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Schutzschild für die Pflegezeit

Nach dem Ende der Ampel-Koalition steht die Frage erneut zur Debatte, mit welchen Konzepten dem Kostenanstieg in der gesetzlichen Pflegeversicherung begegnet werden kann. Private Pflegezusatzversicherungen sollen Finanzierungslücken für Pflegebedürftigkeit im Alter schließen. Doch die Nachfrage ist bislang gering.

Unravelling cohort effects in consumption of living space by German households

In recent decades, both mean dwelling sizes and per-capita living space have significantly increased worldwide. With dwelling size being the main determinant of private households? residential energy demand, these increases are major drivers of residential energy consumption. This article quantitatively analyses housing consumption in order to gain a better understanding of the factors behind risen ...

Closed borders, closed minds? COVID-related border closures, EU support and hostility towards immigrants

Do border closures affect political attitudes? While a large body of research has discussed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nationalism and outgroup hostility, much less is known about how one of the main policy responses to stop the virus, closing the national borders, has impacted political attitudes. We argue that the sudden and unprecedented closures of national borders in the COVID-19 ...

Gender pay gap increases with age among all educational backgrounds

The average gender pay gap in Germany is 16 percent according to the most recent data. On the occasion of the 2025 Equal Pay Day, this Weekly Report using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data shows that considerable differences according to age and level of education are hiding behind this average gap. For example, the gender pay gap increases significantly with age for people of all educational backgrounds ...

SOEP-IS 2024 – PPATHL: Person-Related Meta-Dataset (Long)

SOEP-IS 2024 – Questionnaire for the SOEP Innovation Sample - Feldversion (en)

SOEP-IS 2024 – Report of Survey Methodology and Fieldwork

Too worried about the environment to have children? Or more worried about the environment after having children?

Amid rising concerns about climate change, in recent years, demographers have increasingly examined whether environmental concerns have become a factor in shaping reproductive intentions and outcomes. However, little is still known about the potentially reciprocal relationship between environmental concerns and fertility, in part due to the lack of longitudinal analyses of sufficient temporal scope. ...

Should I buy or should I go? The effect of the big five personality traits and satisfaction with life on E-bike ownership in Germany

A prerequisite for sustainable mobility is the move away from fossil fuels. In addition to the transportation sector and public transport, the electrification of individual transport also contributes to the mobility transition. In the present study, we conducted exploratory structural equation modelling using data (n = 14,008) from a large-scale nationwide household panel in Germany to investigate ...

Lebenszufriedenheit in Deutschland: Trends, Einflussfaktoren und politische Relevanz

Trotz aktueller Krisen bleibt das subjektive Wohlbefinden der Deutschen insgesamt hoch und erreicht gegenwärtig historische Höchstwerte wie in den 2010er Jahren. Besonders zufrieden sind junge Erwachsene und Menschen im Ruhestand, während die Lebenszufriedenheit im mittleren Alter tendenziell abnimmt – ein typischer „U-Verlauf“. Zu den zentralen Einflussfaktoren auf die Lebenszufriedenheit gehören ...