The German Social Cohesion Panel (SCP): Theoretical Background, Instruments, Survey Design, and Analytical Potential

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Jean-Yves Gerlitz, Julian B. Axenfeld, Carina Cornesse, Olaf Groh-Samberg, Martin Kroh, Holger Lengfeld, Stefan Liebig, Lara Minkus, Jost Reinecke, David Richtev, Nils Teichler, Richard Traunmüller, Sabine Zinn

2024, 22 S.
(OSF Preprints)

Abstract

The German Social Cohesion Panel (SCP) is a probability-based self-administered longitudinal study in a mixed-mode design (PAPI and CAWI) that is jointly carried out by the Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) and the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). The aim of the study is to capture the diversity of social cohesion in Germany from multiple perspectives, particularly regarding the extent to which social cohesion changes over time. The annual surveys, which were implemented for the first time in 2021, are based on a representative sample drawn from German population registers. The SCP covers aspects of social inequality, social conflict and social cohesion; its first wave contains information of more than 17,000 individuals, while almost 8,000 persons participated in its third wave. This data brief provides information about the content and panel history of the first three waves of the SCP.

Julian B. Axenfeld

Head of Social Cohesion Panel in the German Socio-Economic Panel study Department

Sabine Zinn

Acting Director SOEP in the German Socio-Economic Panel study Department



Keywords: Attitudes, Cleavages, Data Brief, Germany, Panel Survey, Polarization, Social Cohesion, Social Conflict, Social Inequality, Social Networks, Socioeconomic Status, Values
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/tew78

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