Intergenerational Solidarity in Austria

Summary

Strengths: Weaknesses: This survey does not include institutionalized individuals, there is no possibility for linkage with another data set, and the age is disaggregated only into 15-year brackets. Age is disaggregated into 15 year brackets only and the survey does not include institutionalized individuals in the sample. There is no possibility for linkage to other datasets.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection occasional

Data gathering method
Face-to-face

Access to data

Conditions of access

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

Formats available

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Round 1: data was collected in 1998 with a sample size of 1,000. Round 2: data was collected in 2005 with a sample size of 2,057 (weighted to 2,000).

First year of collection
1998

Stratification if applicable
Sex, age (15 year brackets), education level, state (Bundesland), degree of urbanization (population density)

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
By state (Bundesland)

Age range
Aged 18 and over

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Data was collected on a society-wide basis on intergenerational relationships, points of conflict and changes in the overall picture of old age. Additional data was collected at the family-level on intergenerational relationship between family members, potential for solidarity, support, help needed and help provided, care, distance between residences of family members, frequency of contact and communication, quality of relationship, location and level of urbanisation of residence. Corresponds to Intergenerational Relationships and Public Attitudes towards Ageing Topics

Linkage

Standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Governance

Contact information
Gerhard Majce
Boltzmann Institute for Social Gerontology and Lifecourse Research; requested by Minsitry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (BMASK)
Stubenring 1
1010 Vienna Austria Phone: Gerhard Majce: +431427748122; BMASK: +431711000
Email: gerhard.majce(at)univie.ac.at; post(at)bmask.gv.at
Url: Not available

Timeliness, transparency
Data was collected between February and May 2005 and the main findings were published in November 2005.