German Ageing Survey (DEAS): User Manual SUF DEAS 2017, Version 1.1

Abstract: The German Ageing Survey (DEAS), funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), is a nationwide representative cross-sectional and longitudinal survey of the German middle-aged and older population. The German Centre of Gerontology in Berlin (DZA) is responsible for the conduct and ongoing development of the study. The primary goal of the DEAS survey program is to provide a representative national database containing information describing the living conditions and to study the diversity within the older section of the population, the process of ageing as it affects individuals and processes of social change as they relate to old age and ageing. The DEAS covers a wide range of topics. The data obtained provide information on socioeconomic and demographic attributes as well as household composition, housing, family structure, social networks, psychological resources, attitudes as well as and physical and mental health. The comprehensive

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 41 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; nicht begutachtet

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim, Berlin
• (who): SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository, Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen
• (when): 2019
• Creator: Engstler, Heribert ; Hameister, Nicole ; Schwichtenberg-Hilmert, Beate
• Contributor: Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-63346-v2-7
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:57 PM CET