Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Mediennutzung von älteren Menschen mit Migrationsgeschichte

Der Beitrag beschreibt eine Sekundäranalyse der Daten des Sozio-ökonomischen Panels (SOEP) für Personen ab 60 Jahren mit persönlicher oder elterlicher Migrationserfahrung. Für zwei Gruppen, die 60- bis 70-Jährigen und die über 70-Jährigen, wird der Frage nachgegangen, wie sie sich im Hinblick auf die sprachgebundene Mediennutzung verhalten: Bevorzugen sie – auch bei länger bzw. generationenübergreifender ...

Obesity Could Be Socially Contagious Say Researchers

Die Biochemie der Lebensfreude

The Impact of Holiday Trips on Life Satisfaction and Domains of Life Satisfaction: Evidence for German Disabled Individuals

This study analyses the contribution of holiday trips to the levels of life satisfaction reported by individuals with and without disability by using an approach in which life satisfaction is seen as a combination of various life satisfaction domains (health, job, housework, household income, dwelling, and leisure). Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate a two-layer ...

Disability, Life Satisfaction and Participation in Sports

Despite the positive externalities associated with the participation in sports that individuals can obtain, there is a lack of studies analysing the impact of this participation on life satisfaction of people without disabilities in general, and of people with disabilities in particular. In this study, we analyse the effects of taking part in active sports and its intensity (i.e., never, seldom, monthly, ...

What makes workers with disabilities happy? The importance of non-pecuniary characteristics

The paper examines the determinants of the levels of job satisfaction reported by non-disabled and disabled workers, with special attention to the contribution of non-pecuniary job aspects. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate job satisfaction equations for non-disabled and disabled workers. The existence of unhealthy environments, hard manual work, capacity to ...

The contribution of holiday trips to life satisfaction: the case of people with disabilities

This study analyses the contribution of holiday trips to the life satisfaction (LS) of people with disabilities as compared to people without disabilities. Particular attention is paid to the effects of the intensity of taking part in holiday trips on LS. We are interested in testing two different hypotheses: (a) holiday trips increase individuals' LS and (b) the effects of holiday trips on LS ...

Determinants of participation in further training among workers with disabilities

Purpose: To analyse the determinants of the participation in further training for workers without and with disabilities in Germany. In particular, we are interested in testing the hypothesis that people with disabilities are less likely to receive further training. Method: Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel which covers the period 1989 to 2008, we estimate panel data regression ...

How Do Leisure Activities Impact on Life Satisfaction? Evidence for German People with Disabilities

This study analyses the effect of participating in leisure activities on the levels of life satisfaction reported by people with and without disabilities. Particular attention is paid to exploring how different types of leisure activities (e.g. social gatherings, cultural events, active sports, volunteer work, etc.) affect individuals’ life satisfaction and which of them contribute most to improving ...

Impact of Working Time Mismatch on Job Satisfaction: Evidence for German Workers with Disabilities

This study examines the impact of working time mismatch (i.e. the discrepancy between actual and desired working hours) on individuals’ job satisfaction by disability status in Germany. Our particular interest is in testing the assumption that working time mismatch is a more serious problem among workers with disabilities as compared to workers without disabilities, especially concerning the presence ...