The SOEP group at DIW Berlin introduced the SOEP-IS panel for short-term experiments but also for long-term surveys that are not possible in the core SOEP—for instance, because they require instruments that are not yet well established or that deal with very specific research topics. In addition to Samples E and I from the core SOEP, which were started in 1998 and 2009, respectively, new samples were drawn in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 to achieve the final number of 5,000 respondents. The annual interviews since 2011 have contained not only questions from the core SOEP but also innovative modules, which are selected in a peer-reviewed competition as of the 2013 survey year to identify the “best” research questions. Some of the many topics include earnings, employment, education, health and more.
All existing and upcoming innovative modules are listed on SOEP-IS-Companion.
Title: SOEP-Innovationssample (SOEP-IS), Daten der Jahre 1998-2022
DOI Zur Erklärung von DOI und dessen Verwendung gibt es hier Informationen. : 10.5684/soep.is.2022
Collection period: 1998-2022
Publication date: 12.09.2024
Creators: Martin Gerike, Carina Cornesse, Jan Goebel, Mariel McKone Leonard, Stefan Liebig, David Richter, Carsten Schröder, Knut Wenzig, Sabine Zinn
Data collector:
Population: Persons living in private households in Germany.
Sampling: All samples of SOEP-IS are multi-stage random samples with regional clustering. In the past, households were selected by random-walk (since 2023: register-based sampling)
Collection mode: Until 2020, data collection was exclusively conducted via CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing). No data was collected in 2021. In 2022, infas shifted data collection to CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) and CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interviewing) with CAPI only available by request or if the telephone number was missing. Generally, all household members of age 18 and older within a sampled household are asked to participate in the surveys. In addition, one household member (head of household / anchor person) is asked to complete a household questionnaire covering information on living conditions, housing costs, and different sources of income. This questionnaire also includes some questions about children in the household up to age 16 (until 2022) or 18 (since 2023), for example, their kindergarten or school attendance.
Citation of the Data Set: SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS), data from 1998-2022. 2024. DOI: 10.5684/soep.is.2022
Important note: The weighting for the 2022 survey year is based on the previous year's marginal distribution. The updated marginal distributions of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany for 2022 were not yet available to us at the time of the data release. We therefore ask you to apply the weighting for 2022 with caution. As soon as we have all the necessary data, we will update the weighting and make it available.
Publications using this file should refer to the above DOI and cite following reference
David Richter, Jürgen Schupp. 2015. The SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP IS). Schmollers Jahrbuch 135 (3), 389-399 (doi: 10.3790/schm.135.3.389)
(prepublished 2012: SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS) - Description, Structure and Documentation.SOEPpaper 463 | PDF, 162.91 KB : Berlin. DIW Berlin)
General
Important note: The weighting for the 2022 survey year is based on the previous year's marginal distribution. The updated marginal distributions of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany for 2022 were not yet available to us at the time of the data release. We therefore ask you to apply the weighting for 2022 with caution. As soon as we have all the necessary data, we will update the weighting and make it available.
In recent years, the data set structure in the SOEP-IS has differed in many respects from that in the SOEP-Core study. In order to ensure high comparability of the data across studies, some datasets were newly added to the SOEP-IS, others were renamed or removed (whereby the variables were moved to other datasets). This resulted in the following specific changes:
Renamed datasets:
- bio -> biol
- h -> hl
- ppfad -> ppathl
- kid -> kidlong
- p -> pl
New datasets:
- hpath
- hpathl
- ppath
Deleted datasets:
- hhrf -> variables moved to hpathl
- phhrf -> variables moved to ppathl
To make it easier to work with SOEP-IS data together with Core data, fundamental changes were also made to the variable names. Where possible, these are now based on the variable names used in Core. In addition, versioning and harmonization of variables that have changed over the years were implemented. This improvement allows a better understanding of adjustments to the questionnaire and their effects on the data.
bioparen
The “bioparen” dataset contains generated biographical information about the respondents' parents. Until 2020, the dataset was generated every year; from 2021, generation was suspended indefinitely. The information on the respondents' parents can still be found in the biographical dataset, but in the form of simple survey data.
SOEP-CMI-ADIAB: Linkage of SOEP-IS data with administrative data of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
SOEP-RV: Linkage of SOEP-IS data with administrative data of the German Pension Insurance (FDZ-RV)
Please find all sample specific questionnaires of this year and all questionnaires of previous years on this site
1) Categorizing Open Answers in the DRM Module of SOEP-IS
2) SOEP-IS modules 2011-2018 – Descriptions
All documentation for filtering can be found on this page