Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security (PASS) User Guide, Version 3.0

Abstract

"The Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security (PASS) User Guide provides a comprehensive reference for working with the PASS survey and its Scientific Use File (SUF) for research on labour market, poverty and means-tested income support in Germany. It is intended to support researchers in understanding the structure, content, analytical potential of PASS data and to facilitate its effective usage in empirical research." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Chauhan, M., Bähr, S., Beste, J., Collischon, M., Dummert, S., Fehn, A., Frodermann, C., Malich, S., Müller, M., Prospero, V., Stegmaier, J., Trappmann, M. & Wenzig, C. (2026): Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security (PASS) User Guide, Version 3.0. (FDZ-Datenreport 06/2026 (en)), Nürnberg, 84 p. DOI:10.5164/IAB.FDZD.2606.en.v1