The Need for Household Panel Surveys in Times of Crisis: The Case of SOEP-CoV

Authors

  • Simon Kühne Universität Bielefeld
  • Martin Kroh Universität Bielefeld
  • Stefan Liebig SOEP at DIW Berlin
  • Sabine Zinn SOEP at DIW Berlin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7748

Keywords:

coronavirus, covid-19, panel surveys, longitudinal data, household surveys, soep

Abstract

The spread of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, poses major challenges for individuals and societies at large. The question now is how individuals and society are dealing with these challenges, and what health, psychological, social, and economic effects they will have to bear. Meaningful answers can only be provided using a generalizable database that contains contextual information such as family characteristics and offers a life-course perspective. We argue that these criteria are best met by household panel survey data. In this paper, we illustrate the importance of such data and show how they can aid in explaining the current and future effects of the pandemic on individuals, households, and society. Furthermore, we describe the survey design of SOEP-CoV, a supplementary telephone survey to the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study.

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Published

2020-06-02

How to Cite

Kühne, S., Kroh, M., Liebig, S., & Zinn, S. (2020). The Need for Household Panel Surveys in Times of Crisis: The Case of SOEP-CoV. Survey Research Methods, 14(2), 195–203. https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7748

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