Report of February 2, 2013
The SOEPmonitors from the current data release (1984-2011) have just been published. In them, selected indicators have been used to trace changes in living conditions since 1984 in West Germany and since 1990 in East Germany.
The "Household" SOEPmonitor contains figures on the home and living situation of households; the "Individual" SOEPmonitor covers the labor market, education, income, and subjective indicators (e.g., life satisfaction).
The most important function of the SOEPmonitor—aside from reporting detailed information on the situations of individuals and households—is to give SOEP users a benchmark for their own studies. With the key figures contained in the SOEPmonitor, we offer you an important reference point to evaluate the results of your own research.