Sebastian Bauhoff :: Data links

There is plenty of microdata on Germany, but much of it is limited to particular applications . The best sources I know of are the GSOEP and the Campus files. There are moves to make more data available as public or scientific use files; some datasets are available on-site at the national and state statistical offices. Let me know if you have additions.

Data links

Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit im IAB, Forschungsdatenzentrum http://fdz.iab.de/pageText.asp?PageID=15

· Microdata on labor issues (employees and firms; some datasets are linked, some are panels)

· Subset of files available from 1975

Federal Health Monitoring System (GBE-Bund) http://www.gbe-bund.de/

· Health data and statistics for Germany

· Combines various sources, but only provides aggregate data

· Website has English-language section

German Social Science Infrastructure Services (GESIS) http://www.gesis.org/en/index.htm

· Features an archive of data and documentation, mainly on political science and elections

German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) http://www.diw.de/english/sop

· Main longitudinal socio-economic survey, has a comprehensive English user guide

· Started in 1984 with now 12,000 households. Nationally representative

· Includes information on household consumption, occupations, employment, earnings, health and satisfaction

· (Information on health and insurance status is limited)

Kooperative Gesundheitsforschung in der Region Augsburg (KORA) http://www.gsf.de/KORA/en/index.html

· Probably the only long-term health survey in Germany

· Focus is on epidemiology and public health

Luxemburg Income Study (LIS) http://www.lisproject.org

· Combines national surveys on income, wealth and employment that can be used for cross-section studies (i.e. these are not panels)

· Covers 30 countries in 4 continents. LIS harmonizes and standardizes the data

· Registered users can send in programs to use the data remotely

Statistische Aemter des Bundes und der Laender http://www.forschungsdatenzentrum.de

· Wide range of microdata from the official data collection agency, available as public-use files or scientific-use files and on-site use

· The CAMPUS data (a 3.5% sample of the 1998 microcensus) is directly available for download. You can also get a microcensus panel from 1996-1999 as scientific-use file or for on-site analysis

· Some of the data has information on health; there is also good information on hospitals

Last updated January 16, 2007