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The ile ppa hl is pa o a collec ion, which is eleased wi h doi:10.5684/soep.is.2022.
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
Con en s
1 P ima y Key, Fo eign Keys and Sample In o ma ion 3
pid – Ne e Changing Pe son ID ........................... 3
syea – Su ey Yea ................................... 3
hid – Cu en Wa e HH Numbe ........................... 4
cid – O iginal Houshold Numbe , Case ID ...................... 5
_id – ID SUF pension insu ance .......................... 6
sample1 – Subsample Iden i ie ............................ 6
2 Su ey His o y 7
ein i – Yea Fi s Con ac ed, Ne o=10-99 ...................... 7
e s be – Yea Fi s Su eyed, Ne o=10-99 ...................... 8
aus i – Yea O Las Con ac , Ne o=10-99 ..................... 9
le z be – Yea O Las Su ey, Ne o=10-99 ...................... 9
ne o – Cu en su ey s a us ............................. 10
casema – Case-Ma ch, combined panel households ................. 11
3 Basic Demog aphic In o ma ion 11
sex – Gende ...................................... 11
gebjah – Bi h Yea , 4-digi .............................. 12
gebmona – Mon h O Bi h .............................. 12
odjah – Yea Died, 4 Digi s .............................. 13
odin o – Yea Died, In o ma ion Sou ce ....................... 14
ge mbo n – Bo n in Ge many ............................. 14
ge mbo nin o – Ge mbo n: Quali y o in o ma ion ................. 15
co igin – Coun y Bo n In ............................... 15
co iginin o – Co igin: Quali y o in o ma ion .................... 16
immiyea – Yea Mo ed o Ge many ......................... 16
immiyea in o – Immiyea : Quali y o in o ma ion .................. 17
migback – Mig a ion backg ound ........................... 17
migin o – Migback: Quali y o in o ma ion ...................... 18
loc1989 – Whe e did you li e in 1989? ......................... 18
locin o – Loc1989: Sou ce / Quali y o in o ma ion ................. 19
samp eg – Cu en place o esidence (FRG/GDR - wi h espec o bo de s om
1989) ....................................... 19
pop – Sample Membe ship .............................. 19
pa id – Pa ne Pe son Numbe ............................ 20
pa ne – S a us O Pa ne ship ............................ 21
4 Weigh ing 22
pbleib – In e se S aying P obabili y .......................... 22
ph – PRELIMINARY: Weigh ing ac o ....................... 22
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 2
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
1 P ima y Key, Fo eign Keys and Sample In o ma ion
pid – Ne e Changing Pe son ID
1153802 15
1153803 12
1153804 10
1156002 9
1156102 5
1161602 13
1161603 12
1168705 5
1168706 2
1168707 2
1168802 3
1168803 3
1168804 3
1172602 19
1172603 17
... (19173 ows omi ed) 118948
55582402 1
55584102 1
55584402 1
55662302 1
55662303 1
55662304 1
55664302 1
-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 0
-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 Ques ion no pa o he su ey p og am his yea 0
A pe son can be uniquely iden i ied wi h a iable PID. Toge he wi h SYEAR p ima y key in
his ile.
syea – Su ey Yea
1998 936
1999 963
2000 976
2001 990
2002 990
2003 1007
2004 1017
2005 1015
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 3
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
2006 1032
2007 1034
2008 1015
2009 4442
2010 4720
2011 4107
2012 5849
... (2 ows omi ed) 19167
2015 10528
2016 11668
2017 11078
2018 10082
2019 9080
2020 9826
2022 7563
-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 0
-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 Ques ion no pa o he su ey p og am his yea 0
Toge he wi h PID p ima y key in his ile.
hid – Cu en Wa e HH Numbe
115380 57
115606 19
115614 10
116033 4
116092 16
116165 45
116262 2
116874 49
116882 14
117153 3
117269 68
117668 1
117722 9
118028 68
118036 2
... (8583 ows omi ed) 118681
5566720 1
5566730 1
5566740 1
5566750 1
5566760 1
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 4
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
5566770 1
5566780 1
-1 No Answe 0
-2 Does no apply 30
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion no pa o he su ey p og am his yea 0
The household he pe son belongs o in he co esponding yea (SYEAR).
cid – O iginal Houshold Numbe , Case ID
200034 46
200093 60
200140 72
200158 15
200247 61
200328 132
200417 24
200506 33
200581 17
200670 69
200689 46
200808 36
200816 22
200832 98
200840 101
... (7399 ows omi ed) 118064
4905917 20
4905925 28
4905933 25
4905941 35
4905950 28
4905968 28
4905976 25
-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 0
-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 Ques ion no pa o he su ey p og am his yea 0
Case Id - Household Sou ce Iden i ie . The ixed household sou ce id poin s o he i s SOEP
ances o household o his pe son. The pe son does no necessa ily need o ha e e e li ed
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 5
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
in a household wi h his numbe . This is ele an o sampling in o ma ion and calcula ing
he weigh s.
_id – ID SUF pension insu ance
80000013 19
80000021 19
80000030 7
80000048 24
80000056 23
80000064 23
80000072 23
80000080 24
80000099 24
80000102 24
80000110 24
80000129 24
80000137 24
80000145 24
80000153 24
... (2549 ows omi ed) 25456
80025733 6
80025741 6
80025750 6
80025768 6
80025776 5
80025784 5
80025792 6
-1 No Answe 0
-2 Does no apply 93259
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
sample1 – Subsample Iden i ie
1A Ge man HH Head, Wes , 1984 0
2B1 Tu kish HH Head, 1984 0
3B2 Yugosla HH Head, 1984 0
4B3 G eek HH Head, 1984 0
5B4 I alian HH Head, 1984 0
6B5 Spanish HH Head, 1984 0
7C Ge man HH Head, Eas , 1990 0
8D1 Immig an W. Ge many (1984-1994), 1994/95 0
9D2 Immig an W. Ge many (1984-1994), 1994/95 0
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 6
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
3Ma ch 10161
4Ap il 9268
5May 9367
6June 8782
7July 9737
8Augus 9234
9Sep embe 9029
10 Oc obe 9280
11 No embe 8373
12 Decembe 8219
-1 No Answe 10060
-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 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
The mon h o bi h o a esponden is c ea ed wi h in o ma ion om ne and g oss da ase s
(i.a. in o ma ion om ques ionnai es heade o household p o ocol). Fo abou 96% o he
esponden s, he e was no disc epancy be ween his in o ma ion. In 3.3% o he espond-
en s, he mode o he mon h o bi h is used when he e is di e ing in o ma ion. Fo he
es , he mos plausible/newes in o ma ion was used ( o less han 1%). Fo abou 20% o
esponden s he e was no in o ma ion abou he mon h o bi h a all, bu o abou 1000
pe sons i was possible o use indi ec in o ma ion, such as he mo e-in da e o a newbo n
child.
odjah – Yea Died, 4 Digi s
2011 46
2012 298
2013 177
2014 180
2015 294
2016 280
2017 398
2018 367
2019 495
2020 261
2022 852
-1 No Answe 0
-2 Does no apply 115437
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion no pa o he su ey p og am his yea 0
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 13
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
The a iable TODJAHR con ains he ou -digi yea o dea h o pe sons whose dea h could
be i mly es ablished o a missing alue code:
• (-2): pe sons, o whom i is unknown whe he hey a e deceased ( ha is, bo h pe sons
s ill li ing up o ha wa e, and pe sons whose exac whe eabou s is unknown and ha e
d opped ou o SOEP)
• (-1): pe sons, o whom he ac o dea h is known, bu he yea o dea h is unknown.
odin o – Yea Died, In o ma ion Sou ce
1F om Annual Su ey (pb _exi ) 3648
2su ey abou died pe son ($ ) 0
3su ey abou pa en s ($lela) 0
4In a es d op-ou s udy 1992 0
5In a es d op-ou s udy 2001 0
6In a es d op-ou s udy 2007 0
7In a es d op-ou s udy 2008/9 0
8Modul Family changes [P] 0
-1 No Answe 0
-2 Does no apply 115437
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
Fo all pe sons who ha e been iden i ied as deceased o e he cou se o SOEP, he a iable
TODINFO gi es he sou ce o his in o ma ion.
ge mbo n – Bo n in Ge many
1bo n in Ge many o immig .<1950 106482
2no bo n in Ge many 11853
-1 No Answe 750
-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 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
GERMBORN and CORIGIN gi e in o ma ion on he coun y o bi h, wi h he excep ion o
pe sons who immig a ed o Ge many be o e 1950 who a e conside ed o ha e been bo n in
Ge many ( he Fede al Republic o Ge many was ounded in 1949).
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 14
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
ge mbo nin o – Ge mbo n: Quali y o in o ma ion
1consis en in o ma ion 87454
2inconsis en in o ma ion 683
3no answe 30948
-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 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
GERMBORNINFO indica es he quali y o in o ma ion gi en in GERMBORN.
co igin – Coun y Bo n In
4A ghanis an 58
8Albania 60
10 An a c ica 0
12 Alge ia 2
16 Ame ican Samoa 0
20 Ando a 0
24 Angola 25
28 An igua and Ba buda 0
31 Aze baijan 32
32 A gen ina 171
36 Aus alia 17
40 Aus ia 281
44 Bahamas 0
48 Bah ain 0
50 Bangladesh 17
... (228 ows omi ed) 115437
860 Uzbekis an 21
862 Venezuela 0
876 Wallis and Fu una 0
882 Samoa 0
887 Yemen 0
894 Zambia 0
900 Koso o 83
-1 No Answe 2881
-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 0
-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
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 15
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
-8 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
Fo pe sons who, acco ding o GERMBORN, we e no bo n in Ge many, he a iables CO-
RIGIN and IMMIYEAR designa e he coun y o o igin and he yea o immig a ion o Ge -
many, espec i ely. Responden s who we e bo n in Ge many we e assigned he code (1) (see
GERMBORN).
co iginin o – Co igin: Quali y o in o ma ion
1consis en in o ma ion 7
2inconsis en in o ma ion 10363
3no answe 2233
4 il e ge mbo n 106482
-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 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
CORIGININFO indica es he quali y o in o ma ion gi en in CORIGIN.
immiyea – Yea Mo ed o Ge many
1950 2
1951 3
1952 14
1953 6
1954 11
1955 17
1956 37
1957 58
1958 16
1959 40
1960 38
1961 43
1962 16
1963 32
1964 14
... (50 ows omi ed) 9710
2015 121
2016 30
2017 29
2018 12
2019 11
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 16
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
2020 3
2022 2
-1 No Answe 2338
-2 Does no apply 106482
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion no pa o he su ey p og am his yea 0
IMMIYEAR con ains in o ma ion on he yea o immig a ion o Ge many o all pe sons
who ha e e e been a pa o a SOEP household (i.e., he popula ion om PPFAD, PPATH
o PPATHL) and who we e no bo n in Ge many (see GERMBORN).
immiyea in o – Immiyea : Quali y o in o ma ion
1consis en in o ma ion 0
2inconsis en in o ma ion 10388
3no answe 2215
4 il e ge mbo n 106482
-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 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
IMMIYEARINFO indica es he quali y o in o ma ion gi en in IMMIYEAR.
migback – Mig a ion backg ound
1no mig a ion backg ound 94403
2di ec mig a ion backg ound 11871
3indi ec mig a ion backg ound 12085
-1 No Answe 726
-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 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 17
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
MIGBACK con ains in o ma ion on esponden s’ mig a ion backg ound o all pe sons who
ha e e e been a pa o a SOEP household (i.e., he popula ion om PPFAD, PPATH o PP-
ATHL). In compa ison o GERMBORN, he a iable MIGBACK is use ul o iden i y immi-
g an s’ descendan s by combining in o ma ion on esponden s’ coun y o bi h (see GERM-
BORN) and (g and-)pa en al in o ma ion such as hei coun y o bi h and hei ci izenship.
Responden s we e assigned o he MIGBACK ca ego ies based on coun y o bi h (see GERM-
BORN): Being bo n in ano he coun y han Ge many indica es, by de ini ion, a di ec mi-
g a ion backg ound (2), while esponden s bo n in Ge many may ha e ei he no (1) o an in-
di ec (3) mig a ion backg ound. Responden s whose pa en s had no mig a ion backg ound
we e assigned he code “(1) no mig a ion backg ound”, while esponden s whose a he o
mo he had a mig a ion backg ound we e assigned he code “(3) indi ec mig a ion back-
g ound”.
migin o – Migback: Quali y o in o ma ion
1No (g and-)pa en al in o ma ion 119085
2A leas 1 (g and-)pa en al in o ma ion a ailable 0
-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 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
MIGINFO indica es he quali y o in o ma ion gi en in MIGBACK. MIGINFO p o ides in-
o ma ion abou he usage o (g and-)pa en s’ mig a ion his o ies in he SOEP.
loc1989 – Whe e did you li e in 1989?
1Eas Ge many (DDR) incl. Eas Be lin 16202
2Wes Ge many (FRG) incl. Wes Be lin 53981
3Ab oad (Ausland) 6901
-1 No Answe 8696
-2 Does no apply 33305
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
The a iable LOC1989 in he me a- ile PPFAD / PPATH p o ides in o ma ion abou a pe -
son’s esidence p io o Ge man euni ica ion, dis inguishing among “(1) Ge man Demo-
c a ic Republic [GDR]”, “(2) Fede al Republic o Ge many [FRG] (including Wes Be lin)”,
and “(3) ab oad”. Responden s bo n a e 1989 (GEBJAHR in PPATH) we e coded as “(-2)
does no apply” on LOC1989.
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 18
SOEP Inno a ion Sample ( 39) ppa hl
locin o – Loc1989: Sou ce / Quali y o in o ma ion
0Responden bo n a e 1989 33305
1Di ec in o ma ion 75483
2Indi ec in o ma ion 1601
-1 No Answe 8696
-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 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
The a iable LOCINFO indica es he quali y o in o ma ion gi en in LOC1989, di e en ia-
ing be ween di ec and indi ec in o ma ion. LOCINFO p o ides in o ma ion abou he use
o p oxy in o ma ion in he p ocess o gene a ing LOC1989 due o missing alues in espond-
en s’ and hei pa en s’ esidence in 1989 in he SOEP. O e all, LOCINFO can ake on h ee
di e en codes: ei he “(1) di ec ” o “(2) indi ec in o ma ion” is a ailable on esponden s
o hey we e “(0) bo n a e 1989”.
samp eg – Cu en place o esidence (FRG/GDR - wi h espec o bo de s om 1989)
1Wes -Ge many 99268
2Eas -Ge many 19664
-1 No Answe 0
-2 Does no apply 153
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
Place o esidence in Eas - o Wes -Ge many (wi h ega d o bo de s o 1989) in co espon-
ding yea (SYEAR). (Fo Be lin Eas -Wes -assignemen s a e app oxima ed by zip-codes.)
pop – Sample Membe ship
1P i a e HH, Ge man HH-Head 95501
2P i a e HH, Fo eign HH-Head 6055
3Ins i u ional. HH, Collec i e accommoda ion, Ge man HH-Head 250
4Ins i u ional. HH, Collec i e accommoda ion, Fo eign HH-Head 20
5No Compl. P i a e HH, Ge man HH-Head 15705
6No Compl. P i a e HH, Fo eign HH-Head 1463
7No Compl. Ins i u ional. HH, Collec i e accommoda ion, Ge man HH-Head 53
8No Compl. Ins i u ional. HH, Collec i e accommoda ion, Fo eign HH-Head 8
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-1 No Answe 0
-2 Does no apply 30
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
POP was de i ed om WUM2 in HBRUTTO as well as PNAT_V* and STELL_V* (na io-
nali y and ela ionship o head o household in PBRUTTO). Missing alues we e impu ed
based on he pe son’s his o y. Thus, he only admissible missing alue is –2, meaning no
applicable. This a iable is he e o e pa icula ly impo an , as i en e s in o he de e mina-
ion o c oss-sec ional weigh s. The a iable co esponds wi h HPOP in HPATHL. See also
he desc ip ion o NETTO.
pa id – Pa ne Pe son Numbe
1153802 14
1156002 9
1156102 3
1161603 12
1168705 5
1168802 1
1172602 18
1177202 3
1180202 19
1187302 3
1187402 18
1188402 13
1192002 4
1193902 1
1198802 11
... (9324 ows omi ed) 46052
49059502 7
49059603 6
49059705 1
55581502 1
55582402 1
55584102 1
55664302 1
-1 No Answe 0
-2 Does no apply 72881
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion no pa o he su ey p og am his yea 0
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Pa ne indica o s ha e he pu pose o de ining couples in SOEP households and hus o
make possible analyses on he dyadic le el. Pe sons wi hou spouse and (cohabi a ing) pa -
ne ecei e a missing code “-2” (=does no apply). Also, he a iable PARTNER is coded 0,
3, 4, 5 in hese cases. In couples, pa ne is he alue o he unchanging pe son ID numbe
(=PID) o he pa ne . The assignmen o he pa ne ID wi hin households is based on ou
sou ces o in o ma ion: A ques ion in he pe son- ile, ha asks (unma ied) esponden s o
iden i y hei pa ne in he household (bhppn in 2017) (plk0001 in pl), he household ma ix
epo ed by he head o household a he beginning o he in e iew (bhs ell in 2017) (s ell_ 1
s ell_ 2 s ell_h in pb u o), he pa ne ship biog aphy in he li ehis o y calenda epo ed
by new esponden s (see also, bioma s), and sel - epo s on ma i al s a us and li e e en s,
such as ma iage, mo e in wi h pa ne , sepa a ion, e c. In unclea cases, due o empo al
non- esponse o ins ance, we also conside longi udinal in o ma ion om p e ious and p o-
spec i e wa es. Mo eo e , PARID is sel -consis en be ween wo indi iduals. Fo analyses o
pa ne ela ionships, his in o ma ion can be used o link all pe sons wi h hei espec i e
pa ne s, and all in o ma ion on bo h pa ne s can also be s o ed in a common da ase .
pa ne – S a us O Pa ne ship
0No pa ne 72410
1Spouse, egis e ed pa ne 39285
2Pa ne 6658
3P obably spouse, egis e ed pa ne 102
4P obably pa ne 135
5no clea 37
-1 No Answe 419
-2 Does no apply 39
-3 Answe imp obable 0
-4 Inadmissible mul iple esponse 0
-5 No included in his e sion o he ques ionnai e 0
-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 Ques ion his yea no pa o Su ey p og am 0
The a iable PARTNER gene a ed in he con ex o he pa ne iden i ie (PARID) o desc ibe
whe he a pe son in a SOEP household has a pa ne in ha household, and i so, he ype
o ela ionship exis ing be ween he pa ne s. Rela ionships wi h pe sons ou side he SOEP
household a e no co e ed by his a iable. Code 0 is assigned o all single pe sons li ing
in households and hose wi h pa ne s ou side he household. Codes 1 o 4 desc ibe ela i-
onships. To assign Codes 1 and 2, he pa ne ship has o be de inable om he pe spec i e o
bo h pa ne s unanimously. I con lic ing in o ma ion exis s be ween pa ne s, he codes 3
o 4 a e assigned. I i is unclea whe he an indi idual has no pa ne o whe he she o ms
a couple wi h one o he household membe , we assign he code 5. Regis e ed pa ne ships
(ci il unions) o same-sex couples we e in oduced in Ge many in 2001. Though, egis e ed
pa ne ships a e legally no equal o ma iage, hey a e lis ed in he same ca ego y.
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4 Weigh ing
pbleib – In e se S aying P obabili y
0 69591
1 2118
1.00999999046326 1527
1.01 389
1.01999998092651 1081
1.02 36
1.02999997138977 1689
1.03 294
1.03999996185303 1940
1.04 373
1.04999995231628 1825
1.05 272
1.05999994277954 1680
1.06 644
1.07 101
... (461 ows omi ed) 35506
5.08 1
5.17 1
5.19 2
5.22 1
5.27 1
5.59 1
5.94 2
6.1 1
6.23 3
6.65 1
6.8 1
6.87 1
7.46 1
7.47 1
7.72 1
in e se p obabili y weigh s
ph – PRELIMINARY: Weigh ing ac o
0 59018
91.3394822599804 1
116.474569906374 1
123.965483202547 1
131.615977841709 1
144.1321913998 1
149.637431023341 1
188.825645078472 1
189.157231162776 1
SOEP Su ey Pape s 1366 22
