G abka, Ma kus M.
Resea ch Repo
SOEP-Co e 39 - HEALTH
SOEP Su ey Pape s, No. 1462
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SOEP-Co e ( 39) heal h
Con en s
1 Gene al In o ma ion 3
2 Va iables in File HEALTH 3
pid – Ne e Changing Pe son ID ........................... 3
syea – Su ey Yea ................................... 3
cid – O iginal Houshold Numbe , Case ID ...................... 4
alid – Comple eness O Gene a ion O SOEP SF12 ................ 4
mcs – MCS: Summa y Scale Men al (NBS) ...................... 4
pcs – PCS: Summa y Scale Physical (NBS) ...................... 4
p _nbs – Physical Func ioning (NBS) ......................... 5
p_nbs – Role Physical (NBS) ............................. 5
bp_nbs – Bodily Pain (NBS) .............................. 6
gh_nbs – Gene al Heal h (NBS) ............................ 6
_nbs – Vi ali y (NBS) ................................. 6
s _nbs – Social Func ioning (NBS) .......................... 7
e_nbs – Role Emo ional (NBS) ............................ 7
mh_nbs – Men al Heal h (NBS) ............................ 8
bmi – Body-Mass-Index ................................ 8
heigh – Body Heigh In cm .............................. 9
heigh – Impu a ion Flag Fo Heigh $$ ....................... 9
weigh – Weigh in kg ................................. 9
weigh – Impu a ion Flag Fo Weigh $$ ....................... 10
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1462 2
SOEP-Co e ( 39) heal h
1 Gene al In o ma ion
S a ing in 2002 he SOEP heal h module in he indi idual ques ionnai e has been e ised
and pu in o a wo yea eplica ion pe iod. In he HEALTH-File use s ind he gene a ed SF-
12-Va iables and a iables on heigh and weigh wi h impu a ion lags and a use - iendly
longi udinal checked gene a ed a iable o he Body Mass Index (BMI). Pe sons wi h a suc-
cess ul indi idual in e iew ($ne o >= 10 & $ne o < 20) ha e been selec ed o he ec-
ype HEALTH. The ile has a long- o ma and addi ional SORTID wi h he a iable SYEAR
(Su ey-Yea ).
In 2006 he SF12 could no any longe been gene a ed o he g oup o i s ime esponden s
(age 16/17 = 307).
In 2010 and 2012 no all sub-samples o he SOEP ge he e y same ques ionnai e, hus
in o ma ion o gene a e MCS and PCS was no su eyed and hus he espec i e popula ion
ge a alue o “-5” o he a iable VALID.
2 Va iables in File HEALTH
pid – Ne e Changing Pe son ID
syea – Su ey Yea
1984 12245
1985 11090
1986 10646
1987 10516
1988 10023
1989 9710
1990 13972
1991 13669
1992 13397
1993 13179
1994 13417
1995 13768
1996 13511
1997 13283
1998 14670
... (9 ows omi ed) 194536
2008 19945
2009 21035
2010 27124
2011 29264
2012 28520
2013 31523
2014 28042
2015 27743
2016 29870
2017 33265
2018 30997
2019 30397
2020 31083
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1462 3
SOEP-Co e ( 39) heal h
2021 20770
2022 29003
Wa es: This in o ma ion is a ailable since 2002 (wa e S) and will be p o ided o e e y second
yea .
This ile con ains de ailed heal h in o ma ion ha had been collec ed since 2002 (wa e S) in
a wo yea eplica ion cycle. All pe sons wi h success ul indi idual ques ionnai es ha e been
selec ed o he ec ype HEALTH ($ne o >= 10 & $ne o < 20).
Fo mo e in o ma ion, con ac : Ma kus M. G abka (Tel. +49-30-89789-339 / mg [email protected])
cid – O iginal Houshold Numbe , Case ID
alid – Comple eness O Gene a ion O SOEP SF12
1Yes 1 269574
2No 2 86956
-1 No Answe 0
-2 Does no apply 0
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 21062
-6 Ve sion o ques ionnai e wi h modi ied il e ing 0
-7 Only a ailable in less es ic ed edi ion 0
-8 422621
Wa es: This in o ma ion is a ailable since 2002 (wa e S) and will be p o ided o e e y second
yea .
The a iable VALID indica es he comple eness s a us o all wel e a iables necessa y o
calcula e he SOEP SF12 scale.
Fo mo e in o ma ion, con ac : Ma kus M. G abka (Tel. +49-30-89789-339 / mg [email protected])
mcs – MCS: Summa y Scale Men al (NBS)
Wa es: This in o ma ion is a ailable since 2002 (wa e S) and will be p o ided o e e y second
yea .
The a iable mcs is calcula ed using explo a i e ac o analysis (PCA, a imax o a ion). The
mean alue o he SOEP 2004 popula ion 50 poin s and SD o 10 poin s.
Fo mo e in o ma ion, con ac : Ma kus M. G abka (Tel. +49-30-89789-339 / mg [email protected])
pcs – PCS: Summa y Scale Physical (NBS)
Wa es: This in o ma ion is a ailable since 2002 (wa e S) and will be p o ided o e e y second
yea .
The a iable pcs is calcula ed using explo a i e ac o analysis (PCA, a imax o a ion). The
mean alue o he SOEP 2004 popula ion 50 poin s and SD o 10 poin s.
Ma hias Nübling, Han ied H. Ande sen, Axel Mühlbache , Jü gen Schupp, and Ge G. Wagne
(2007): Compu a ion o S anda d Values o Physical and Men al Heal h Scale Sco es Using he
SOEP Ve sion o SF12 2. Schmolle s Jah buch, Vol. 1278(1), (in p in )
Fo mo e in o ma ion, con ac : Ma kus M. G abka (Tel. +49-30-89789-339 / mg [email protected])
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1462 4
SOEP-Co e ( 39) heal h
p _nbs – Physical Func ioning (NBS)
3.92223834991455 1
27.2503871917725 22153
35.026439666748 13990
42.8024864196777 62392
50.5785369873047 41452
58.3545875549316 129583
-1 86956
-3.8538122177124 1
-5 21062
-8 422621
-11.6298580169678 1
-50.5101089477539 1
Wa es: This in o ma ion is a ailable since 2002 (wa e S) and will be p o ided o e e y second
yea .
The a iable p _nbs is calcula ed as a z- ans o med scale.
Ma hias Nübling, Han ied H. Ande sen, Axel Mühlbache , Jü gen Schupp, and Ge G. Wagne
(2007): Compu a ion o S anda d Values o Physical and Men al Heal h Scale Sco es Using he
SOEP Ve sion o SF12 2. Schmolle s Jah buch, Vol. 1278(1), (in p in )
Fo mo e in o ma ion, con ac : Ma kus M. G abka (Tel. +49-30-89789-339 / mg [email protected])
p_nbs – Role Physical (NBS)
3.0272102355957 1
12.475435256958 1
17.1995468139648 1
21.9236583709717 5776
26.6477699279785 2411
31.3718814849854 18522
36.0959930419922 9388
40.8201065063477 41341
45.5442161560059 18105
50.2683296203613 50506
54.9924430847168 19399
59.716552734375 104123
-1 86956
-5 21062
-8 422621
Wa es: This in o ma ion is a ailable since 2002 (wa e S) and will be p o ided o e e y second
yea .
The a iable p_nbs is calcula ed as a z- ans o med scale.
Ma hias Nübling, Han ied H. Ande sen, Axel Mühlbache , Jü gen Schupp, and Ge G. Wagne
(2007): Compu a ion o S anda d Values o Physical and Men al Heal h Scale Sco es Using he
SOEP Ve sion o SF12 2. Schmolle s Jah buch, Vol. 1278(1), (in p in )
Fo mo e in o ma ion, con ac : Ma kus M. G abka (Tel. +49-30-89789-339 / mg [email protected])
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1462 5
SOEP-Co e ( 39) heal h
bp_nbs – Bodily Pain (NBS)
23.0029487609863 7157
32.2144432067871 28401
41.4259414672852 55863
50.6374359130859 72924
59.8489303588867 105225
-1 86956
-5 21062
-8 422621
-23.0545330047607 4
Wa es: This in o ma ion is a ailable since 2002 (wa e S) and will be p o ided o e e y second
yea .
The a iable bp_nbs is calcula ed as a z- ans o med scale.
Ma hias Nübling, Han ied H. Ande sen, Axel Mühlbache , Jü gen Schupp, and Ge G. Wagne
(2007): Compu a ion o S anda d Values o Physical and Men al Heal h Scale Sco es Using he
SOEP Ve sion o SF12 2. Schmolle s Jah buch, Vol. 127(1), 171-182.
Fo mo e in o ma ion, con ac : Ma kus M. G abka (Tel. +49-30-89789-339 / mg [email protected])
gh_nbs – Gene al Heal h (NBS)
24.8463459014893 9210
35.2284049987793 35351
45.610466003418 83188
55.9925231933594 108038
66.3745880126953 33786
118.284881591797 1
-1 86956
-5 21062
-8 422621
Wa es: This in o ma ion is a ailable since 2002 (wa e S) and will be p o ided o e e y second
yea .
The a iable gh_nbs is calcula ed as a z- ans o med scale.
Ma hias Nübling, Han ied H. Ande sen, Axel Mühlbache , Jü gen Schupp, and Ge G. Wagne
(2007): Compu a ion o S anda d Values o Physical and Men al Heal h Scale Sco es Using he
SOEP Ve sion o SF12 2. Schmolle s Jah buch, Vol. 127(1), 171-182.
Fo mo e in o ma ion, con ac : Ma kus M. G abka (Tel. +49-30-89789-339 / mg [email protected])
_nbs – Vi ali y (NBS)
26.8213653564453 13282
37.7670745849609 47597
48.7127838134766 116613
59.6584930419922 79841
70.6042022705078 12234
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1462 6
