November 26 - December 10, 2025
SOEPcampus
Learn to use the SOEP over lunch
Date
November 26 - December 10, 202512:00-13:30
Location
Online-EventSpeakers
Cristóbal MoyaThe German Socio-Economic Panel Study is a representative panel study for the German population, collecting data on a broad variety of topics of everyday life, including general well-being, household composition, educational aspirations and educational status, income and occupational biographies, leisure time activities, housing, health, political orientation and more. With its long running panel structure, the breadth of topics and the representative nature of the data, the SOEP has become a central resources for quantitative research in the social sciences in Germany.
Target, registration, and other information
This online workshop series takes place on 3 Wednesdays in November and December (Nov 26, Dec 3 and 10, 2025) through lunchtime and offers a short online introduction to the data of the Socio-economic panel study. Participants will be introduced to the content of the study, its data structure, sample selection, and the weighting strategy and they will be provided with an overview over the study documentation.
For the online seminar we use the provider Microsoft Teams. If you want to join the workshop, please register by e-mail with Janina Britzke (see contact information below) stating your name and institution until November 25, 2025. Invitations with the link to the online platform as well as materials will be sent out the week before the first session.
There is no limitation on participants - so everyone will get a spot! The workshop will be held in English and participation is free of charge. Questions will be taken throughout the workshop!
Program
| Session 1 | Wednesday, Nov 26 | 12:00 - | 13:30 | General Introduction to the SOEP + Documentation and Online Support |
| Session 2 | Wednesday, Dec 3 | 12:00 - | 13:30 | Sampling and Weighting Strategy |
| Session 3 | Wednesday, Dec 10 | 12:00 - | 13:30 | Analysis Potential of the SOEP (The Individual as Part of the Family) |
