The education variables (EDUC and EDUC_C) for the six datasets from CA75 to CA97 have been changed to be consistent across the entire Canadian LIS series. Persons with a post-secondary certificate or diploma, previously coded as indistinguishable, were recoded into category “high”.
Two new datasets from Israel, IL14 and IL16 (Wave X) have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets are based on the 2014 and 2016 waves of the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) carried out by Central Bureau of Statistics. In addition to releasing these Wave X datasets, the almost entirety of the Israeli series […]
One new dataset from Poland, PL16 (Wave X) has been added to the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the 2016 wave of the Household Budget Survey carried out by Central Statistical Office (GUS). At the same time, the information on the inclusion of taxes and contribution (stored in variable GROSSNET) was revised in […]
LIS is delighted to announce that it has acquired an entire series of income microdata from Chile. As of today, twelve new datasets, CL90 and CL92 (Wave III), CL94 and CL96 (Wave IV), CL98 and CL00 (Wave V), CL03 (Wave VI), CL06 (Wave VII), CL09 and CL11 (Wave VIII), CL13 (Wave IX) and CL15 (Wave […]
Continuing on the effort to annualise the German LIS series, seven additional data points based on the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) carried out by German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) have been added to the LIS Database (DE14, DE12, DE09, DE08, DE05, DE03 and DE02). With this addition, the German LIS series is now completely […]
One new dataset from Hungary, HU15 (Wave X) has been added to the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the 2015 wave of the Tárki Household Monitor Survey carried out by Tárki Social Research Centre. In addition, the whole LIS series for Hungary has undergone a substantial revision to ensure a better overtime comparability, […]
The German LIS series has been substantially expanded based on the latest available wave (Wave BG, #33, 2016) of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) carried out by German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). For consistency, all LIS data points have been updated to be in line with this latest data release by DIW. The LIS […]
One new dataset from China, CN13 (Wave IX) has been added to the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the fifth wave (CHIP2013) of the China Household Income Survey (CHIP) carried out by Chinese Institute for Income Distribution (CIID) with assistance from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). CN13 dataset covers three subsamples (rural, […]
One new dataset from United States, US16 (Wave X). The dataset is based on the March 2017 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS) carried out by U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Four new datasets from Paraguay, PY16 (Wave X), PY07 (Wave VII), PY04 (Wave VI) and PY00 (Wave V), have been added to the LIS Database. These datasets are based on the Continuous Household Survey (EPH) carried out by Directorate-General of Statistics, Surveys and the Census (DGEEC). In addition to releasing these new datasets, the other […]