Basic information about CPF data

CPF version 1.0. covers the period until 2018, combines seven countries, and includes in total around 2.7 million observations from almost 360 thousand respondents. The oldest survey is PSID which started in 1968 and collected 40 waves until now. The second oldest is SOPE which started in 1984 and collected 35 waves. From 1994, CPF includes four countries, from 1999 – five. The youngest panel study in CPF is HILDA with 18 waves since 2001.

Number of waves, observations and respondents (CPF ver. 1.0)

Number of waves, observations and respondents (CPF ver. 1.0)

Number of waves that individual participated: exact number by survey (left axis) and minimal number for the total sample (right axis) (CPF ver. 1.0)

Number of waves that individual participated: exact number by survey (left axis) and minimal number for the total sample (right axis) (CPF ver. 1.0)

Timeline of the data and number of observations by wave (CPF ver. 1.0)

Timeline of the data and number of observations by wave (CPF ver. 1.0)

Distribution of birth cohorts (year of birth) by survey

Distribution of birth cohorts (year of birth) by survey

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