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

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.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Schäfer, Holger
Institutions:	Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung "Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP)", DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)
Subject:	Temporary agency work \| panel surveys

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research. - ISSN 1864-6689.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 454 40 pages long
Classification:	C83 - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods ; J53 - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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