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    Overview
    Alternative title
    Multidisciplinary household survey
    Acronym
    SOEP
    Type of information
    Survey/interview data
    Description

    The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is one of the largest and longest-running multidisciplinary household surveys worldwide. Every year, approximately 30,000 people in 15,000 households are interviewed for the SOEP study. The SOEP is also a research-driven infrastructure based at DIW Berlin. The SOEP team prepares survey data for use by researchers around the globe, and team members use the data in research on various topics. Studies based on SOEP data examine diverse aspects of societal change. As part of the Leibniz Association, the SOEP receives funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and from Germany’s state (Länder) governments.

    Free keywords
    household
    Adults
    Adolescents
    Children
    Topics
    Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours;
    Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Individual characteristics;
    Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Demographic factors;
    Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Socioeconomic factors;
    Determinants of health » Physical and social environment » Physical environment;
    Determinants of health » Physical and social environment » Social environment;
    Health status » Morbidity/disability
    Country(ies):
    GEO coverage
    Nuts 3
    Target Population
    General population
    Sex
    Both
    Data Collection Period
    From 01 January 1984 - Ongoing
    Language(s)
    German
    Updating Periodicity
    Annually
    Data Owner(s)
    Socio-Economic Panel
    Contact e-mail
    soepmail@diw.de
    Updated on 01 August 2022