We are happy to release the updated code and documentation for CPF version 1.5!
To support our work, please respond to our short survey (ca. 3-5 min) about the Comparative Panel File: https://forms.gle/e5QvTpbAxE2SweHT7 .
As the authors of the CPF, we are very interested in who and how is using it. This information will help us to develop the project further. However, please also fill out the short survey even if you have not heard about the CPF yet. At the end of the questionnaire, you can sign up for the CPF Newsletter.
Compared to the previous version, CPF v1.5 includes:
- Updated code to integrate new waves of source panels studies. Specifically, CPFv.1.5 was built on data versions availibe in early 2023. They were released in:
- 2020 (PSID ver. 2019)
- 2021 (HILDA ver. 2000)
- 2022 (SOEP ve. 37, RLMS ver. 2021, UKHLS ver 12, SHP ver. 22)
- and 2023 (KLIPS ver. 24)
- A set of new variables covering the topics of:
- Ethinicy
- Migration
- Religion
- Many code modifications, e.g.:
- Reorganisation of many parts of the lower-level code due to changes in the structure of the source data (e.g., changes in variables names, new variables)
- Improvements of the code based on the team evaluation and users suggestions
The latest version was prepared by Konrad Turek, Isabel Voets and Matthijs Kalmijn.