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On the Treatment of Non-Original Sample Members in the German Household Panel Study (SOEP) : Tracing, Weighting, and Frequencies

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Martin Spiess
Martin Kroh
Rainer Pischner
Gert G. Wagner
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In this paper we discuss the rationale for tracing non-original sample members (Non-OSMs) in household panel studies, and in particular in SOEP, and the implications for weighting. We present results on the incidence, survival rates, and thus the relevance of Non-OSMs in the SOEP

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Paper provided by DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) in its series SOEPpapers with number 98.

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Date of creation: 2008
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  1. Stephen P. Jenkins & Thomas Siedler, 2007. "Using Household Panel Data to Understand the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 694, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
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