11/26/2025 New Scientific Use File of Starting Cohort 6 (Adults) released Fuß, Daniel New data for the NEPS Starting Cohort 6 are now available in version 16.0.0 for scientific use. The current Scientific Use File (doi:10.5157/NEPS:SC6:16.0.0) contains the newly added data from the sixteenth survey wave (15th NEPS Main Survey Wave) of the Adult Starting Cohort of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). The field period ranged from September 2023 to April 2024. The two-part survey consisted of a telephone interview (CATI) focusing on individual biographical information and a subsequent online survey (CAWI) on various cross-sectional topics. Participation in the online survey was not possible without prior telephone interview. Competence testing did not take place in this survey wave. Detailed information about the content and the realization of this survey wave can be found in the corresponding Field Report on the website in the section „Documentation“. The Data Manual is also available there as the central guide for understanding and working with the data of the Scientific Use File as well as the Release Notes with information about adjustments regarding the preparation. Further materials complete the data documentation. Starting Cohort 6: including documentation NEPS Data Portfolio including download NEPS Data Access including application forms
Data Portfolio The research data from NEPS, ReGES, TAEPS, BiLO, and GUS are available free of charge as documented scientific-use files for scientific analyses. Learn more
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