Table 1.
Comparison of Understanding Society and German Socio-Economic Panel datasets.
| Understanding Society | German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) | |
|---|---|---|
| country | United Kingdom | Germany |
| number of households surveyed | ∼40 000 | ∼15 000 |
| number of participants analysed | 91 267 | 41 275 |
| number of adolescent participants analysed (10–24 years) | 27 130 | 9946 |
| number of adolescent participants analysed (10–21 years) | 22 531 | 7974 |
| number of adolescent participants with one wave of data analysed (10–21 years) | 6720 | 5036 |
| number of adolescent participants with two waves of data analysed (10–21 years) | 4210 | 2011 |
| number of adolescent participants with three+ waves of data analysed (10–21 years) | 11 601 | 927 |
| first year of data analysed | 2009 | 2016 |
| number of waves analysed | 9 | 3 |
| distance between waves | annual (but each wave is collected over 2 years) | annual |
| ages available | 10+ years | 12, 14 and 17+ years |
| life satisfaction scale | 7-point scale | 10-point scale |