GML: German Microdata Lab

GESIS' Service Centre for Microdata

The German Microdata Lab (GML) collects microdata of official statistics. It offers comprehensive services concerning the data and develops instruments for the implementation of social scientific concepts (for details: Lüttinger/Schimpl-Neimanns/Wirth/Papastefanou: The German Microdata Lab at ZUMA. Schmollers Jahrbuch 3/2004).

Data & Metadata 

The German Microdata Lab (GML) collects Microcensus data of official statistics and consumer panel data of market research. It offers comprehensive services  for utilizing the data. For the following data sets, substantial documentation is available (e.g. variables lists, questionnaires, setups).  Some data (e.g. workplace and occupation census) can be obtained directly from GML. 

• European Microdata
• Microcensus-Basicfile
• Mircocensus-Panelfile
• Microcensus-Regionalfile
• Microcensus Supplementary Survey 1971 (MZU 1971)
• Population and Occupation Census 1970 (VZ 1970)
• Income & Expenditure Survey
• GDR-Data
• Workplace and Occupation Census (AZBZ)

Services

As a special service, the GML regularly offers workshops and user conferences concerning the handling and analysis of data from official statistics. Furthermore, we generate and provide tools for implementing social scientific concepts and classifications for Microcensus data.

• (Microdata-Information system)
• Microdata Tools
• FAQs concerning the Microcensus 
• Publications based on Microcensus Scientific Use Files
• Downloads (Publications)
• Information on Accessing further Official Microdata [in German]
• Microdata Mailinglist
• Forthcoming GML Events
• GML Events-Archive
• Research Stays at GML
• Links

Research & Development in the GML

• Research Projects [in German]
• Publications

BMBF-Projects

Staff 

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