Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Getting Together: Social Contact Frequency Across the Life Span

Frequent social interactions are strongly linked to positive affect, longevity, and good health. Although there has been extensive research on changes in the size of social networks over time, little attention has been given to the development of contact frequency across the life span. In this cohort-sequential longitudinal study, we examined intraindividual changes in the frequency of social contact ...

Return Migration and the "Healthy Immigrant Effect"

Early retirement and inequality in Britain and Germany: How important is health?

Both health and income inequalities have been shown to be much greater in Britain than in Germany. One of the main reasons seems to be the difference in the relative position of the retired, who, in Britain, are much more concentrated in the lower income groups. Inequality analysis reveals that while the distribution of health shocks is more concentrated among those on low incomes in Britain, early ...

Health, retirement and inequality: Can Germany and the UK learn from each other?

This study attempts to understand the effect of health on the decision of older workers to leave the labour market – a decision which is made within the context of the pension and benefit systems of the UK and Germany. The authors found that health is an extremely important factor in the retirement decision for both men and women in the UK and Germany. The effects of poor health seem to be greater ...

Beeinflusst die Dauer der Arbeitslosigkeit die Gesundheitszufriedenheit? Auswertungen des Sozioökonomischen Panels (SOEP) von 1984 bis 2001

Effects of short- and long-term unemployment on health satisfaction: evidence from German data

Why Are Women Delaying Motherhood in Germany?

German fertility trends show that the average age at which women have their first child has increased in recent decades. Moreover, researchers have argued that delayed maternity is an important factor in reduced fertility. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this paper contributes to the debate about maternity timing and reduced fertility in Germany by analyzing some of the factors ...

Immer mehr ältere Haushalte sind von steigenden Wohnkosten schwer belastet

In diesem Wochenbericht wird die Entwicklung der Wohnkostenbelastung von Haushalten mit einer Referenzperson ab 65 Jahren in Deutschland seit 1996 untersucht. Vor allem Mieterhaushalte sind von der starken Zunahme dieser Kosten betroffen. Im Ergebnis hat sich in dieser Altersgruppe der Anteil der Mieterhaushalte, die eine Mietbelastungsquote (einschließlich aller Nebenkosten) von mehr als 30 Prozent ...

Die Schere zwischen Alterseinkommen und Mieten geht immer weiter auseinander : Interview

Do older workers earn more than they deserve?