New possibilities and challenges for individuals in the pensions system

Summary

Strengths: The cohorts 1920-1955 have previously been interviewed. The dataset is very specific and covers a range of income- and retirement-related variables.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection occasional

Data gathering method
Telephone

Access to data

Conditions of access

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
SAS, SPSS, tab-delimited file

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data collected in 2006.

First year of collection
2006

Stratification if applicable
Stratified by 12 different age cohorts beginning in 1920 and going until 1975 (cohorts are in 5-year intervals, e.g. 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935... 1975).

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Entire country.

Age range
Cohorts 1920-1975.

Statistical representativeness
Other, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
375 variables that cover pension, retirement, retirement age and employment.

Linkage

Standardisation
N.A.

Possibility of linkage among databases
No

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
N.A.

Breaks
No

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
N.A.

Governance

Contact information
Danish Data Archive (DDA)
Danish Data Archive (DDA)
Islandsgade 10
5000 Odense Denmark Phone: (+45)66113010
Email: mailbox(at)dda.dk
Url: http://ddd.dda.dk/ddakatalog/sdfiler/R21137.htm

Timeliness, transparency
N.A.