Topics of SOEP-Core¶
The topics of the SOEP questionnaires and the various modules they contain can be grouped into 11 areas. Some of the modules deal with aspects of life that tend to change from one year to the next, and are therefore repeated annually, while other modules are repeated at intervals of several years. How often a module is repeated is stated in the “replication” column of our topic tables. Some SOEP modules are also adapted in different ways to the different questionnaires. The questions in the “Big Five” personality traits module, for instance, are formulated differently in the mother-child questionnaires than they are in the individual questionnaire.
Note
The tables list the modules in a questionnaire, not the question items. The years specified in the “replication” column may therefore not apply to every variable, since some items may have been added later or removed. The modules listed do not represent all of the variables in the SOEP, nor do they refer to all questionnaires. Specific information can also be found in our generated datasets.
SOEP Topics
Overview of Modules in Different SOEP Questionnaires
Affective well-being |
x |
x |
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Big Five personality traits |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Birth history |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Childcare |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Educational aspirations |
x |
x |
x |
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Health of child |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Height and weight of child |
x |
x |
x |
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Height and weight |
x |
x |
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Language ability German / native language |
x |
x |
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Leisure and activities (with child) |
x |
x |
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Life satisfaction |
x |
x |
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Language use |
x |
x |
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Locus of control |
x |
x |
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Family background |
x |
x |
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Parental interest in school performance |
x |
x |
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Allowance |
x |
x |
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Political orientation |
x |
x |
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Risk aversion |
x |
x |
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State of health |
x |
x |
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Strengths and difficulties |
x |
x |
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Temperament |
x |
x |
The SOEP Scales Manual briefly describes the theoretical background and development of all of the scales used in the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study. It also provides the relevant citations as well as the items belonging to the scales and the answer format, including the verbal anchors.
Demography and Population¶
The demography and population topic provides information including the birth date and sex of each household member (including children) and of each interviewer; the place and history of births in the household; household size; and relationships among household members.
Questionnaire |
Module |
Replication |
No. Vars. |
Variables |
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Birth history |
annually |
2 |
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Country of Origin |
annually |
7 |
plj0014_v1 - plj0014_v3 , plj0022 - plj0024, plj0175 |
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Birth history |
annually |
7 |
jl0233 , jl0234 , jl0235_v1, jl0235_v2, jl0235_h, jl0238 , jl0239 |
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Country of Origin |
annually |
8 |
Work and Employment¶
The work and employment modules provide information on diverse employment-related topics including the respondent’s first job, further training, changes in working conditions following parenthood, part-time work, and unemployment. Modules cover not only objective information such as working hours but also subjective perceptions of working conditions and feelings about work.
Questionnaire |
Module |
Replication |
No. Vars. |
Variables |
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Employment / education calendar |
annually |
12 |
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Care period (Pflegezeit) |
annually |
1 |
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Change of job |
annually |
19 |
plb0031_v1 , plb0031_v2 , plb0031_h, plb0032 , plb0033_v1- plb0033_v7 , plb0034 , plb0478- plb0480 , plb0284_v1, plb0284_v2, plb0284_h, plb0295 |
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Commuting to work |
1991-2013, 2015, 2017 |
8 |
plb0589- plb0592, plb0158, plb0159_v1, plb0159_v2, plb0159_h |
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Work contract (Werkvertrag) |
2013, 2015 |
1 |
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Current job |
annually |
24 |
plb0035 , plb0036_v1 , plb0036_v2 , plb0036_h, plb0037_v1 - plb0037_v3 , plb0037_h , plb0040 , plb0041 , plb0049_v1 - plb0049_v5, plb0058 , plb0063_v1, plb0063_v2 , plb0064_v1, plb0064_v2, plb0065 , plb0568 , plb0570 , plb0586 |
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Gross / net income, October 2014 |
2015 |
2 |
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Employees’ council (Betriebsrat) |
2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 |
1 |
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Employment, October 2014 |
2015 |
1 |
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Employment status |
annually |
10 |
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Evening and weekend work |
2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
10 |
plb0205_v1- plb0205_v4, plb0206_v1- plb0206_v4, plb0218- plb0219 |
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Work in black economy |
2015, 2016 |
2 |
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Changes in workplace tools / technologies |
2015, 2016, 2017 |
6 |
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Labor intensity |
2015, 2016, 2017 |
2 |
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Job search |
annually |
15 |
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Job search, motives |
1994 - 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017 |
1 |
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Job search, preferences |
1994, 1996 - 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
1 |
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Hourly wages |
2017 |
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Supervisory position |
2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
3 |
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Maternity / parental leave |
annually |
1 |
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Occupational expectations, non-employed |
1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
3 |
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Use of professional skills in job |
1985-2007, 2009 |
1 |
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Working overtime |
annually |
16 |
plb0193 - plb0194 , plb0195_v1- plb0195_v3, plb0195_h, plb0196_v1- plb0196_v3, plb0196_h, plb0197 - plb0198 , plb0483 , plb0484 , plb0220 , plb0605 |
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Overtime, October 2014 |
2015 |
2 |
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Financial compensation for overtime |
1984-2014 |
3 |
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Performance evaluation by superior |
2004, 2008, 2011, 2016 |
5 |
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Workplace zip code |
2016 |
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Industry sector, occupational classification |
annually |
12 |
plb0072 , plb0073_v1-plb0073_v8, plb0073_h, p_nace , p_isco08 |
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Professional expectations, long |
1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013 |
22 |
plb0432_v1 , plb0432_v2 , plb0433_v1 , plb0433_v2, plb0434_v1, plb0434_v2, plb0435_v1 , plb0435_v2, plb0436_v1 , plb0436_v2, plb0437_v1, plb0437_v2, plb0438_v1, plb0438_v2, plb0439_v1, plb0439_v2, plb0440_v1, plb0440_v2, plb0441_v1, plb0441_v2, plb0442_v1 , plb0442_v2 |
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Professional expectations, short |
2015 |
7 |
plb0433_v1, plb0433_v2, plb0437_v1, plb0437_v2, plb0440_v1, plb0440_v2, plb0588 |
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Leaving a job |
annually |
24 |
plb0282 , plb0298- , plb0304_h, plb0304_v1 - plb0304_v15, plb0305_v1, plb0305_v2, plc0040, plc0041_h, plc0041_v1, plc0041_v2 |
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Registered unemployed |
annually |
1 |
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Side jobs |
annually |
25 |
plb0382_v1- plb0382_v5, plb0382_h, plb0392 - plb0398 , plb0573 , plc0062_v1, plc0062_v2, plc0062_h, p_isco08_sidejob, p_isco08_sidejob1, p_isco08_sidejob2, p_isco08_sidejob3, p_isco88_sidejob, p_isco88_sidejob1, p_isco88_sidejob2, p_isco88_sidejob3 |
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Self-employment, reasons |
2010, 2015 |
6 |
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Short-time compensation (Kurzarbeitergeld) |
1984-2001, 2003-2005, 2010, 2011 |
5 |
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Standby duty |
2011, 2014-2017 |
4 |
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Starting a new job |
annually |
13 |
plb0417_v1, plb0417_v2, plb0418 , plb0419_v1, plb0419_v2, plb0419_h, plb0420_v1, plb0420_v2, plb0421 - plb0423 , plb0424_v1, plb0424_v2, plb0240 |
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Start of working hours |
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017 |
3 |
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Vacation entitlement |
2000, 2005, 2010 |
8 |
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Entitlement to paid breaks |
2015, 2016, 2017 |
3 |
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Paid breaks, October 2014 |
2015 |
4 |
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Work from home |
1997, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2014 |
3 |
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Work time regulations |
2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-2017 |
1 |
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Work, last 7 days |
annually |
1 |
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Contractual working hours |
annually |
9 |
plb0185 , plb0186_v1, plb0186_v2, plb0186_h, plb0241_v1, plb0241_v2, plb0241_h, plb0209 , plb0210 |
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Working hours, October 2014 |
2015 |
4 |
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Workload (effort-reward imbalance) |
2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 |
26 |
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Jobs and money |
annually |
11 |
jl0013 , jl0014, jl0017 - jl0019 , jl0023 , jl0024_h , jl0024_v1 , jl0024_v2 , jl0025 , jl0385 - jl0387 |
Income, Taxes, and Social Security¶
The income, taxes, and social security modules collect wide-ranging financial information from earnings and spending to public benefits, pensions, inheritances, taxes, and debts. They also cover assets such as real estate and other property.
Family and Social Networks¶
As a household study, the SOEP offers rich information on family and social relationships and how these connections change in different stages of life. The modules dealing with family and social networks cover the entire life cycle beginning with pregnancy and childbirth and continuing through parenthood, family formation, friendships, marriage, divorce, and death, and also provide a wealth of additional information on important life events.
Questionnaire |
Module |
Replication |
No. Vars. |
Variables |
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Family changes |
annually |
42 |
pld0012 - pld0014 , pld0038 - pld0040 , pld0134 - pld0156 , pld0158 - pld0171 |
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Family network |
1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 |
59 |
pld0020 - pld0036 , pld0107 - pld0118 , plj0117_v1- plj0117_v3, plj0118_v1 - plj0118_v3, plj0119_v1 - plj0119_v3, plj0120 , plj0121 , plj0122_v1 - plj0122_v3, plj0123_v1 - plj0123_v3, plj0124 , plj0125_v1 - plj0125_v3 plj0126 , plj0127_v1 - plj0127_v3, plj0128 , plj0129 , plj0130_v1 - plj0130_v3 |
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Marital / partnership status |
annually |
5 |
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Friends |
2003, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
1 |
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Gender attitudes |
2018 |
8 |
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Sexual orientation |
2016 |
1 |
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Circle of friends, sociodemographics |
2006, 2011, 2016 |
18 |
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Circle of friends, trusted friends |
1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 |
50 |
pld0062_v1 , pld0062_v2 , pld0063_v1 , pld0063_v2, pld0064_v1, pld0064_v2, pld0065_v1, pld0065_v2, pld0066_v1, pld0066_v2, pld0067 , pld0068_v1, pld0068_v2, pld0069_v1, pld0069_v2, pld0070_v1, pld0070_v2, pld0071_v1, pld0071_v2, pld0072_v1, pld0072_v2, pld0073 - pld0082 , pld0083_v1, pld0083_v2, pld0084_v1, pld0084_v2, pld0085_v1, pld0085_v2, pld0086_v1, pld0086_v2 `pld0086_v2, pld0087_v1, pld0087_v2, pld0088 , plf0049_v1, plf0049_v3, plf0049_h, plf0050_v1, plf0050_v3, plf0050_h |
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Childhood, parental home |
annually |
121 |
jl0273 , jl0279 - jl0304, jl0307 - jl0312, jl0313_v1, jl0313_v2, jl0314_v1, jl0314_v2, jl0315 , jl0316 , jl0327_v1, jl0327_v2, jl0327_h, jl0328_v1, jl0328_v2, jl0328_h, jl0446 , jl0447, jl1406 - jl1411 , jl0454 - jl0495 , jl0506 - jl0523 , j_kldb2010_jobfather, j_kldb92_jobfather, j_isco08_jobfather, j_isco88_jobfather, j_kldb2010_jobmother, j_kldb92_jobmother, j_isco08_jobmother, j_isco88_jobmother |
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Parental interest in child’s performance in school |
annually |
8 |
||
Allowance |
annually |
7 |
jl0020 , jl0021_v1, jl0021_v2, jl0021_h, jl0022_v1, jl0022_v2, jl0022_h |
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Relationship to family members |
annually |
28 |
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Attitude towards maternal role |
annually |
9 |
||
Childcare |
annually |
10 |
suppartn , maincare , care1h , care3h - care6h , care8h , care12h , care19 |
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Breastfeeding |
annually |
3 |
||
Pregnancy |
annually |
4 |
||
Relationship to other parent or children |
annually |
1 |
||
Childcare |
annually |
10 |
||
Leisure and activities (with child) |
annually |
11 |
||
Language use |
annually |
1 |
||
Breastfeeding |
annually |
3 |
||
Childcare |
annually |
10 |
||
Leisure and activities (with child) |
annually |
13 |
activ1 - activ4 , activ6 - activ8 , activ10 - activ13 , tvyn , tvhrs |
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Childcare |
annually |
13 |
||
Parenting goals |
annually |
18 |
||
Attitude toward parental role |
annually |
9 |
||
Parenting style |
annually |
18 |
||
Relationship to other parent or children |
annually |
|||
Childcare |
annually |
12 |
maincare , care1h - care5h , care7h , care9h - care12h , care19 |
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Eating behavior |
annually |
10 |
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Frequency of leisure and other activities |
annually |
20 |
||
Friends |
annually |
2 |
||
Language use |
annually |
|||
Parental interest in child’s performance in school |
annually |
7 |
||
Allowance |
annually |
3 |
Health and Care¶
The modules on health and care cover doctor visits, sports and fitness, alcohol consumption, health insurance, health status, and grip strength, both on respondents themselves and on other individuals in the household, such as children and deceased household members.
Questionnaire |
Module |
Replication |
No. Vars. |
Variables |
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Satisfaction with availability of care |
2002 |
1 |
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Additional private insurance |
2011-2014, 2016, 2018 |
11 |
ple0127 , ple0128_v1 , ple0128_v2 , ple0128_h , ple0129 - ple0134 |
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Alcohol consumption |
2006, 2008, 2010, 2016 |
2 |
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Qualification for additional benefits |
1999-2011 |
1 |
||
Disabilities in everyday life (SF-12) |
1997-2002, 2004-2018 (every two years) |
2 |
||
Health insurance |
annually |
17 |
ple0097 , ple0098 , ple0099_v1 - ple0099_v5 , ple0099_h , ple0104_v1 - ple0104_v7 , ple0104_h , ple0160 |
|
Health insurance debts |
2017 |
1 |
||
Health restrictions |
2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
2 |
||
Height and weight |
2002 - 2018 (every two years) |
2 |
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Hospital stays |
annually |
3 |
||
Illness |
2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
14 |
||
Individual health services |
2016,2018 |
1 |
||
Nutritional awareness |
2004-2016 (every two years) |
4 |
||
Private supplementary care insurance |
2016,2018 |
3 |
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Sickness notifications to employer |
annually |
15 |
ple0044_v1 , ple0044_v2 , ple0044_h , ple0046 , ple0048 - ple0052 , ple0174 , ple0175 , plb0024_v1 - plb0024_v3 , plb0024_h |
|
Smoking |
1998, 1999, 2001, 2002-2018 (every two years) |
14 |
ple0080_v1 - ple0080_v3 , ple0081 - ple0085 , ple0086_v1 - ple0086_v4 , ple0089 , ple0176 |
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State of health |
annually |
1 |
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Stress and exhaustion (SF-12) |
2002 - 2018 (every two years) |
10 |
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Reduced ability to work |
2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015 |
2 |
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Visits to the doctor |
annually |
2 |
||
Height and weight |
annually |
2 |
||
State of health |
annually |
1 |
||
Health of child |
annually |
12 |
hospital3mb , medaid3mb , lstmedex , disord , disord1 - disord9 |
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Height and weight of child |
annually |
3 |
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Physical and mental health of mother |
annually |
4 |
||
Health of child |
annually |
14 |
hospital12m , ill2 , ill4 - ill9 , ill11 - ill14 , ill31 , illno |
|
Height and weight of child |
annually |
3 |
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Health of child |
annually |
11 |
medaid3m , hospital12m , ill0 , ill2 , ill4 , ill5 , ill7 - ill10 , illno |
|
Height and weight of child |
annually |
3 |
||
Health of child |
annually |
11 |
chhealth , medaid3m , hospital12m , ill4 , ill5 , ill7 - ill10 , ill32 , illno |
Home, Amenities, and Contributions of Private HH¶
The housing, amenities, and household expenses modules provide wide-ranging information on everyday life including the type of dwelling and whether it is a rental property or owner-occupied; expenditures on personal hygiene, transportation, and vacations; and the division of household labor.
Questionnaire |
Module |
Replication |
No. Vars. |
Variables |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of books in household |
2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 |
1 |
||
Home fixtures and furnishings |
annually |
13 |
||
Homeowner |
annually |
4 |
||
Home ownership / rental |
annually |
12 |
hlf0001_v1 , hlf0001_v2 , hlf0001_v3 , hlf0001_h , hlf0006 , hlf0007_v1 , hlf0007_v2 , hlf0007_v3 , hlf0007_v4 , hlf0007_h , hlf0009 , hlf0015 |
|
Childcare situation |
annually |
6 |
ks_asc_r , kc_relaz , kc_frdn , kc_paid , kc_mindr , kc_none |
|
Change in residential situation |
annually |
5 |
hlf0523 , hlf0106 , hlf0107_v1 , hlf0107_v2 , hlf0107_h |
|
Cleaning or household help |
annually |
2 |
||
Household expenditures |
2010 |
131 |
hlf0163_v1 , hlf0163_v2 , hlf0163_h , hlf0164-hlf0172, hlf0209- hlf0238 , hlf0239_v1 , hlf0239_v2 , hlf0239_v3 , hlf0239_v4 , hlf0239_h , hlf0240 , hlf0242 , hlf0241_v1 , hlf0241_v2 , hlf0241_v3 , hlf0241_v4 , hlf0241_v5 , hlf0241_h , hlf0242 - hlf0252 , hlf0159 , hlf0371- hlf0434 |
|
Hereditary lease interest |
annually |
2 |
||
Dwelling / building type |
annually |
6 |
hlf0154 , hlf0016 , hlf0155_v1 , hlf0155_v2 , hlf0155_h , hlf0596 |
|
Changes in home fixtures and furnishings since last year |
1998, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
43 |
hlf0163_v1 , hlf0163_v2 , hlf0163_h , hlf0164- hlf0167, hlf0209 , hlf0212, hlf0214 , hlf0215, hlf0217 , hlf0218, hlf0159 , hlf0223, hlf0228 , hlf0229, hlf0231 , hlc0116-hlc0118 , hlf0233, hlf0236 , hlf0237, hlf0169 , hlf0170, hlf0239_v1 , hlf0239_v2 , hlf0239_v3 , hlf0239_v4 , hlf0239_h , hlf0240 , hlf0241_v1 , hlf0241_v2 , hlf0241_v3 , hlf0241_v4 , hlf0241_v5 , hlf0241_h , hlf0242, hlf0244 , hlf0245, hlf0247 , hlf0248 |
|
Leisure activities and costs, children |
2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
19 |
ka06_spo, ka06_mus, ka06_art, ka06_oth, ka06_non, ka16_ssp, ka16_smu, ka16_sar, ka16_sth, ka16_sot, ka16_spo, ka16_mus, ka16_art, ka16_org, ka16_yth, ka16_ctr, ka16_non, kk_amtp, kk_cost |
|
Neighborhood amenities |
1986, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 |
23 |
hlf0135-hlf0152, hlj0004_v1 , hlj0004_v2 , hld0001 - hld0003 |
|
Loans, mortgages, building loan agreements |
annually |
6 |
hlf0087_v1 , hlf0087_v2 , hlf0087_h , hlf0088_v1 , hlf0088_v2 , hlf0088_h |
|
Lunch, childcare |
1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
1 |
||
Lunch, school |
1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
1 |
||
Material deprivation |
2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
32 |
hlf0175 , hlf0177 , hlf0178_v1 , hlf0178_v2 , hlf0178_h , hlf0179-hlf0181 , hlf0183 , hlf0185-hlf0195 , hlf0613 - hlf0622 , hlf0441 , hlf0444 |
|
Modernization costs |
annually |
2 |
||
Children in household |
annually |
1 |
||
Neighborhood description |
annually |
1 |
||
Financial burden of home ownership |
annually |
1 |
||
Costs of home ownership |
annually |
9 |
hlf0601 - hlf0605 , hlf0090_v1 , hlf0090_v2 , hlf0090_h , hlf0084 |
|
Persons in household in need of care |
annually |
30 |
hlf0291 , hlf0631 , hlf0292 , hlf0300 - hlf0304 , hlf0315_v1 , hlf0315_v2 , hlf0315_v3 , hlf0315_h , hlf0317_v1 , hlf0317_v2 , hlf0317_v3 , hlf0317_h , hlf0319 - hlf0322 , hlf0331 , hlf0332 , hlf0369 , hlf0370_v1 , hlf0370_v2 , hlf0370_h , hlf0446 - hlf0448 , hlf0595 |
|
Pets |
1996, 2006, 2011, 2016 |
7 |
||
Photovoltaic / solar thermal system |
annually |
6 |
||
Costs of comparable rental homes |
1984-2014 |
1 |
||
Reasons for moving, comparison of old and new home |
1985-2013, 2015 |
28 |
hlf0108_v1 - hlf0108_v15 , hlf0108_h , hlf0109, hlf0124-hlf0132 , hlf0524 - hlf0526 |
|
Dependence on childcare hours |
2002 |
1 |
||
Monthly rent, heating, other expenses |
annually |
18 |
hlf0069_v1 - hlf0069_v5 , hlf0069_h , hlf0074_v1 , hlf0074_v2 , hlf0074_h , hlf0078 , hlf0079 , hlf0081_v1 , hlf0081_v2 , hlf0081_h , hlf0082 , hlf0607 , hlf0608 , hlf0610 |
|
School attendance by child |
annually |
2 |
||
Second home |
2011,2016 |
3 |
||
Size and condition of home |
annually |
10 |
hlf0018 , hlf0019_h , hlf0019_v1 - hlf0019_v3 , hlf0071_v1 , hlf0071_v2 , hlf0071_v3 , hlf0071_h , hlf0021_v1 , hlf0021_v2 , hlf0021_v3 , hlf0021_h |
|
Government-subsidized housing |
annually |
6 |
hlf0011_v1 - hlf0011_v4 , hlf0011_h , hlf0073 |
|
Childcare provider and costs |
2011, 2013, 2015 |
7 |
kd_publ, kd_indep, kd_priv, kd_comp, kd_comm, kc_amtp, kc_cost |
|
School provider and costs |
1987, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, Mig 2013 |
7 |
kd_publ, kd_indep, kd_priv, kd_comp, kd_comm, ks_amtp, ks_cost |
|
Financial burden of home rental |
annually |
1 |
||
Type of energy used in household |
51 |
Education and Qualification¶
Education is one of the cornerstones of society today. The education, training, and qualifications modules provide extensive information on educational attainment and outcomes, the level of completed education and training, reasons for not completing education or training, educational goals, and much more, along with data on children’s skill development, for instance, whether they are able to speak in full sentences or use scissors.
Questionnaire |
Module |
Replication |
No. Vars. |
Variables |
---|---|---|---|---|
annually |
||||
Completed education and training |
annually |
17 |
plg0072- plg0077 , plg0078_h, plg0078_v1, plg0078_v2, plg0079_v1 - plg0079_v4, plg0284 , plg0268, p_degree, p_field |
|
Further training measures |
annually |
3 |
||
Vocational training |
annually |
13 |
plg0012 , plg0013_v1, plg0013_v3, plg0014_h, plg0014_v1 - plg0014_v5, , plg0015_h, plg0015_v1 - plg0015_v4 |
|
Further training, suggested / provided by employer |
1989, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2014 |
2 |
||
Further training, reasons for not taking part |
1989, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2014 |
5 |
||
Further training, course details and motives for participation |
1989, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
72 |
plg0108_h, plg0108_v1, plg0108_v2, plg0109_h, plg0109_v1, plg0109_v2, plg0110_h, plg0110_v1, plg0110_v2, plg0111 - plg0119 , plg0120_v1- plg0120_v4, plg0121_v1 - plg0121_v4, plg0122_v1 - plg0122_v4, plg0129 - plg0149 , plg0152 , plg0154 , plg0164 , plg0165 , plg0169_h, plg0169_v2, plg0169_v1 , plg0171_h, plg0171_v1, plg0171_v2, plg0172_h, plg0172_v1, plg0172_v2 , plg0174 - plg0176 , plg0177_h, plg0177_v1 - plg0177_v6, plg0182_h, plg0182_v1, plg0182_v2, plg0183_h, plg0183_v1, plg0183_v2, plg0184 - plg0186 |
|
Further training, course provider |
2018 |
1 |
||
Further training, financing |
1989, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
7 |
||
Lifelong learning |
2014 |
1 |
||
Education and career plans |
annually |
15 |
jl0177 - jl0187 , jl0438 - jl0441 , jl0197 - jl0199 , jl0201 - jl0205 , j_isco08_jobwish , j_isco88_jobwish, j_kldb2010_jobwish, j_kldb92_jobwish |
|
Educational aspirations |
annually |
12 |
jl0130_h , jl0130_v1, jl0130_v2, jl0131, jl0188 - jl0196 , jl0504 |
|
School, attendance & homework |
annually |
36 |
jl0125_h , jl0125_v1 - jl0125_v3 , jl0126 , jl0127_h , jl0127_v1 , jl0127_v2 , jl0132_h , jl0132_v1 , jl0132_v2 , jl0132_v3 , jl0133_h , jl0133_v1 , jl0133_v2 , jl0133_v3 , jl0137_h , jl0137_v1 , jl0137_v2, jl0138 - jl0157 , jl0162 - jl0166 , jl0176_h , jl0176_v1 , jl0176_v2 , jl0434 - jl0436 |
|
Educational aspirations |
annually |
6 |
||
School enrollment |
annually |
3 |
||
School and homework |
annually |
29 |
sclenrolm , sclenroly , curscol1 - curscol8 , lamark , matmark , nomark , scolcon1 - scolcon7 & hwplace_h & hwsupprt |
|
Educational aspirations |
annually |
6 |
Attitudes, Values, and Personality¶
The attitudes, values, and personality modules provide extensive information on respondents’ personality traits, political orientations, concerns, satisfaction with different aspects of life, willingness to take risks, and much more.
Questionnaire |
Module |
Replication |
No. Vars. |
Variables |
---|---|---|---|---|
Affective well-being |
annually |
4 |
||
Anomie |
1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2013 |
4 |
||
Attitudes towards refugees |
2016 |
11 |
||
Big Five personality traits |
2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 |
16 |
||
Bundestag election |
2014 |
1 |
||
Locus of control |
2005, 2010, 2015 |
28 |
plh0369_v1, plh0369_v2, plh0370_v1, plh0370_v2, plh0371_v1 - plh0371_v4, plh0372_v1 - plh0372_v4, plh0373_v1, plh0373_v2, plh0374_v1, plh0374_v2, plh0375_v1, plh0375_v2, plh0376_v1, plh0376_v2, plh0377_v1, plh0377_v2, plh0378_v1, plh0378_v2, plh0379 - plh0382 |
|
Depressive traits |
2016 |
4 |
||
Donation of blood |
2010, 2015 |
4 |
||
Donations |
2010, 2015 |
2 |
||
Donations of goods |
2010 |
8 |
||
Flourishing |
annually |
1 |
||
Goals in life (Kluckhohn) |
1990, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
9 |
||
Impulsivity, patience |
2008, 2013 |
3 |
||
Income justice, general |
2005 |
12 |
||
Life satisfaction |
annually |
1 |
||
Loneliness |
2013, 2017 |
3 |
||
Lottery question |
2004, 2009 |
1 |
||
Money and account balance |
2016 |
3 |
||
Narcissism |
2018 |
|||
Optimism / pessimism |
1999, 2005, 2009, 2014 |
1 |
||
Organizational and community membership |
1985, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
7 |
plh0263_h , plh0263_v1, plh0263_v2, plh0264_v1, plh0264_v2, plh0264_h -plh0267 |
|
Policy objectives (Inglehart Index) |
1984, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2006, 2016 |
4 |
||
Political orientation |
annually |
4 |
plh0007 , plh0011 , plh0012_v1 - plh0012_v6 , plh0012_h , plh0013 |
|
Political leaning, left-right |
2005, 2009, 2014 |
1 |
||
Reciprocity |
2005, 2010, 2015 |
6 |
plh0206i01, plh0206i02, plh0206i03, plh0206i04, plh0206i05, plh0206i06 |
|
Religious affiliation |
1990, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015-2017 |
12 |
||
Risk aversion in different domains |
2004, 2009, 2014 |
6 |
||
Risk aversion in general |
annually |
1 |
||
Satisfaction with various aspects of life |
annually |
11 |
||
Self-esteem |
2010, 2015, 2016 |
1 |
||
Social responsibility |
1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2017 |
11 |
||
Tendency to forgive |
2010, 2015, 2016 |
4 |
||
Trust, trustworthiness and fairness |
2003, 2008, 2013 |
8 |
||
Wage justice |
2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
6 |
plh0138- plh0141 , plh0337_v1, plh0337_v2, plh0338_v1, plh0338_v2 |
|
Well-being aspects |
1990 (only East), 1994, 1999 |
13 |
plh0091 , plh0099 , plh0100_v1, plh0100_v2, plh0101 - plh0103 |
|
Worries |
annually |
13 |
plh0032 , plh0033 , plh0035 - plh0038 , plh0040 , plh0042 , plh0043 , plh0046 , plh0047 , plh0335 , plh0336 |
|
10,000-euro question |
2010, 2017 |
3 |
||
Affective well-being |
annually |
4 |
||
Attitudes and opinions |
annually |
4 |
||
Big Five personality traits |
annually |
17 |
||
Future |
annually |
11 |
||
Life satisfaction |
annually |
1 |
||
Locus of control |
annually |
10 |
||
Political orientation |
annually |
4 |
||
Risk aversion in general |
annually |
1 |
||
Sources of social inequality |
annually |
12 |
||
Trust |
annually |
3 |
||
Temperament |
annually |
5 |
||
Big Five personality traits |
annually |
4 |
||
Temperament |
annually |
7 |
||
Vineland adaptive behavior scales |
annually |
20 |
spch3 , spch5 - spch8 , skll1 - skll5 , mvmn1 , mvmn3 - mvmn6 , sclr2 - sclr6 |
|
Big Five personality traits |
annually |
10 |
||
Strengths and difficulties questionnaire |
annually |
17 |
||
Big Five personality traits |
annually |
10 |
||
Strengths and difficulties questionnaire |
annually |
18 |
Time Use and Environmental Behavior¶
The modules on time use and environmental behavior give information on time commitments, free time, and time planning as well as environmental awareness, for instance, the use of public transport and different energy sources, as well as what respondents think about renewable energies.
Integration, Migration, Transnationalization¶
Migration and forced migration are changing German society. The SOEP offers diverse migration samples and numerous specific migration questions that allow researchers to study migration-related questions in detail. The modules on integration, migration, and transnationalization provide data on migration histories, discrimination, inter-ethnic contact, education, cultural integration, transnational relations, identification with Germany, and the intention to stay in Germany.
Questionnaire |
Module |
Replication |
No. Vars. |
Variables |
---|---|---|---|---|
Circle of friends, percentage of migrants |
2013,2018 |
1 |
||
Applying for German citizenship |
1998-2018 (every two years) |
1 |
||
Visiting / being visited by Germans and foreigners at home |
1997-2017 (every two years) |
4 |
||
Contacts abroad, thoughts about moving abroad |
2009,2014 |
6 |
||
Disadvantage / discrimination based on ethnic origins (detailed) |
2015 |
17 |
plj0048_v1 , plj0048_v2 , plj0327 - plj0339 |
|
Disadvantage / discrimination based on ethnic origins (short) |
1997-2011, 2013, 2017 |
1 |
||
Foreign language skills |
2013 |
1 |
||
Integration indicators |
1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
2 |
||
Intention to stay |
1997-2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
4 |
||
Language use, media |
2014, 2016, 2018 |
2 |
||
Language use, newspapers |
1996-2012 (every two years) |
1 |
||
Native language |
2007-2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
8 |
||
Regional attachment |
2009,2014 |
3 |
||
Residence status, citizenship |
2018 |
2 |
||
Sense of home |
1996-2014 (every two years) |
2 |
||
Visited country of origin in last 2 years |
1996-2018 (every two years) |
2 |
||
Language ability German / native language |
9 |
|||
Language ability German / native language |
9 |
Survey Methodology¶
Survey methodology modules offer diverse variables on imputation, weighting, SOEP-Core fieldwork, identifiers, interview methods, survey modes, and information about the respondent’s exit from the survey.
Questionnaire |
Module |
Replication |
No. Vars |
Variables |
---|---|---|---|---|
Identificators |
annually |
4 |
||
Interview information |
annually (youth since 2000) |
4 |
typint , lenghtinth , lenghtintp , lenghtintj |
|
Demography |
11 |
gender , birth , marital , educ , modbula , modggk , ista1 , ibstam1 , ibstav1 , imusp , irel |
||
Interviewer history |
annually |
7 |
startint , endint , experience , firstintm , firstintd , lastintm , lastintd |
|
Employment |
3 |
|||
Interviewer activity |
9 |
meancontacthh , responserate , amountinth , amountintp , amountintj , papi , capi , cawi , mail |
||
Patience |
2006,2012 |
1 |
||
Health |
2006, 2012, 2016 |
1 |
||
Risk aversion |
2006,2012 |
1 |
||
Life satisfaction |
2006, 2012, 2016 |
1 |
||
Incentives |
2012 |
2 |
||
Optimism |
2012 |
1 |
||
Motivation & Fulfillment |
21 |
|||
Assessment of Participation |
13 |
|||
Interviewer Training |
6 |
|||
Big Five personality traits |
22 |
|||
Attitudes and social interaction |
2006,2012 |
11 |
||
Plotical orientation |
2006, 2012, 2016 |
4 |
||
Worries |
16 |
|||
Working hours |
2012 |
8 |
||
Interviewer and other studies |
13 |
ibsozer01 - ibsozer08 , ibsozerno , ibsozerso , ibef01 - ibef03 |
||
Foreign language skills |
20 |
|||
Flags (conflicts) |
6 |
genderconfl , birthconfl , maritalconfl , educconfl , startintconfl , ista1confl |
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