English User Package

In cooperation with the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin, the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University distributes an English user version of the Scientific Use sample of the German Socio-Economic Panel.

The SOEP User Package is contained on a CD-ROM and includes:

• Twentysix waves of SOEP data, including data, since 1990, on individuals living in the eastern states of Germany. All data contain English variable and value labels which are translations of the original information provided by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). These data are available in SAS-Windows *.SAS7BDAT, SPSS-Windows*.SAV, Stata 9.0, and ASCII formats.

• Dictionary files that include the variable names, labels, and positions, as well as value labels and formats.

• An Adobe Acrobat version of the SOEP Study: Desktop Companion to the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), edited by John Haisken-DeNew and Joachim Frick.

The dissemination of the SOEP 1984-2009 is a two-step process. First, it is necessary to sign a contract with the DIW to use the SOEP. After the contract is signed, send the contract to Cornell via email or fax to receive the data. The charge for the CD-ROM is $125 plus a $20 additional fee if paying via bank transfer. Contact the DIW and Cornell at the following addresses. For previous users: Annual updates are currently complimentary upon request.

For the Contract:
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
SOEP
Mohrenstrasse 58
10117 Berlin
Germany
phone: +49—30—89789—292
fax: +49—30—89789—109 or -200 (DIW Berlin)
E-mail: soepmail@diw.de

For the Data:
SOEP/CNEF, Project Assistant
Cornell University
Department of Policy Analysis and Management
MVR Hall
Ithaca, New York
14853-4401 USA
Tel: +1-607-255-2577
FAX: +1-607-255-4071
E-mail: SOEP@cornell.edu