Research databases
Social and Societal Research
A
ALLBUS
Database description
The General Population Survey of the Social Sciences (ALLBUS) collects current data on attitudes, behaviour and social structure of the population in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Keywords: Statistics , Germany , Social and Societal Research
Access information
freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)
C
CESSDA
Database description
CESSDA (Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives): The database is a collection of social data, in particular on the countries Germany, USA, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Great Britain, Netherlands and Hungary.
Keywords: Statistics , Social and Societal Research
Access information
freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)
E
European Social Survey
Database description
The European Social Survey is a current social science survey that examines the social and political attitudes of citizens from more than 30 European countries.
Keywords: European Union , Social and Societal Research
Access information
freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)
S
SHARE
Database description
Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
SHARE contains data on the health, social and economic status and social and family ties of people over the age of 50, collected in 2004 in eleven European countries (Denmark, Sweden, Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Greece). Other data come from Israel (2005/06) and Ireland, Poland and the Czech Republic (2006/07)
Keywords: Statistics , Social and Societal Research
Access information
freely accessible on the web (personal registration may be required)
SOEP
Database description
The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is a representative repeat survey that has been running for 30 years. On behalf of the DIW Berlin, TNS Infratest Social Research is currently interviewing around 30,000 respondents in almost 11,000 households in Germany each year. The data provide information on income, employment, education and health. Because the same people are interviewed every year, long-term social and societal trends can be tracked particularly well.
Keywords: Germany , Social and Societal Research
Access information
Access is granted only to owners of a data transfer contract or registered SOEP data users.
After the conclusion of a data transfer agreement with DIW Berlin, applicants receive the SOEP data record via a secure personal download link.
Please contact the SOEP-hotline if you have any questions.
If you would like to apply for access to SOEP data, you are welcome to contact us in advance.