The German Ageing Survey (DEAS) is a nationally representative study of individuals in private households aged 40 and over, which has been conducted repeatedly since 1996.
The German Ageing Survey
The German Ageing Survey (Deutscher AlterssurveyDEAS) is a nationwide representative cross-sectional and longitudinal survey of the German population aged over 40. It is funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). Currently, the completed survey waves for the years 1996, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020 and 2020/21 are available. Every six years (1996, 2002, 2008 and 2014), a nationally representative sample of 40-85 year-olds is drawn and subsequently followed up. In 2014 a further base sample of 40-85 year-olds was interviewed as well as panel participants from earlier waves. In 2017, all panel-willing participants of the previous DEAS-waves have been interviewed once more.
In 2023, the last DEAS wave was conducted. Anonymised data of all previous survey waves (1996-2021) are available as Scientific Use Files, the SUF 2023 will be released in late 2024.
Documentation
A diverse range of DEAS documentation materials is available for download, in English and German.
Data usage
The DEAS data are available as Scientific Use Files (SUF) for scientific research purposes upon request.
Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for DEAS make citing and researching data and documentation very easy and convenient.
How to cite DEAS data and documentation
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Publications based on DEAS
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