Temporary Agency Work in the SOEP: Coping with Data Quality Problems

Holger Schäfer

No 454, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research from DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

Abstract: In principle, the SOEP is a highly adequate data source for analyzing the socio-economic background of temporary agency workers. In this paper, it's argued that on second glance, the SOEP's temp worker variable shows severe problems with data quality. An easy-to-use adjustment procedure is proposed that alleviates the problem, but is not an encompassing solution. Therefore, it is concluded that in the long term, the questionnaire needs to be improved.

Keywords: Temporary agency work; panel surveys (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C83 J53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 p.
Date: 2012
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