German Ageing Survey

Microdata of the second survey year in 2002 comprise 5.194 participants of the following samples:

• Panel Sample 1996-2002: participants originating from B-1996 who have been re-surveyed in 2008, birth cohorts 1911-1956 (n=1.524)
• A new Base Sample 2002 (B-2002); a register sample of the German population living in private households, birth cohorts 1917-1962, disproportionably stratified according to age (40-54, 55-69, 70-85 years old), sex and geographical location (East/West) (n=3.084)
• In addition, a special migrant sample 2002 (A-2002) has been drawn and questionned: a register sample of the non-German population living in private households, birth cohorts 1917-1962 (n=586)

For reasons of comparability, many questions from the first survey in 1996 were retained unchanged in the second (2002). In some areas, however, the instruments were modified and expanded, particularly in the fields employment and transition to retirement, marital status and partners, intergenerational relationships, health and long-term care, need for care, and personal networks. Overall the respondents were asked for information on the following topics:

• employment and retirement
• generations, family and social networks
• leisure activities and volunteer work
• housing situation and mobility
• economic situation and economic behaviour
• subjective wellbeing and quality of life
• health and health behaviour
• need of assistance and need of care
• attitudes, norms, values and images of age and ageing

You can find more information about DEAS 2002 in thedocumentation 2002 and on the webpages of the DEAS project.

DEAS microdata is available free of charge to scientific researchers for non-profitable purposes. For reasons of data protection, signing a data distribution contract is required prior to obtaining the data.

The application form for usage of the DEAS data is here: Application Form.