[DE] Panel Study 'Labour Market and Social Security'

Full name of the series in original language

Panel "Arbeitsmarkt und soziale Sicherung"

Abstract

The Panel ‘Labour Market and Social Security’ (PASS) is an annual household survey carried out by the German Institute for Employment Research (IAB). It was first carried out in 2006 and is repeated annually.
PASS is a novel dataset in the field of labour market, welfare state and poverty research in Germany. Due to the number of cases included and its annual performance, PASS is well suited for analyses of the labour market and poverty situation in Germany as well as the situation of recipients of benefits in accordance with the German Social Code Book II. The following central questions can be answered on the basis of the panel data:
What options exist to regain independence from Unemployment Benefit II?
In which ways does the social and economic situation of a household change when it receives benefits?
How do persons concerned cope with their situation? Does their attitude towards action necessary to improve their situation change over time?
What form does contact between benefit recipients and institutions providing basic social care take? What are the actual institutional procedures applied in practice?
Furthermore, PASS also offers information on socio-demographic characteristics and subjective indicators such as contentment, fears and problems or employment orientation. PASS is available as a Scientific use file and a Campus use file.

Geographic coverage

Germany

Notes

For extensive English language documentation see the IAB pages:
http://fdz.iab.de/en/FDZ_Individual_Data/PASS.aspx

Time method

Longitudinal: Panel

Time period

2006 => 2011

Types of available microdata

Consistency type

Access mode

Update date

15/09/2021