The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) in the Nineties: An Example of Incremental Innovations in an Ongoing Longitudinal Study

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German SocioEconomic Panel Study (SOEP) or using SOEP data as part of an internationally comparable data set (e.g. CNEF, ECHP, LIS, LWS, CHER/PACO). SOEP is a truly multidisciplinary household panel study covering a wide range of social and behavioral sciences: economics, sociology, psychology, survey methodology, econometrics and applied statistics, educational science, political science, public health, behavioral genetics, demography, geography, and sport science. Terms of use: Documents inThe decision to publish a submission in SOEPpapers is made by a board of editors chosen by the DIW Berlin to represent the wide range of disciplines covered by SOEP. There is no external referee process and papers are either accepted or rejected without revision. Papers appear in this series as works in progress and may also appear elsewhere. They often represent preliminary studies and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be requested from the author directly. SummaryThe main aim of the present paper is to historically reappraise the development of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) in the 1990s after the first six waves had been collected. This development was closely connected to the opening of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe and the fall of the Wall separating the two German states. In addition to its relevance for the SOEP, this study is also of interest in relation to the contemporary history of science.

Change in FS‐T index in adults in the German national oral health surveys between 1989 and 2005

“…The higher response for East Germany in DMS II (72%) was also found in other studies (44,45), combined with a higher attendance for conversion in nonresponders (46). The fact that this high response rate was achieved was certainly because subjects were not yet 'over-researched and tired of being interviewed' as a result of market research and other survey institutes (45). Nonresponse analyses included a short questionnaire that was sent to nonresponders.…”

“…Over-reporting of socially accepted behaviors such as high tooth brushing frequency and duration and underreporting of less-accepted behavior such as eating snacks between principal meals might have occurred (43). The higher response for East Germany in DMS II (72%) was also found in other studies (44,45), combined with a higher attendance for conversion in nonresponders (46). The fact that this high response rate was achieved was certainly because subjects were not yet 'over-researched and tired of being interviewed' as a result of market research and other survey institutes (45).…”

When equity matters for marital stability

“… 10. In 2000 the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) added a major new refresher sample that significantly increased the sample size (Wagner, 2009). …”