TY - JOUR A1 - Class, Fabian A1 - Köhler, Ulrich A1 - Krawietz, Marian T1 - The Potsdam Grievance Statistics File BT - New data on quality of life and political participation for the German Democratic Republic 1970-1989 JF - Historical Methods N2 - The newly collected Potsdam Grievance Statistics File (PGSF) holds data on the number and topics of grievances (Eingaben) that were addressed to local authorities of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the years 1970 to 1989. The PGSF allows quantitative analyses on topics such as participation, quality of life, and value change in the German Democratic Republic. This paper introduces the concepts of the data set and discusses the validity of its contents. KW - Potsdam Grievance Statistics File (PGSF) KW - German Democratic Republic (GDR) KW - Eingaben KW - Participation KW - Quality of Life Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/01615440.2018.1429970 SN - 0161-5440 SN - 1940-1906 VL - 51 IS - 2 SP - 92 EP - 114 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brady, David A1 - Giesselmann, Marco A1 - Kohler, Ulrich A1 - Radenacker, Anke T1 - How to measure and proxy permanent income BT - evidence from Germany and the US JF - The Journal of Economic Inequality N2 - Permanent income (PI) is an enduring concept in the social sciences and is highly relevant to the study of inequality. Nevertheless, there has been insufficient progress in measuring PI. We calculate a novel measure of PI with the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). Advancing beyond prior approaches, we define PI as the logged average of 20+ years of post-tax and post-transfer ("post-fisc") real equivalized household income. We then assess how well various household- and individual-based measures of economic resources proxy PI. In both datasets, post-fisc household income is the best proxy. One random year of post-fisc household income explains about half of the variation in PI, and 2-5 years explain the vast majority of the variation. One year of post-fisc HH income even predicts PI better than 20+ years of individual labor market earnings or long-term net worth. By contrast, earnings, wealth, occupation, and class are weaker and less cross-nationally reliable proxies for PI. We also present strategies for proxying PI when HH post-fisc income data are unavailable, and show how post-fisc HH income proxies PI over the life cycle. In sum, we develop a novel approach to PI, systematically assess proxies for PI, and inform the measurement of economic resources more generally. KW - Income KW - Permanent income KW - Lifetime income KW - Measurement KW - Longitudinal and panel data KW - Social class Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-017-9363-9 SN - 1569-1721 SN - 1573-8701 VL - 16 IS - 3 SP - 321 EP - 345 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kohler, Ulrich A1 - Kreuter, Frauke A1 - Stuart, Elizabeth A. T1 - Nonprobability Sampling and Causal Analysis JF - Annual review of statistics and its application N2 - The long-standing approach of using probability samples in social science research has come under pressure through eroding survey response rates, advanced methodology, and easier access to large amounts of data. These factors, along with an increased awareness of the pitfalls of the nonequivalent comparison group design for the estimation of causal effects, have moved the attention of applied researchers away from issues of sampling and toward issues of identification. This article discusses the usability of samples with unknown selection probabilities for various research questions. In doing so, we review assumptions necessary for descriptive and causal inference and discuss research strategies developed to overcome sampling limitations. KW - causal inference KW - generalizability KW - self-selection KW - nonprobability sampling KW - validity KW - measurement error KW - heterogeneous treatment effects KW - big data Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-statistics-030718-104951 SN - 2326-8298 SN - 2326-831X VL - 6 SP - 149 EP - 172 PB - Annual Reviews CY - Palo Alto ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kohler, Ulrich T1 - Possible uses of nonprobability sampling for the social sciences JF - Survey methods : insights from the field N2 - This paper compares the usability of data stemming from probability sampling with data stemming from nonprobability sampling. It develops six research scenarios that differ in their research goals and assumptions about the data generating process. It is shown that inferences from data stemming from nonprobability sampling implies demanding assumptions on the homogeneity of the units being studied. Researchers who are not willing to pose these assumptions are generally better off using data from probability sampling, regardless of the amount of nonresponse. However, even in cases when data from probability sampling is clearly advertised, data stemming from nonprobability sampling may contribute to the cumulative scientific endeavour of pinpointing a plausible interval for the parameter of interest. KW - Causal Inference KW - Descriptive Inference KW - Fit-for-purpose KW - Interactions KW - Nonprobability sample KW - PATE KW - Probability sample Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13094/SMIF-2019-00014 SN - 2296-4754 PB - Swiss Found. for Research in Social Sciences CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hipp, Lena A1 - Kohler, Ulrich A1 - Leumann, Sandra T1 - How to implement respondent-driven sampling in practice BT - insights from surveying 24-hour migrant home care workers JF - Survey methods : insights from the field N2 - This article draws on the experience from an ongoing research project employing respondent-driven sampling (RDS) to survey (illicit) 24-hour home care workers. We highlight issues around the preparatory work and the fielding of the survey to provide researchers with useful insights on how to implement RDS when surveying populations for which the method has not yet been used. We conclude the article with ethical considerations that occur when employing RDS. KW - hidden populations KW - illicit behaviours KW - practical implementation KW - respondent-driven sampling Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13094/SMIF-2019-00009 SN - 2296-4754 SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - Swiss Found. for Research in Social Sciences CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerhards, Jürgen A1 - Sawert, Tim A1 - Kohler, Ulrich T1 - Des Kaisers alte Kleider: Fiktion und Wirklichkeit des Nutzens von Lateinkenntnissen T1 - The Emperor’s Old Clothes: Fiction and Reality of the Benefits of Knowledge of Latin JF - Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie N2 - Obwohl Latein eine nicht mehr gesprochene Sprache ist und ihr deswegen kein kommunikativer Nutzen zukommt, ist die Anzahl der Latein als Schulfach wählenden Schüler im Zeitverlauf angestiegen. Mehrere Studien haben zudem gezeigt, dass Lateinkenntnisse weder das logische Denken, noch den Erwerb anderer Sprachen, noch das Gespür für die grammatikalische Struktur der Muttersprache verbessern. Auch wenn sich empirisch keine Vorteile des Erwerbs alter Sprachen nachweisen lassen, können Menschen subjektiv an solche Vorteile glauben und ihr Verhalten an ihrer Konstruktion von Wirklichkeit ausrichten. Auf der Basis einer unter Eltern von Gymnasialschülern durchgeführten Befragung zeigen wir, dass Latein umfassende Transfereffekte zugeschrieben und Personen mit Lateinkenntnissen positiver bewertet werden als Personen mit Kenntnissen moderner Sprachen. Weiterhin zeigt sich, dass die „Illusio“ der Vorteile von Latein zwar in allen Bildungsgruppen wirksam ist, doch besonders von den Hochgebildeten vertreten wird. Sie arbeiten damit an der Konstruktion einer Realität, von der sie selbst die größten Nutznießer sind, indem sie Latein als symbolisches Kapital verwenden. N2 - Although Latin is a non-spoken language and therefore has no communicative value, the number of students choosing Latin as a foreign language at school has increased over time. Several studies have shown that learning Latin does neither improve logical thinking, nor the acquisition of other foreign languages, nor linguistic abilities in the mother tongue. Despite the empirical lack of benefits associated with the acquisition of ancient languages, people might believe in such benefits and behave in accordance with their construction of reality. Based on a survey conducted among parents of students at German high schools ("Gymnasium"), we show that parents extensively attribute transfer effects to learning Latin. Furthermore, people with knowledge of Latin are rated more positively than those with knowledge of modern languages with respect to their general and cultural education, as well as their social status. We also demonstrate that although the illusory of the benefits of Latin is prevalent in all educational groups, it is particularly pronounced among the higher educated. They construct a social reality of which they are the greatest beneficiaries by using Latin as a symbolic capital. KW - Education KW - Latin KW - Thomas theorem KW - Symbolic capital KW - Bildung KW - Latein KW - Thomas-Theorem KW - Symbolisches Kapital Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11577-019-00624-8 SN - 0023-2653 SN - 1861-891X VL - 71 IS - 2 SP - 309 EP - 326 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krawietz, Marian A1 - Goebel, Jan A1 - Albrecht, Sophia A1 - Class, Fabian A1 - Kohler, Ulrich T1 - Leben in der ehemaligen DDR BT - Zusatzfragebogen im Rahmen der Befragung "Leben in Deutschland 2018" / Living in the GDR Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5684/soep.ddr18 PB - German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) CY - Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kohler, Ulrich T1 - Editorial: Survey Research Methods during the COVID-19 Crisis T2 - Survey Research Methods KW - COVID-19 KW - Survey Research Methods Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7769 SN - 1864-3361 VL - 14 IS - 2 SP - 93 EP - 94 CY - Konstanz ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krawietz, Marian A1 - Kohler, Ulrich A1 - Class, Fabian A1 - Albrecht, Sophia A1 - Feuerstein, Collin T1 - The potsdam grievance statistic File (PGSF) BT - Eingabestatistiken der DDR zwischen 1970 und 1989 N2 - Der Potsdam Grievance Statistics File (PGSF) ist eine historische Datensammlung von Beschwerden, sog. Eingaben, die in der DDR von deren Bürgern eingereicht wurden. Die Eingaben wurden schriftlich oder mündlich gestellt und waren an staatliche Institutionen gerichtet. Der Staat zählte diese Eingaben und kategorisierte sie in Eingabenstatistiken. Der PGSF enthält Eingabenstatistiken des Zeitraums 1970–1989 einer Wahrscheinlichkeitsstichprobe von im Jahr 1990 existierenden Kreisen. Zusätzlich finden sich Eingabenstatistiken eines Convenience-Samples von Kreisen aus dem Zeitraum 1970–1989. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12993 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Albrecht, Sophia A1 - Class, Fabian A1 - Feuerstein, Collin A1 - Kohler, Ulrich A1 - Krawietz, Marian T1 - The Potsdam grievance statistics file (PGSF) BT - Codebuch und Methodenbericht N2 - Der Potsdam Grievance Statistics File (PGSF) ist eine historische Datensammlung von Beschwerden, sog. Eingaben, die in der DDR von deren Bürgern eingereicht wurden. Die Eingaben wurden schriftlich oder mündlich gestellt und waren an staatliche Institutionen gerichtet. Der Staat zählte diese Eingaben und kategorisierte sie in Eingabenstatistiken. Der PGSF enthält Eingabenstatistiken des Zeitraums 1970–1989 einer Wahrscheinlichkeitsstichprobe von im Jahr 1990 existierenden Kreisen. Zusätzlich finden sich Eingabenstatistiken eines Convenience-Samples von Kreisen aus dem Zeitraum 1970–1989. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13615 ER -