Absolute Mobility in Germany over the 20^th century

Abstract

Before the analysis of social mobility in Germany commences, the utilized sample will be discussed in some detail to give the reader an overview of the studied population. Table 26 displays selected characteristics of the German sample for each cohort and, in the last column, for the full sample. The whole sample consists of 75,625 individuals, of whom 45% are women, 22% lived in East Germany at the time of the interview and around 10% were born outside Germany.