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SOEP-IS 2024 – PL: Variables from the Individual Question Module

SOEP-IS 2024 – PPATH: Person-Related Meta-Dataset

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

SOEP-IS 2024 – Questionnaire for the SOEP Innovation Sample - field version (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 ...

Surveying emigrants worldwide–using Facebook and Instagram to recruit respondents in cross-national (e)migration research

Sampling remains a major challenge when researching minority populations, especially in cross-national settings. While various sampling methods are established in the field, most of them cannot easily be implemented globally. However, worldwide operating Social Networking Sites provide an opportunity for the recruitment of certain hard-to-reach populations in almost all countries. Targeting German ...

Spatial income inequality in Rajasthan using small area estimation model

India has emerged as the fastest-growing nation in recent years, and rising inequality may obstruct this path, leading to serious socio-economic challenges. This situation has raised the demand for micro-level data among policymakers to facilitate effective decentralised planning and reduce regional disparity. However, the survey data is not ideal for understanding disparities at the disaggregated ...

Perceived expectations for active aging: the role of motivational and personality factors

Perceived expectations for active aging (PEAA) reflect subjective exposure to social expectations about staying active and fit in old age, for example, by maintaining health and social engagement. We investigated whether motivational and personality factors were related to PEAA in the domains of physical health, mental health, and social engagement. We used a nationally representative sample of German ...