SHARE – Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe - Wave 3
SHARE - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe - is a multidisciplinary and cross-national panel database. It provides micro data on health, socio-economic status and social and family networks of thousands individuals aged 50 or over and their (younger) partners.
The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe seeks to analyse the process of population ageing in depth.
Copyright © Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) 2012
When using data from this dataset, please cite the dataset as follows:
Börsch-Supan, A. (2022). Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) Wave 3 – SHARELIFE. Release version: 8.0.0. SHARE-ERIC. Data set. DOI: 10.6103/SHARE.w3.800
Please also cite the following publications in addition to the SHARE acknowledgement:
- Börsch-Supan, A., M. Brandt, K. Hank and M. Schröder (Eds). (2011). The individual and the welfare state. Life histories in Europe. Heidelberg: Springer.
- Schröder, M. (2011). Retrospective data collection in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. SHARELIFE methodology. Mannheim: Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA).
- Börsch-Supan, A., Brandt, M., Hunkler, C., Kneip, T., Korbmacher, J., Malter, F., Schaan, B., Stuck, S., Zuber, S. (2013). Data Resource Profile: The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). International Journal of Epidemiology DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt088.
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Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Axel Börsch-Supan - Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy - Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA)
- Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy - Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA)
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
Yes
Type of personal data:
Pseudonymised data
Code key exists:
Yes
Sensitive personal data:
Yes
Citation:
Language:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals aged 50 years or over and their (younger) partners having their regular domicile in the respective SHARE country
Sampling procedure:
Time period(s) investigated:
Data format/data structure:
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
14 European countries
Lowest geographic unit:
Country
Highest geographic unit:
Country
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA)
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- US National Institute on Aging
Funding agency:
- European Union
Funding agency:
- German Federal Ministry for Education and Research
