German PIAAC National Supplements
In Germany two PIAAC National Supplement Studies were conducted. The first study "PIAAC, Germany – Prime Age (2012)" [ZA5951] investigates the relationship between skills and labor market prospects of low-skilled workers in Germany. In the second study "PIAAC, Germany – Competencies in Later Life (CiLL)" [ZA5969] the focus is on the competencies of 66- to 80-year-old adults (see also below).
PIAAC - Prime Age (2012) - Oversample of 26- to 55-year-olds
This data set contains an additional national oversample of 26- to 55-year-old adults in former East Germany. 560 additional respondents were surveyed using the same procedures, instruments, and assessments that were used for the PIAAC Main Study. Finally the data was appended to the PIAAC main data (only 26- to 55-year-olds).
| ZA5951: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Germany – Prime Age (2012) | |
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| Data collection period | August 2011 - März 2012 |
| Available since | June 2015 |
| Target population | 26- to 55-year-old adults |
| Sample size | 4000 |
| PIAAC instruments | Background Questionnaire; competence assessment in the domains literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments |
| Main topics of Background Questionnaire | General information about the household and respondents; educational attainment and participation in further education; labour-force status and employment; skill use at work and in daily life; readiness to learn and volunteering; participation in social life |
| Region | Germany |
| Further documentation | Technical Report (5,8 MB) User Guide (341 KB) Codebook (454 KB) Background Questionnaire - in German (1,3 MB) |
| Data access | PIAAC data via GESIS Data Catalogue (DBK) (directly to the document: “ZA5951_PIAAC_DataDistributionContract.pdf“) |
| Citation | Solga, H., & Heisig, J. P. (2015). Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Germany - Prime Age (2012). Data file version 1.1.0 [ZA5951]. Cologne: GESIS Data Archive. doi:10.4232/1.123860 |
PIAAC - Competencies in Later Life (CiLL) - Oversample of 66- to 80-year-olds
This data set builds upon the PIAAC Main Study and enhances the information available about the adult competencies and skills to the subgroup of the 66- to 80-year-olds.
| ZA5969: Competencies in Later Life (CiLL) - Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Germany | |
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| Data collection period | May - September 2012 |
| Available since | March 2016 |
| Target population | 66- to 80-year-old adults |
| Sample size | 1392 |
| PIAAC instruments | Background Questionnaire; competence assessment in the domains literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments |
| Main topics of Background Questionnaire | General information about the household and respondents; educational attainment and participation in further education; labour-force status and employment; skill use at work and in daily life; readiness to learn and volunteering; participation in social life |
| Region | Germany |
| Further documentation | User Guide (346 KB) Codebook (474 KB) Background Questionnaire (in German) (1,3 MB) Technical Report (in German) (586 KB) |
| Data access | PIAAC data via GESIS Data Catalogue (DBK) (directly to the document: “ZA5969_data_access.pdf“) |
| Citation | Friebe, J., Gebrande, J., Gnahs, D., Knauber, C., Schmidt-Hertha, B., Setzer, B., Tippelt, R., & Weiß, C. (2017). Competencies in Later Life (CiLL) – Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Germany. Data file version 1.1.0 [ZA5969]. Cologne: GESIS Data Archive. doi: 10.4232/1.12814 |