DTC Desktop Companion to the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)
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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
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- 1 Example for $NETTO variables: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 2 List of variables in PPFAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 3 List of variables in HPFAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 4 List of variables in the cross-sectional file SPGEN . . . . . . . .
- 5 List of variables in the cross-sectional file SHGEN . . . . . . .
- 6 List of variables in UPEQUIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 7 List of variables in UPEQUIV Cont'd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 8 List of variables in UPEQUIV Cont'd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 9 List of variables in UPEQUIV Cont'd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 Selected observations in PFLEGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 11 Selected Observations in SOZKALEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 1 Selected Observations in EPKAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 2 Biography Data in SOEP. Part 1 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 3 Biography Data in SOEP. Part 2 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 4 Biography Data in SOEP. Part 3 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 5 Comparing Panel and Spell Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 6 Biography Spell Data: PBIOSPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 7 Data from PBIOSPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 8 bioscope.exe and Graphical Representation . . . . . . . . . .
- 9 Bioscope Spell Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.10 Activity Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 11 Data from ARTKALEN (as of 1994) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 12 Income Calendar (only until 1995) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 13 Data from EINKALEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 14 Data from BIOMARSY (as of 1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 15 Data from BIOMARSM (as of 1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 16 List of variables in BIOPAREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 17 List of variables in BIOBIRTH and BIOBRTHM . . . . . . . .
- 18 List of variables in BIOJOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 19 List of variables in BIOIMMIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 20 List of variables in BIOYOUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 21 List of variables in BIOSOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 22 List of variables in BIOTWIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 23 List of variables in BIORESID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 24 List of variables in BIOCHILD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 1 Data Files and Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 2 Comparing Statistical Packages for SOEP . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 1 The follow-up paths of 1984 and 1985 households. . . . . . . .
- 2 Marginal distributions used for first wave adjustment . . . . . .
- 3 Forming Longitudinal Samples with 5 panel waves . . . . . . .