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Table 4 Wave Codes

From: The IAB Establishment Panel—methodological essentials and data qualityDas IAB-Betriebspanel: Methodische Grundlagen und Datenqualität

 

Wave code (wellxxxx)

Number of cases 2012

Cross-section (querxxxx)

Panel definition (panxx_12=)

Balanced panel

1

Cases with interview in current wave

1.1

• First-time respondents

A

2966

Q

P*

**

1.2

• Continuer respondents

1.2.1

With interview in previous year

 

Same unit as prev. year

B

12178

Q

P

 

Same unit as prev. year without employees liable to soc. sec.

C

714

 

P

 

Different unit as prev. year

D

207

Q

  

1.2.2

No interview in previous year

 

Same unit as the year before last

E

205

Q

  
 

Different unit as the year before last

G

0

   

2.

Cases with no interview in the current wave

2.1

• Non-response, possible interview in the following wave

H

1076

   

2.2

• One-time extension of sample, no further interviews

W

    

2.3

• Non-response, final

X

2036

   

2.4

• Establishment went out of operation

2.4.1

In current wave

Y

346

 

P

 

2.4.2

In earlier waves

Z

4438

 

P

 
  1. Source: IAB Establishment Panel
  2. *Only “new” enterprises
  3. **“New” enterprises only in the starting wave