NIDI Work and retirement panel

Summary

Strengths: This survey provides longitudinal, multi-actor data. It also has a strong focus on retirement and is interdisciplinary.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Survey same

Data gathering method
Self administered questionnaire

Access to data

Conditions of access
Contact data administrator (see contact information).

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

Formats available
SPSS (default)

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Wave 1 (2001): Data collected in 2001 with a net sample size of 2,400 employees and their life partners. Wave 2 (2006): Data collected in 2006 with a net sample size of 2,200 employees and their life partners. Wave 3 (2011): Data collected in 2011 with a net sample size of 1,600 employees and their life partners. Data collection is scheduled to continue at some point in the future.

First year of collection
2001

Stratification if applicable
Contact data administrator (see contact information)

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Employees in 2001 in private and public sector and their life partners.

Age range
Employees aged 51 and older

Statistical representativeness
Other, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Detailed study of: Work, finances, health, ageing and retirement; life-course experiences and the process of retirement.

Linkage

Standardisation
Contact data administrator (see contact information).

Possibility of linkage among databases
Part of long-range program "The process of retirement: a dynamic and multi actor perspective”

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Governance

Contact information

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)
Lange Houtstraat 19
2511 CV Den Haag Netherlands Phone: 003170 3565200
Email: info(at)nidi.nl
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Timeliness, transparency
Data is collected every five years.