Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Measurement Invariance of central social science and health constructs among Syrian, Iraq and Afghan refugee groups in Germany

(Forced) migration is a major issue all over Europe. To assess requirements and needs of refugees, self-reports such as surveys are a relevant data collection method. Nevertheless, most measurement instruments are developed and validated in Western contexts. Due to i.e. cultural and language differences, comparability cannot be taken for granted. With the help of multi-group confirmatory analyses and ...

How reception centers affect the integration of asylum seekers and recognized refugees

After arrival, asylum seekers are often housed in reception centers. The type, quality and duration of stay in such centers varies considerably across or within countries. In the context of the so-called “EU refugee crisis” in 2014-2016, reports emerged that some asylum seekers and refugees remained in reception centers for several years due to limited capacity of municipalities, lengthy asylum procedures ...

The causal effect of liberalizing legal requirements on naturalization intentions

This study investigates the multifaceted factors influencing immigrants’ naturalization intentions, with a primary focus on legal requirements and the implementation of naturalization laws. It distinguishes between different groups of non-citizens, such as refugees, European Union (EU) citizens, and non-EU citizens. Employing a vignette experiment among non-citizens in a large-scale representative ...

Lebenssituation und Teilhabe ukrainischer Geflüchteter in Deutschland: Ergebnisse der IAB-BAMF-SOEP-Befragung

Interview mit Gerhard Arminger

Gerhard Arminger zählt sicher zu den herausragenden Gestalten der deutschsprachigen Statistik (Abb. 1). Er wurde am 7. April 1949 in Salzburg geboren und hat in Linz und Wien Soziologie studiert. Promotion zum Thema „Loglineare Modelle zur Analyse nominal skalierter Variabler“. Von 1978 bis zu seiner Emeritierung 2014 war Gerhard Arminger ordentlicher Professor für Wirtschaftsstatistik an der Universität ...

Interview Gert Wagner

Gert Georg Wagner (* 5. Januar 1953 in Kelsterbach am Main) hat im südhessischen Frankfurt Volkswirtschaftslehre und Soziologie studiert; mit einem Semester Pause 1974 wegen Mitarbeit beim Organisationskomitee der Fußballweltmeisterschaft; Fußball ist bis heute eine seiner Leidenschaften, wobei sein Herz merkwürdigerweise am 1. FC Köln hängt. Im Jahr 1984 Promotion zum Dr. rer. oec. an der Technischen ...

Welche Bildung bringen Zuwanderer mit? Eine Einordnung vor dem Hintergrund der Bildungsverteilungen im Herkunftsland [What education do immigrants bring with them? A classification based on educational distributions in the country of origin]

Die Bildung von Zuwanderern wird in der Regel anhand der mitgebrachten Abschlüsse charakterisiert. Weniger Beachtung findet dagegen die Wertigkeit, welche den erzielten Qualifikationen im Kontext des Herkunftslandes zukommt. Einerseits lässt sich zeigen, dass Geflüchtete im Vergleich zu den meisten anderen gegenwärtigen Zuwanderergruppen über eine im Schnitt geringere formale Bildung verfügen. Andererseits ...

Inequalities in Disability-Free and Disabling Multimorbid Life Expectancy in Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States

To better understand variations in multimorbidity severity over time, we estimate disability-free and disabling multimorbid life expectancy (MMLE), comparing Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States (US). We also assess MMLE inequalities by sex and education.Data come from the Costa Rican Study on Longevity and Healthy Aging (2005–2009), the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2012–2018), and the Health ...

Working longer despite poorer health? Inequalities in working and health expectancies at older ages in South Korea

Alongside increasing life expectancy comes the opportunity to extend working life, but whether those extra years are spent with or without multimorbidity is unclear. Existing studies estimated healthy and unhealthy working life expectancy (WLE), defined using binary health indicators, until retirement age and used data from Western countries. However, countries with the greatest burden of population ...

Disease accumulation across birth cohorts in South Korea

When someone is born dictates the environment, society, and historic events that they will experience and share with other members of their birth cohort as they age. The age at which an individual experiences an adverse event, combined with their early and later-life characteristics, are important determinants of their health and mortality at older ages. South Korea has undergone several major shocks ...