Erhebungsdaten des Nationalen Bildungspanels (NEPS), Startkohorte 6 (SC6) verknüpft mit administrativen Daten des IAB

The data product NEPS-SC6-ADIAB is provided cooperatively by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, and the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories e.V. (LIfBi), Bamberg. NEPS-SC6-ADIAB consists of the survey and test data of Starting Cohort 6 - Adults "Adult Education and Lifelong Learning" of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) and the administrative data of the IAB. The sample of this Starting Cohort includes persons of working age (born 1956 to 1986) living in Germany who were recruited for the ALWA study of the IAB, a refresher sample of these birth cohorts for the NEPS and an augmentation sample from birth cohorts between 1944 and 1955. The data collection from the second wave (2009/2010) onwards took place on a yearly basis. In general, NEPS aims to study educational trajectories in different contexts as well as the development of competencies over the individual life course. For this, data are collected on competence development, educational processes and educational decisions as well as on educational returns. In addition, NEPS asks a broad range of questions, especially on numerous biographical and socio-demographic characteristics.
The NEPS-SC6-ADIAB can be used to investigate research questions that, for instance, require highly accurate income data over the life course. Furthermore, the enrichment of NEPS-SC6 data results in an extension of the observation period as the administrative data of the IAB date back to 1975.