GESIS German Microdata Lab

Preparing, documenting, and providing access to new microdata for empirical social research, as well as competent user support and knowledge transfer.

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GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2025-06-05

Here is a new interesting @GESIS paper by our team colleague Andrea Lengerer on the problem of identifying same-sex partnerships in the German Microcensus ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/docume #Microcensus

Abstract
Since the redesign of the German Microcensus in 2020, it is no longer possible to reliably identify same-sex couples, and official statistics no longer report figures on their prevalence. The tool provided by GESIS for identifying same-sex couples in the Scientific Use Files of the Microcensus has also been discontinued for the time being. This report outlines the extent and causes of these identification issues. Using the Scientific Use Files of the German Microcensus, the prevalence of same-sex couples is estimated and compared over time and across the life course of (synthetic) cohorts. A clear break is observed in 2020, due to methodological changes in the collection and processing of data on sex. Hypothetical example calculations demonstrate thateven minimal changes in data on sex can lead to a significant increase in the (small) number of same-sex couples. Methodological adjustments indicate that same-sex couples can be identified more reliably again from the 2024 Microcensus onwards.
Keywords: Same-Sex Couples, Microcensus, Germany.
GESIS German Microdata Lab boosted:
2025-06-05

Here is a new, interesting @GESIS paper by my team colleague Andrea Lengerer on the problem of identifying same-sex partnerships in the microcensus ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/docume #Mikrozensus

Since the redesign of the German Microcensus in 2020, it is no longer possible to reliably identify same-sex couples, and official statistics no longer report figures on their prevalence. The tool provided by GESIS for identifying same-sex couples in the Scientific  Use Files of the Microcensus has also been discontinued for the time being. This report outlines the extent and causes of these identification issues. Using the Scientific Use Files of the German Microcensus, the prevalence of same-sex couples is estimated and compared over time and across the life course of (synthetic) cohorts. A clear break is observed in 2020, due to methodological
changes in the collection and processing of data on sex. Hypothetical example calculations demonstrate that even minimal changes in data on sex can lead to a significant increase in the (small) number of same-sex couples. Methodological adjustments indicate that same-sex couples can be identified more reliably again from the 2024 Microcensus onwards.
GESIS German Microdata Lab boosted:
2025-05-19

โ€ผ๏ธ2nd update of MZ-SUF-Panel 2016-19 linking toolโ€ผ๏ธThanks to a user feedback we found an error in the tool and now have uploaded a corrected version of the linking tool. You can find the documenting GESIS paper and the do-file on our MISSY page gesis.org/en/missy/materials/M #mikrozensus #panel @gesis_gml @GESIS

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2025-04-25

๐Ÿš€ The new setups for converting EU-LFS 2024 yearly data are ready! Available for Stata, SPSS & (partly) R. Easily transform CSVs into system files for your analysis. ๐Ÿ”
All setups are here available for download:
๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ”— gesis.org/en/missy/materials/E

GESIS German Microdata Lab boosted:
2025-04-08

Thanks to Nikolaos Kanellopoulos, we fix a small error in the preparation code of the file 2013_cross_eu_silc_p_ver_2024_release1.do. The faulty file has been replaced and the corrected file is now available for download. All the setup files are available here gesis.org/en/missy/materials/E @officialmicrodata @gesis_gml @GESIS

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2025-04-08

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ†• Der Mikrozensus 2022 ist als Scientific Use File verfรผgbar โ€“ inkl. Daten zu Wohnen, Kindern, Kompetenzen, EU-SILC & Info- & Kommunikationstechnologien. Jetzt auch als R-Datensatz + R-Syntaxen via GESIS MISSY:
gesis.org/missy/metadata/MZ/20

#Mikrozensus #Forschung #OpenData #RStats

GESIS German Microdata Lab boosted:
2025-03-05

Interested in #eusilc?
#SPSS, #Stata, and #Rstats routines to transform the raw data of EU-SILC into system files are now available for the most recent EU-SILC release 2024-release1: gesis.org/en/missy/materials/E

@officialmicrodata @gesis_gml @GESIS #eurostat

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2025-03-05

๐Ÿš€ New: R-Setups for EU-LFS Data Now Available! ๐Ÿ“Š

For the first time, we are providing R-Setups for the EU-LFS data! ๐ŸŽ‰
They are now available for the 2023 yearly data:
gesis.org/en/missy/materials/E

More setups for earlier years are coming soon! Stay tuned! ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“ˆ

#DataAnalysis #EU #microdata #science

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2025-03-03

We have prepared new Setups for the EU-LFS release 2024.

Setups in Stata and SPSS are now available for all yearly data from 2006 to 2023 and allow the conversion of CSV data into system files.

You can download the Setups here:
gesis.org/en/missy/materials/E

#EU #microdata #socialscience #science

GESIS German Microdata Lab boosted:
2025-02-21

๐Ÿ“ขโ€ผ๏ธUpdated version of MZ-SUF-Panel 2016-19 linking toolโ€ผ๏ธNatalie Backes and me have finally completed the update of the linking tool. You can find the documenting GESIS paper and the do-file on our MISSY page gesis.org/en/missy/materials/M #mikrozensus #panel @gesis_gml @GESIS

GESIS German Microdata Lab boosted:
GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2025-02-13

๐Ÿ“ข Registration Open: 9th European User Conference for EU-Microdata

Join the 9th European User Conference for EU-Microdata.

๐Ÿ’ก Topics include:
Gender, poverty, health, housing, migration, Labour market, social policy, well-being, COVID-19 effects, adult education and more!

๐Ÿ“† Fee:
EUR 120 (regular)
EUR 80 (students)

๐Ÿ”— Register now: training.gesis.org/?site=pOver

๐Ÿ“ฉ Questions? Contact: eu-microdata@gesis.org

Letโ€™s discuss and shape the future of EU-Microdata research together! ๐ŸŒ

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2025-01-23

๐Ÿ“ข Registration Open: 9th European User Conference for EU-Microdata

Join the 9th European User Conference for EU-Microdata.

๐Ÿ’ก Topics include:
Gender, poverty, health, housing, migration, Labour market, social policy, well-being, COVID-19 effects, adult education and more!

๐Ÿ“† Fee:
EUR 120 (regular)
EUR 80 (students)

๐Ÿ”— Register now: training.gesis.org/?site=pOver

๐Ÿ“ฉ Questions? Contact: eu-microdata@gesis.org

Letโ€™s discuss and shape the future of EU-Microdata research together! ๐ŸŒ

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2025-01-21

New LFS data release 2024: Setups for the 2021-2023 data are now available! ๐Ÿ“Š Convert CSV files into system files for Stata & SPSS. Access them here:
gesis.org/en/missy/materials/E
#microdata
#EU
#LFS
#socialscience

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2024-12-20

Setups for EU-SILC 2024-Release 1 are now available, specifically for the most recent year, 2023. These setups are compatible with the statistical software packages Stata, SPSS, and R, allowing to convert CSV data into system files for analysis.
Access to the setups: gesis.org/en/missy/materials/E.

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2024-10-21

๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ“ข !! Extended Call for Abstracts!! ๐ŸŒŸ

The 9th EU User Conference on EU Microdata will take place on March 6-7, 2025, in Mannheim! Organized by the German Microdata Lab in coop with Eurostat.

๐Ÿ‘‰ You can still submit your contribution!

โ€ผ๏ธExtended Submission deadline for Partizipation: October 31, 2024 โ€ผ๏ธ

Further information & submissions: tinyurl.com/y3pknkz7
#EU #GESIS #microdata #science

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2024-09-30

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“Š Jobangebot - Studentische Hilfskraft gesucht!

Ab 01.11.2024 in Mannheim zur Unterstรผtzung im German Microdata Lab. ๐Ÿ“Š

Alle wichtigen Informationen finden sich hier: bit.ly/3XJPbFa

Bewerbung bis 17.10.2024.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Auschreibung gerne an Interessierte weiterleiten.

#Job #Mikrodaten #Sozialwissenschaften

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2024-09-24

๐Ÿ“ข Call for Abstracts!
Submit your research for the 9th European User Conference on Eurostat Microdata! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿ“… Mannheim, 6โ€“7 March 2025

Topics: poverty, inequality, migration, COVID-19 impact, gender gap, health, AI in research & more!

Submission Deadline: Oct 13, 2024

Don't miss out on presenting your work at this prestigious event!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Info & submission: bit.ly/3TGowYR

#Research #Eurostat #SocialData #Conference #SILC #LFS #EurostatMicrodata #GESIS #Methodology

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2024-09-24

๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿš€ 11. Mikrozensus-Konferenz โ€“ Sei dabei!

Spannende Einblicke in die neuesten Forschungsergebnisse, praxisnahe Diskussionen und innovative Methoden rund um den Mikrozensus.
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Datum: 14.-15. November 2024 in Mannheim.
Jetzt noch anmelden und keinen Programmpunkt verpassen! ๐Ÿ“š

๐Ÿ“Œ Anmeldung: bit.ly/4gCsnjh

๐Ÿ” Mehr zum Programm unter: bit.ly/3XAGUTW

#Forschung #Statistik #Konferenz #Datenanalyse #Wissenschaft #Mikrozensus

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2024-09-06

New Setups for the EU-LFS quarterly data 2011 to 2022 (from the 2023 release) are ready:
gesis.org/en/missy/materials/E

#Data
#EULFS
#microdata

GESIS German Microdata Labgesis_gml@sciences.social
2024-09-06

๐Ÿ“ฃNew Paper Release:๐Ÿ“ฐ

Interested in comparative analyses of the EU Labour Force Survey? The new GESIS Paper by Lengerer & Bolle (2024) offers a quick overview of which variables are available by country and year.
โžก๏ธ Read here: gesis.org/en/missy/materials/E

#research
#data
#euLFS

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