of AFB and NEB are poorly understood. We report a large genome-wide association study of both sexes including 251,151 individuals for AFB and 343,072 individuals for NEB. We identified 12 independent loci that are significantly associated with AFB and/or NEB in a SNP-based genome-wide association study and 4 additional loci associated in a gene-based effort. These loci harbor genes that are likely to have a role, either directly or by affecting non-local gene expression, in human reproduction and infertility, thereby increasing understanding of these complex traits.

Entbürokratisierung der Statistik durch Flexibilisierung

Der "Masterplan Entbürokratisierung", den die Bundesregierung vorgelegt hat und nun beg... more Der "Masterplan Entbürokratisierung", den die Bundesregierung vorgelegt hat und nun beginnt umzusetzen, betrifft auch den Bereich der amtlichen Statistik. Dazu haben die statistischen Ämter inzwischen einen "Masterplan zur Reform der amtlichen Statistik" beschlossen. Es reicht aber nicht, Statistiken zu streichen, vielmehr muss das gesamte System der statistischen Infrastruktur in Deutschland (und in Europa) besser aufeinander abgestimmt werden. Dazu sind gesetzliche Neuregelungen nötig, um beispielsweise eindeutige Zuständigkeiten zu schaffen.

Is it Possible to Count the Earth’s Population from Outer Space? (Menschen Zählen Aus Dem All Möglichkeiten Und Grenzen Von Satellitendaten Zur Abschätzung Der Bevölkerungsentwicklung Und Des Gebäudebestandes In Deutschen Städten)

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010

Full time or part time? German parental leave policy and the return to work after childbirth in Germany

Research in Labor Economics

Page 1. FULL TIME OR PART TIME? GERMAN PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY AND THE RETURN TO WORK AFTER CHILDBI... more

The Socio-Economic Module of the Berlin Aging Study II (SOEP-BASE): Description, Structure, and Questionnaire

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013

SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW Berlin This series presents research f... more SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW Berlin This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German SocioEconomic Panel Study (SOEP) or using SOEP data as part of an internationally comparable data set (e.g. CNEF, ECHP, LIS, LWS, CHER/PACO). SOEP is a truly multidisciplinary household panel study covering a wide range of social and behavioral sciences:

Incomes in East and West Germany on the eve of union: Some results based on the German Socio-Economic Panel

Das Verhalten von Interviewern: Darstellung und ausgewählte Analysen am Beispiel des" Interviewer-Panels" des sozio-oekonomischen Panels

Members of German Federal Parliament More Risk-Loving than General Population

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013

SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW Berlin This series presents research f... more SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW Berlin This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German SocioEconomic Panel Study (SOEP) or using SOEP data as part of an internationally comparable data set (e.g. CNEF, ECHP, LIS, LWS, CHER/PACO). SOEP is a truly multidisciplinary household panel study covering a wide range of social and behavioral sciences:

Life Satisfaction and Relative Income - Perceptions and Evidence

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009

Life Satisfaction and Relative Income: Perceptions and Evidence Using a unique dataset we study b... more Life Satisfaction and Relative Income: Perceptions and Evidence Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a 2008 module of the German-Socio Economic Panel Study we ask subjects to report (a) how their income compares to various groups, such a co-workers, friends, and neighbours, and (b) how important these income comparisons are to them. We find substantial gender differences, with income comparisons being much better predictors of subjective well-being in men than in women. Generic (same-gender) comparisons are the most important, followed by within profession comparisons. Once generic and withinprofession comparisons are controlled for, income relative to neighbours has a negative coefficient, implying that living in a high-income neighbourhood increases happiness. The perceived importance of income comparisons is found to be uncorrelated with its actual relationship to subjective well-being, suggesting that people are unconscious of its real impact. Subjects who judge comparisons to be important are, however, significantly less happy than subjects who see income comparisons as unimportant. Finally, the marginal effect of relative income on subjective well-being does not depend on whether a subject is below or above the reference group income.

The German Socio-Economic Panel as a Reference Data Set

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2008

This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German SocioEconomi... more This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German SocioEconomic Panel Study (SOEP) or using SOEP data as part of an internationally comparable data set (e.g. CNEF, ECHP, LIS, LWS, CHER/PACO). SOEP is a truly multidisciplinary household panel study covering a wide range of social and behavioral sciences:

Using Analysis of Gini (ANOGI) for Detecting Whether Two Subsamples Represent the Same Universe

Sociological Methods & Research, 2006

A wildly discussed shortcoming of panel surveys is a potential bias arising from selective attrit... more A wildly discussed shortcoming of panel surveys is a potential bias arising from selective attrition. Based on data of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), the authors analyze potential artifacts (level, structure, income inequality) by comparing results for two independently drawn panel subsamples started in 1984 and 2000. They apply ANOGI (analysis of Gini) techniques, the equivalent of ANOVA performed with the Gini coefficient. They rearrange, reinterpret, and use the decomposition in the comparison of subpopulations from which the different samples were drawn. Taking into account indicators for income, significant differences between these two samples with respect to income inequality are found in the first year, which start to fade away in Wave 2 and disappear in Wave 3. The authors find credible indication for these differences to be driven by changes in response behavior of short-term panel members rather than by attrition among members of the longer running sample.

Zur Weiterentwicklung von SOEPsurvey und SOEPservice

Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, 2008

Dieser Aufsatz ist der Frage der Weiterentwicklung des SOEP insgesamt gewidmet. Daher nehmen wir ... more Dieser Aufsatz ist der Frage der Weiterentwicklung des SOEP insgesamt gewidmet. Daher nehmen wir in einem ersten Teil eine Bestandsaufnahme der Entscheidungsstrukturen zum Erhebungsprogramm ("Governance") vor. Im zweiten Abschnitt beschäftigen wir uns mit den Inhalten der SOEP-Erhebung-also dem SOEPsurvey. Danach gehen wir auf die Weiterentwicklung des Daten-Services für die wachsende Gruppe der externen Forscherinnen und Forscher im In-und Ausland (SOEPservice) ein. Und schließlich diskutieren wir einige forschungspolitische Probleme, die bei der nachhaltigen Sicherung einer Längsschnittstudie berücksichtigt werden sollten. Die in diesem Artikel beschriebenen derzeitigen Überlegungen zur Verbesserung der SOEP-Erhebung sollen vor allem Nutzerinnen und Nutzer anregen, sich aktiv an der Weiterentwicklung des Survey zu beteiligen.