Welcome to the SOEP-IS Companion!

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This page is subject to regular updates

Update December 2024:
  • general content update

  • SOEP-IS-2022 data release included

  • Upcoming Innovative Modules 2027

SOEP Innovation Sample – at a Glance

The research infrastructure SOEP at DIW Berlin established a longitudinal Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS) in 2011 for particularly innovative research projects. The SOEP-IS is primarily available for methodical and thematic research that involves too high a risk of non-response for the long-term SOEP study.

SOEP-IS…

  • … is based on the evaluation conducted by the Science Council.

  • … is a longitudinal sample for particularly innovative survey methods and behavioral experiments.

  • … was originally part of SOEP-Core, but has been running as an completely separate study since 2011.

The SOEP-IS-Companion describes the current version of the SOEP-IS data and introduces users to the data structure of SOEP-IS. It also provides applications in Stata as well as instructions on how to use our various documentation services.

We know that starting to use any new dataset is difficult, and this is especially true of panel data given their complexity. We hope that this introduction will help. We always welcome any feedback or tips on how to improve our documentation.

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