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The new longitudinal German Family Demography Panel Study FReDA provides longitudinal data on over 30,000 individuals in Germany. Sign-up for the 3-day FReDA Campus Autumn School to learn how to use the new FReDA dataset. Participants will be introducted to FReDA, find out how to access the data, and will have the chance to work with the data through hands-on sessions.
FReDA – The German Family Demography Panel Study in cooperation with Interdisciplinary Public Policy Mainz will host a 3-day workshop for researchers interested in using the FReDA data, at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. The FReDA study collects data about the living situations of partnerships and families in Germany over a prolonged and continuous period of time. At this workshop, learn more about FReDA from members of the project team and take advantage of the chance to work directly with the data.
Advanced bachelor’s and master’s students, doctoral students, and postdocs with a knowledge of Stata are welcome to participate. Participants will have to cover the cost of lunch and dinner. Register to attend via sozialstruktur.soziologie.uni-mainz.de/freda. The deadline to apply is 30 June 2023 and places are limited. This workshop is supported by the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
If you have any questions, please contact freda@bib.bund.de.
What is FReDA? FReDA – The German Family Demography Panel Study is an interdisciplinary, long-term study about families and partnerships in Germany. Participants are between the ages of 18 and 49. Twice a year, FReDA surveys its participants and their partners. Data from the recruitment wave are now available for free for scientific and non-commercial purposes. This includes completed surveys from over 37,000 participants. Beginning in this summer, data from the complete first wave and the partner survey will also be available. More information about the study is available at www.freda-panel.de.
KEY ELEMENTS OF FReDA
- Large sample size: The FReDA recruitment wave has data from over 37,000 interviews and over 30,000 interviews in wave 1.
- Multi-actor design: Partners of the anchor sample are also surveyed.
- Cross-national comparison: FReDA participates in the Generations and Gender Survey (GGS), which allows users to compare the data with many other European and non-European countries.
- Open modules: Researchers have the opportunity to submit questions to be included in the FReDA questionnaire, expanding the scope of the survey.
THE WORKSHOP
- Dates & time: Monday, 18 September 2023, 1.30 pm – Wednesday, 20 September 20, 4.30 pm
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Monday, 18 September
- Introduction to panel data by Prof. Dr. Reyn van Ewijk (University of Mainz)
- FReDA’s background and topics covered by Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard (BiB & Heidelberg University)
- Introduction to the FReDA questionnaire by Kerstin Ruckdeschel (BiB)
Tuesday, 19 September
- Explanation of the methodology used in FReDA by Dr. Detlev Lück (BiB)
- Hands-on session with the FReDA data
Wednesday, 20 September
- Short introductions to pairfam and GGP and their relationship to FReDA
- Keynote by PD Dr. Tobias Gummer (GESIS) using data or research examples based on FReDA data
- Hands-on session with the FReDA data
EVENT FORMAT AND REQUIREMENTS
- The course will be conducted in English and in person.
- Advanced bachelor’s and master’s students, doctoral students, and postdocs are welcome to participate.
- Participants should be able to use Stata.
- Register to attend via sozialstruktur.soziologie.uni-mainz.de/freda.
