Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Solidarity with EU Countries in Crisis: Results of a 2015 Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) Survey

In response to the European sovereign debt and currency crisis, the EU has begun to implement measures toward fiscal solidarity at least for the euro area. Survey data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study show that just under half of all adults in Germany generally support providing assistance to EU countries experiencing financial difficulties. Almost one in three respondents also advocate the ...

Occupation, Prestige, and Voluntary Work in Retirement: Empirical Evidence from Germany

The paper examines the extent to which the prestige value of a retiree’s former occupation increases the likelihood that they will make a transition into volunteering after retirement. Following social production function theory, we assume that when a person retires, the prestige value attached to their former occupation fades. The fact that volunteering has the character of a collective good provides ...

Die Angst der Mittelschicht vor dem sozialen Abstieg revisited: eine Längsschnittanalyse 1984-2014

Many studies have shown that in recent years, the fear of falling has increased in the German middle class. In this paper, it will be investigated how these worries have developed over an extended period of 30 years. A longitudinal analysis will be carried out using data gathered from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) between the years 1984 and 2014. We analyse fears of job loss indicating the ...

The long shadow of occupation: Volunteering in retirement

This article examines the extent to which the former occupation of an employee impacts the likelihood that he or she will decide to volunteer upon retirement. Following social production function theory, we assume that beginning with retirement, the status value attached to their former occupation fades. Because volunteering has the character of a collective good, it provides an opportunity to gain ...

Der Fall der Abstiegsangst, oder: Die mittlere Mittelschicht als sensibles Zentrum der Gesellschaft. Eine Trendanalyse 1984–2014

Neueren Studien zufolge hat in der deutschen Mittelschicht die Angst vor dem sozialen Abstieg, d. h. vor dem Verlust des sozioökonomischen Status, in den 1990er und 2000er Jahren zugenommen. Auf der Basis einer berufsbezogenen Konzeption analysieren wir den Verlauf der Abstiegsangst im Schichtvergleich über einen langen, von 1984 bis 2014 reichenden Zeitraum. Wir verwenden Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen ...

Statuspanik in der Mittelschicht? Aktuelle Befunde aus der Einstellungsforschung.

Von Abstiegsangst bedroht? Befunde der Umfrageforschung zur Lage der Mittelschichten

Wie hat sich die Angst vor dem sozialen Abstieg der Mittelschichten im Zeitverlauf entwickelt. Der Text untersucht den Verlauf der Abstiegsangst der Angehörigen der Oberschicht, der Mittel- und der unteren Schichten über einen Zeitraum von 30 Jahren in Gesamtdeutschland sowie in Ost- und Westdeutschland getrennt. Die Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) und des Indikators der Sorge vor Arbeitsplatzverlust ...

Alleinerziehende unter Druck - Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen, finanzielle Lage und Reformbedarf

Risk takers follow in parents' footsteps

Health Measurement and Health Inequality Over the Life Course: A Comparison of Self-rated Health, SF-12, and Grip Strength

The cumulative (dis)advantage hypothesis predicts education differences in health to increase with age. All previous tests of this hypothesis were based on self-reported health measures. Recent research has suggested that self-reported health measures may not adequately capture differences in key analytical constructs, including education, age, cohort, and gender. In this study, I tested the cumulative ...