The German Family Panel (pairfam)

Citation

  • Title: The German Family Panel (pairfam)
  • Investigators: Brüderl, Josef; Drobnič, Sonja; Hank, Karsten; Neyer, Franz J.; Walper, Sabine
  • DOI: 10.4232/pairfam.5678.13.0.0
  • URL: www.pairfam.de/en

Publications using these data should cite the DOI (doi: 10.4232/pairfam.5678.11.0.0) and include one of the following references:

  • Brüderl, Josef, Sonja Drobnič, Karsten Hank, Franz J. Neyer, Sabine Walper, Philipp Alt, Elisabeth Borschel, Christiane Bozoyan, Madison Garrett, Svenja Geissler, Tita Gonzalez Avilés, Nicolai Gröpler, Kristin Hajek, Michel Herzig, Rüdiger Lenke, Renate Lorenz, Katharina Lutz, Timo Peter, Richard Preetz, Julia Reim, Barbara Sawatzki, Claudia Schmiedeberg, Philipp Schütze, Nina Schumann, Carolin Thönnissen, Katharina Timmermann & Martin Wetzel. 2022. The German Family Panel (pairfam). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5678 Data file Version 13.0.0, doi.org/10.4232/pairfam.5678.13.0.0
  • Huinink, Johannes, Josef Brüderl, Bernhard Nauck, Sabine Walper, Laura Castiglioni, & Michael Feldhaus. 2011. Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics (pairfam): Conceptual framework and design. Zeitschrift für Familienforschung - Journal of Family Research 23: 77-101.

Publications using data from the pairfam COVID-19 survey should cite the DOI (doi: 10.4232/pairfam.5959.1.1.0) and include one of the following references:

  • Walper, Sabine, Barbara Sawatzki, Philipp Alt, Julia Reim, Claudia Schmiedeberg, Carolin Thönnissen, and Martin Wetzel (2021). The pairfam COVID-19 survey. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA59589 Data file Version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/pairfam.5959.1.1.0
  • Walper, Sabine, Barbara Sawatzki, Philipp Alt, Julia Reim, Claudia Schmiedeberg, Carolin Thönnissen, and Martin Wetzel (2021). The pairfam COVID-19 survey: Design and instruments. Release 1.1. LMU Munich: pairfam Technical Paper 15

Study info

The German Family Panel pairfam (“Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics”) was a multidisciplinary, longitudinal study of partnership and family dynamics in Germany from 2008 to 2021. Survey data was collected annually from a nationwide random sample of initially more than 12,000 German residents of the three birth cohorts 1971-73, 1981-83, 1991-93 and their partners, parents, and children. In wave 11, a supplementary refreshment sample of 6,000 respondents from the birth cohorts 1981-1983, 1991-93, and a new cohort born 2001-03 was integrated into the panel. The multi-actor structure of the pairfam data offers unique opportunities for the analysis of partner and generational relationships as they develop over the course of multiple life phases. The questionnaires for anchor respondents, their partners, parents, and children differ in length and content, but are broadly similar in terms of the main topics: * Partnership formation and development * Transition to first and consecutive births * Intergenerational relationships * Parenting and child development * Social embeddedness

Method

  • Data collection agent: Kantar Public (formerly TNS Infratest Social Research)
  • Population: 12,402 German residents of the three birth cohorts 1971-73, 1981-83, 1991-93 (wave1) / 6,000 German residents from the three birth cohorts 1981-83, 1991-91, 2001-03 (wave11)
  • Selection method: All samples stemmed from multi-stage nationwide random samples that were regionally clustered.
  • Collection mode: Interviews were conducted annually via computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) with an integrated self-administered (CASI) module. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, interviews in waves 12 and 13 were conducted either in CAPI or CATI (computer-assisted telephone interview) mode.

The study implemented a multi-actor design involving main respondents’ partners, parents, and children (alternating data collection via PAPI or CAPI instruments). Participants of the child survey who reached the age of 15 continued in panel as “step-up” anchor respondents.

See the detailed cumulative field report for more information. An overview of sample sizes and development is available here.

Current instruments

Pairfam is presented to respondents and interviewers as “Beziehungen und Familienleben in Deutschland” (translation: “Intimate Relationships and Family Development in Germany”). This umbrella term covers up to 7 different questionnaires per wave. While the anchor (and “step-up” anchor) respondent interviews are processed as CAPI/CASI (or in waves 12 and 13: CAPI/CASI or CATI/PAPI), all other respondent types are collected as self-administered PAPI. An concise overview of the instruments implemented in each wave of the pairfam study is available here.

The most current instruments (Wave 13) are as follows: | Label | Codebook | Description | Period | Analysis unit | |:---|:---|:---|:---|:---| | Anchor Codebook (CAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21)| EN / DE | Main anchor CAPI/CASI | wave13 | anchor | | Anchor Codebook (CATI), Wave 13 (2020/21)| EN / DE | Main anchor CATI | wave13 | anchor | | Anchor Codebook (PAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21)| EN / DE | Main anchor PAPI | wave13 | anchor | | Partner Codebook, Wave 13 (2020/21)| EN / DE | Anchor’s partner PAPI | wave13 | partner | | Child Codebook (CAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) | EN / DE | Anchor’s child(ren) CAPI | wave13 | child | | Child Codebook (CATI), Wave 13 (2020/21) | EN / DE | Anchor’s child(ren) CATI | wave13 | child | | Parenting Codebook, Wave 13 (2020/21) | EN / DE | Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting | wave13 | anchor | | Parenting Codebook: Adolescents and Young Adults (PAYA), Wave 13 (2018/19) | EN / DE | Supplemental anchor/partner PAPI concerning parenting of adolescents | wave13 | anchor | | Parenting U6 Codebook, Wave 13 (2020/21) | EN / DE | Supplemental partner PAPI concerning parenting of children under 6 | wave13 | partner | | Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition) (CAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) | EN / DE | (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents | wave13 | anchor | | Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition) (CATI), Wave 13 (2020/21) | EN / DE | (First-time) Anchor CATI for former child respondents | wave13 | anchor | | Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition) (PAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) | EN / DE | (First-time) Anchor PAPI for former child respondents | wave13 | anchor |

Data description

Each release includes anchor respondent, partner, children, parents, and parenting data for each available wave, as well as cumulative spells data for longitudinal analyses on relationships, fertility, residential mobility, and education / employment. For more detailed information on available data sets, see our data structure summary.

Number of observations

Wave Anchor Anchor (DemoDiff) Anchor Stepups Partner Partner (DemoDiff) Partner Stepups Child(ren) Parent(s) Parenting PAYA ParentingU6 ParentingU6 Stepups Total
1 12402 1489 - 3743 684 - - - - - - - 18318
2 9069 1173 - 2688 - - 862 5015 1169 - - - 19976
3 9074 - - 2939 - - 987 3946 1408 - - - 18354
4 8073 - 50 2731 - 5 1084 3350 1576 - - - 16869
5 7248 - 82 2529 - 8 1390 3546 2022 - - - 16825
6 6574 - 136 2357 - 10 1450 3043 2251 - - - 15821
7 5919 - 190 2170 - 15 1438 2719 2889 - - - 15340
8 5461 - 240 2051 - 19 1419 627 2847 - - - 12664
9 5127 - 320 1946 - 37 1401 - 2919 766 - - 12516
10 4750 - 410 1799 - 47 1282 - 2721 897 - - 11906
11 9435 - 483 2695 - 50 1284 - 2955 1031 841 3 18777
12 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Number of variables

Wave Anchor Anchor (DemoDiff) Anchor Stepups Anchor Stepups (transition) Anchor auxiliary study Partner Partner (DemoDiff) Partner Stepups Child(ren) Parent(s) Parenting PAYA ParentingU6 ParentingU6 Stepups Total
1 1456 1451 - - - 233 233 - - - - - - - 3373
2 3894 18 - - - 274 - - 131 360 83 - - - 4760
3 4297 - - - - 281 - - 150 221 47 - - - 4996
4 4136 - 4137 83 - 265 - 266 173 277 58 - - - 9395
5 4747 - 4748 83 - 313 - 314 189 243 74 - - - 10704
6 4357 - 4358 83 - 291 - 292 210 379 65 - - - 10035
7 5052 - 5123 83 - 328 - 329 222 265 103 - - - 11505
8 4626 - 4718 83 46 304 - 305 252 111 74 - - - 10519
9 5281 - 5427 - - 329 - 330 248 - 130 98 - - 11843
10 4675 - 4839 - 13 284 - 285 263 - 66 101 - - 10526
11 7804 - 7936 - - 330 - 331 255 - 99 101 53 54 16963
12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Data access

The data collected by the German Family Panel pairfam are available to the research community via the GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences upon request as a Scientific Use File for scholarly analysis. The current release, 13.0, includes the following files:

  • professionally prepared and anonymized pairfam data of waves1-13 (incl. the DemoDiff, sample refreshment, and “step-up” subsamples) and 13 generated data sets in the standard Stata and SPSS data formats, with both English and German labels
  • all codebooks (in English and in German) and questionnaires for waves 1-13, as well as a set of instrument overviews, the concept paper, the Data Manual and Scales Manual, annual method reports, and several other documents (in English and German)

To ensure confidentiality for all respondents, pairfam adheres to strict security standards in the provision of data. Data is reserved exclusively for research use and provided only to the scientific community. All users must complete and sign the data distribution form, which must be submitted to the pairfam user support to access the complete SUF.

Documentation

Instruments

Label Codebook Description Period Analysis unit
Anchor Codebook, Wave 1 (2008/09) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave1 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 2 (2009/10) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave2 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 3 (2010/11) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave3 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 4 (2011/12) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave4 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 5 (2012/13) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave5 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 6 (2013/14) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave6 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 7 (2014/15) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave7 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 8 (2015/16) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave8 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 9 (2016/17) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave9 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 10 (2017/18) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave10 anchor
Anchor Codebook, Wave 11 (2018/19) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave11 anchor
Anchor Codebook (CAPI), Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave12 anchor
Anchor Codebook (CATI), Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE Main anchor CATI wave12 anchor
Anchor Codebook (PAPI), Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE Main anchor PAPI wave12 anchor
Anchor Codebook (CAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE Main anchor CAPI/CASI wave13 anchor
Anchor Codebook (CATI), Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE Main anchor CATI wave13 anchor
Anchor Codebook (PAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE Main anchor PAPI wave13 anchor
Partner Codebook, Wave 1 (2008/09) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave1 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 2 (2009/10) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave2 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 3 (2010/11) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave3 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 4 (2011/12) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave4 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 5 (2012/13) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave5 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 6 (2013/14) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave6 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 7 (2014/15) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave7 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 8 (2015/16) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave8 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 9 (2016/17) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave9 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 10 (2017/18) EN / DE Anchor´s partner PAPI wave10 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 11 (2018/19) EN / DE Anchor’s partner PAPI wave11 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE Anchor’s partner PAPI wave12 partner
Partner Codebook, Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE Anchor’s partner PAPI wave13 partner
Child Codebook, Wave 2 (2009/10) EN / DE Anchor´s child(ren) CAPI wave2 child
Child Codebook, Wave 3 (2010/11) EN / DE Anchor´s child(ren) CAPI wave3 child
Child Codebook, Wave 4 (2011/12) EN / DE Anchor´s child(ren) CAPI wave4 child
Child Codebook, Wave 5 (2012/13) EN / DE Anchor´s child(ren) CAPI wave5 child
Child Codebook, Wave 6 (2013/14) EN / DE Anchor´s child(ren) CAPI wave6 child
Child Codebook, Wave 7 (2014/15) EN / DE Anchor´s child(ren) CAPI wave7 child
Child Codebook, Wave 8 (2015/16) EN / DE Anchor´s child(ren) CAPI wave8 child
Child Codebook, Wave 9 (2016/17) EN / DE Anchor´s child(ren) CAPI wave9 child
Child Codebook, Wave 10 (2017/18) EN / DE Anchor´s child(ren) CAPI wave10 child
Child Codebook, Wave 11 (2018/19) EN / DE Anchor’s child(ren) CAPI wave11 child
Child Codebook (CAPI), Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE Anchor’s child(ren) CAPI wave12 child
Child Codebook (CATI), Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE Anchor’s child(ren) CATI wave12 child
Child Codebook (CAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE Anchor’s child(ren) CAPI wave13 child
Child Codebook (CATI), Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE Anchor’s child(ren) CATI wave13 child
Parent (Son) Codebook, Wave 2 (2009/10) EN / DE Anchor´s parent PAPI wave2 parent
Parent (Son/Daughter) Codebook, Wave 3 (2010/11) EN / DE Anchor´s parent PAPI wave3 parent
Parent (Son/Daughter) Codebook, Wave 4 (2011/12) EN / DE Anchor´s parent PAPI wave4 parent
Parent (Son/Daughter) Codebook, Wave 5 (2012/13) EN / DE Anchor´s parent PAPI wave5 parent
Parent (Son/Daughter) Codebook, Wave 6 (2013/14) EN / DE Anchor´s parent PAPI wave6 parent
Parent (Son/Daughter) Codebook, Wave 7 (2014/15) EN / DE Anchor´s parent PAPI wave7 parent
Grandparent Codebook, Wave 8 (2015/16) EN / DE Anchor´s parent PAPI wave8 parent
Parenting Codebook, Wave 2 (2009/10) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave2 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 3 (2010/11) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave3 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 4 (2011/12) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave4 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 5 (2012/13) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave5 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 6 (2013/14) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave6 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 7 (2014/15) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave7 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 8 (2015/16) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave8 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 9 (2016/17) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave9 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 10 (2017/18) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave10 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 11 (2018/19) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave11 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave12 anchor
Parenting Codebook, Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE Supplemental anchor PAPI concerning parenting wave13 anchor
Parenting Codebook: Adolescents and Young Adults (PAYA), Wave 9 (2016/17) EN / DE Supplemental anchor/partner PAPI concerning parenting of adolescents wave9 anchor
Parenting Codebook: Adolescents and Young Adults (PAYA), Wave 10 (2017/18) EN / DE Supplemental anchor/partner PAPI concerning parenting of adolescents wave10 anchor
Parenting Codebook: Adolescents and Young Adults (PAYA), Wave 11 (2018/19) EN / DE Supplemental anchor/partner PAPI concerning parenting of adolescents wave11 anchor
Parenting Codebook: Adolescents and Young Adults (PAYA), Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE Supplemental anchor/partner PAPI concerning parenting of adolescents wave12 anchor
Parenting Codebook: Adolescents and Young Adults (PAYA), Wave 13 (2018/19) EN / DE Supplemental anchor/partner PAPI concerning parenting of adolescents wave13 anchor
Parenting U6 Codebook, Wave 11 (2018/19) EN / DE Supplemental partner PAPI concerning parenting of children under 6 wave11 partner
Parenting U6 Codebook, Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE Supplemental partner PAPI concerning parenting of children under 6 wave12 partner
Parenting U6 Codebook, Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE Supplemental partner PAPI concerning parenting of children under 6 wave13 partner
Anchor (Step-ups) Codebook, Wave 4 (2011/12) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave4 anchor
Anchor (Step-ups) Codebook, Wave 5 (2012/13) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave5 anchor
Anchor (Step-ups) Codebook, Wave 6 (2013/14) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave6 anchor
Anchor (Step-ups) Codebook, Wave 7 (2014/15) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave7 anchor
Anchor (Step-ups) Codebook, Wave 8 (2015/16) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave8 anchor
Anchor (Step-ups) Codebook, Wave 9 (2016/17) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave9 anchor
Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition), Wave 10 (2017/18) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave10 anchor
Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition), Wave 11 (2018/19) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave11 anchor
Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition) (CAPI), Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave12 anchor
Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition) (CATI), Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CATI for former child respondents wave12 anchor
Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition) (PAPI), Wave 12 (2019/20) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor PAPI for former child respondents wave12 anchor
Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition) (CAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CAPI/CASI for former child respondents wave13 anchor
Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition) (CATI), Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor CATI for former child respondents wave13 anchor
Anchor Step-ups Codebook (anchor + transition) (PAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) EN / DE (First-time) Anchor PAPI for former child respondents wave13 anchor
Step-ups Transition Codebook, Wave 4 (2011/12) EN / DE Transitional CAPI for former child respondents wave4 anchor
Step-ups Transition Codebook, Wave 5 (2012/13) EN / DE Transitional CAPI for former child respondents wave5 anchor
Step-ups Transition Codebook, Wave 6 (2013/14) EN / DE Transitional CAPI for former child respondents wave6 anchor
Step-ups Transition Codebook, Wave 7 (2014/15) EN / DE Transitional CAPI for former child respondents wave7 anchor
Step-ups Transition Codebook, Wave 8 (2015/16) EN / DE Transitional CAPI for former child respondents wave8 anchor
Step-ups Transition Codebook, Wave 9 (2016/17) EN / DE Transitional CAPI for former child respondents wave9 anchor

Data sets

Name Label Period Analysis unit
anchor1 Anchor data, Wave 1 (2008/09) wave1 anchor
anchor1_DD Anchor data, DemoDiff subsample, Wave 1 (2008/09) wave1 anchor
anchor2 Anchor data, Wave 2 (2009/10) wave2 anchor
anchor2_DD Anchor data, DemoDiff subsample (childhood history), Wave 2 (2009/10) wave2 anchor
anchor3 Anchor data, Wave 3 (2010/11) wave3 anchor
anchor4 Anchor data, Wave 4 (2011/12) wave4 anchor
anchor5 Anchor data, Wave 5 (2012/13) wave5 anchor
anchor6 Anchor data, Wave 6 (2013/14) wave6 anchor
anchor7 Anchor data, Wave 7 (2014/15) wave7 anchor
anchor8 Anchor data, Wave 8 (2015/16) wave8 anchor
anchor8_CARI Anchor data, CARI module, Wave 8 (2015/16) wave8 anchor
anchor9 Anchor data, Wave 9 (2016/17) wave9 anchor
anchor10 Anchor data, Wave 10 (2017/18) wave10 anchor
anchor10_vig Anchor data, Wave 10, Vignette data (2017/18) wave10 anchor
anchor11 Anchor data, Wave 11 (2018/19) wave11 anchor
anchor11_vig Anchor data, Wave 11, Vignette data (2018/19) wave11 anchor
anchor12_capi Anchor data (CAPI), Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 anchor
anchor12_cati Anchor data (CATI), Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 anchor
anchor12_vig Anchor data, Wave 12, Vignette data (2019/20) wave12 anchor
anchor13_capi Anchor data (CAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 anchor
anchor13_cati Anchor data (CATI), Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 anchor
bioact Prospective information concerning anchor respondent’s education and employment activities) cumulative anchor
bioact_rtr Retrospective information concerning anchor respondent’s education and employment activities from age 18 up to Wave 1 retrospective anchor
biomob_ehc Prospective information concerning anchor respondent’s mobility: Main and secondary residences prospective anchor
biomob_ehc_moves Prospective information concerning anchor respondent’s mobility: Relocations prospective anchor
biomob_rtr Retrospective information concerning anchor respondent’s mobility: Main residence from age 18 up to Wave 1 retrospective anchor
biomob_rtr_parents Retrospective information concerning anchor respondent’s mobility: Residency episodes within the parental household retrospective anchor
biopart Prospective and retrospective information concerning anchor respondent’s partnership, cohabitation, and marriage episodes since age 14 cumulative anchor
partner1 Partner data, Wave 1 (2008/09) wave1 partner
partner1_DD Partner data, DemoDiff subsample, Wave 1 (2008/09) wave1 partner
partner2 Partner data, Wave 2 (2009/10) wave2 partner
partner3 Partner data, Wave 3 (2010/11) wave3 partner
partner4 Partner data, Wave 4 (2011/12) wave4 partner
partner5 Partner data, Wave 5 (2012/13) wave5 partner
partner6 Partner data, Wave 6 (2013/14) wave6 partner
partner7 Partner data, Wave 7 (2014/15) wave7 partner
partner8 Partner data, Wave 8 (2015/16) wave8 partner
partner9 Partner data, Wave 9 (2016/17) wave9 partner
partner10 Partner data, Wave 10 (2017/18) wave10 partner
partner10 Partner data, Wave 10, Vignette data (2017/18) wave10 partner
partner11 Partner data, Wave 11 (2018/19) wave11 partner
partner12 Partner data, Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 partner
partner13 Partner data, Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 partner
biochild Prospective and retrospective information concerning all anchor respondent’s children: Birth and cohabitation episodes cumulative anchor
child2 Child data, Wave 2 (2009/10) wave2 child
child3 Child data, Wave 3 (2010/11) wave3 child
child4 Child data, Wave 4 (2011/12) wave4 child
child5 Child data, Wave 5 (2012/13) wave5 child
child6 Child data, Wave 6 (2013/14) wave6 chid
child7 Child data, Wave 7 (2014/15) wave7 child
child8 Child data, Wave 8 (2015/16) wave8 child
child9 Child data, Wave 9 (2016/17) wave9 child
child10 Child data, Wave 10 (2017/18) wave10 child
child11 Child data, Wave 11 (2018/19) wave11 child
child12_capi Child data (CAPI), Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 child
child12_cati Child data (CATI), Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 child
child13_capi Child data (CAPI), Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 child
child13_cati Child data (CATI), Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 child
household Prospective information concerning anchor respondent’s main residence: Living situation and household members (Wave 1 - Wave 3) cumulative household
Overview_multi_actor Prospective information concerning alteri participation: Partner, child, parent, parenting, PAYA, and parenting U6 survey cumulative all
bioparent Prospective and retrospective information concerning all anchor respondent’s parents: Type of parent, cohabitation, and marital status cumulative anchor
parent2 Parent data, Wave 2 (2009/10) wave2 parent
parent3 Parent data, Wave 3 (2010/11) wave3 parent
parent4 Parent data, Wave 4 (2011/12) wave4 parent
parent5 Parent data, Wave 5 (2012/13) wave5 parent
parent6 Parent data, Wave 6 (2013/14) wave6 parent
parent7 Parent data, Wave 7 (2014/15) wave7 parent
parent8 (Grand-)Parent data, Wave 8 (2015/16) wave8 parent
parenting2 Parenting data, Wave 2 (2009/10) wave2 anchor
parenting3 Parenting data, Wave 3 (2010/11) wave3 anchor
parenting4 Parenting data, Wave 4 (2011/12) wave4 anchor
parenting5 Parenting data, Wave 5 (2012/13) wave5 anchor
parenting6 Parenting data, Wave 6 (2013/14) wave6 anchor
parenting7 Parenting data, Wave 7 (2014/15) wave7 anchor
parenting8 Parenting data, Wave 8 (2015/16) wave8 anchor
parenting9 Parenting data, Wave 9 (2016/17) wave9 anchor
parenting10 Parenting data, Wave 10 (2017/18) wave10 anchor
parenting11 Parenting data, Wave 11 (2018/19) wave11 anchor
parenting12 Parenting data, Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 anchor
parenting13 Parenting data, Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 anchor
paya9 Parenting Adolescents and Youth Data, Wave 9 (2016/17) wave9 anchor
paya10 Parenting Adolescents and Youth Data, Wave 10 (2017/18) wave10 anchor
paya11 Parenting Adolescents and Youth Data, Wave 11 (2018/19) wave11 anchor
paya12 Parenting Adolescents and Youth Data, Wave 12 (2019/20) wave11 anchor
paya13 Parenting Adolescents and Youth Data, Wave 13 (2020/21) wave11 anchor
parentingU6partner11 Parenting U6 (children under 6) data, Wave 11 (2018/19) wave11 partner
parentingU6partner12 Parenting U6 (children under 6) data, Wave 12 (2019/20) wave11 partner
parentingU6partner13 Parenting U6 (children under 6) data, Wave 13 (2020/21) wave11 partner
stepup_anchor4 Step-up anchor data, Wave 4 (2011/12) wave4 anchor
stepup_anchor5 Step-up anchor data, Wave 5 (2012/13) wave5 anchor
stepup_anchor6 Step-up anchor data, Wave 6 (2013/14) wave6 anchor
stepup_anchor7 Step-up anchor data, Wave 7 (2014/15) wave7 anchor
stepup_anchor8 Step-up anchor data, Wave 8 (2015/16) wave8 anchor
stepup_anchor9+transition Step-up anchor data (incl. transitional questionnaire), Wave 9 (2016/17) wave9 anchor
stepup_anchor10+transition Step-up anchor data (incl. transitional questionnaire), Wave 10 (2017/18) wave10 anchor
stepup_anchor11+transition Step-up anchor data (incl. transitional questionnaire), Wave 11 (2018/19) wave11 anchor
stepup_anchor12+transition Step-up anchor data (CAPI) (incl. transitional questionnaire), Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 anchor
stepup_anchor12+transition Step-up anchor data (CATI) (incl. transitional questionnaire), Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 anchor
stepup_anchor13+transition Step-up anchor data (CAPI) (incl. transitional questionnaire), Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 anchor
stepup_anchor13+transition Step-up anchor data (CATI) (incl. transitional questionnaire), Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 anchor
stepup_transition_anchor4 Step-up anchor data, transitional PAPI questionnaire, Wave 4 (2011/12) wave4 anchor
stepup_transition_anchor5 Step-up anchor data, transitional PAPI questionnaire, Wave 5 (2012/13) wave5 anchor
stepup_transition_anchor6 Step-up anchor data, transitional PAPI questionnaire, Wave 6 (2013/14) wave6 anchor
stepup_transition_anchor7 Step-up anchor data, transitional PAPI questionnaire, Wave 7 (2014/15) wave7 anchor
stepup_transition_anchor8 Step-up anchor data, transitional PAPI questionnaire, Wave 8 (2015/16) wave8 anchor
stepup_biopart Prospective and retrospective information concerning anchor respondent’s partnership, cohabitation, and marriage episodes since age 14 cumulative partner
stepup_partner4 Step-up partner data, Wave 4 (2011/12) wave4 partner
stepup_partner5 Step-up partner data, Wave 5 (2012/13) wave5 partner
stepup_partner6 Step-up partner data, Wave 6 (2013/14) wave6 partner
stepup_partner7 Step-up partner data, Wave 7 (2014/15) wave7 partner
stepup_partner8 Step-up partner data, Wave 8 (2015/16) wave8 partner
stepup_partner9 Step-up partner data, Wave 9 (2016/17) wave9 partner
stepup_partner10 Step-up partner data, Wave 10 (2017/18) wave10 partner
stepup_partner11 Step-up partner data, Wave 11 (2018/19) wave11 partner
stepup_partner12 Step-up partner data, Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 partner
stepup_partner13 Step-up partner data, Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 partner
stepup_biochild Prospective and retrospective information concerning all anchor respondent’s children: Birth and cohabitation episodes cumulative anchor
stepup_parentingU6partner11 Step-up parenting U6 (children under 6) data, Wave 11 (2018/19) wave11 partner
stepup_parentingU6partner12 Step-up parenting U6 (children under 6) data, Wave 12 (2019/20) wave12 partner
stepup_parentingU6partner13 Step-up parenting U6 (children under 6) data, Wave 13 (2020/21) wave13 partner
Study info
  • Name: pairfam
  • Label: pairfam
  • Datasets: 107
  • Variables: 65878
  • Instruments: 0
  • Questions: 0

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