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How Standardized is Occupational Coding? A Comparison of Results from Different Coding Agencies in Germany

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  • Massing Natascha
  • Wasmer Martina
  • Wolf Christof
  • Zuell Cornelia

    (GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, B2,1, 68159Mannheim, Germany.)

Abstract

As occupational data play a crucial part in many social and economic analyses, information on the reliability of these data and, in particular on the role of coding agencies, is important. Based on our review of previous research, we develop four hypotheses, which we test using occupation-coded data from the German General Social Survey and the field test data from the German Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. Because the same data were coded by several agencies, their coding results could be directly compared. As the surveys used different instruments, and interviewer training differed, the effects of these factors could also be evaluated.

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  • Massing Natascha & Wasmer Martina & Wolf Christof & Zuell Cornelia, 2019. "How Standardized is Occupational Coding? A Comparison of Results from Different Coding Agencies in Germany," Journal of Official Statistics, Sciendo, vol. 35(1), pages 167-187, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:offsta:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:167-187:n:8
    DOI: 10.2478/jos-2019-0008
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