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This chapter begins by presenting the collections of information, statistical data and standard classifications available in the databases of the European Commission and Eurostat. It then provides an overview of a number of well-documented surveys conducted under the auspices of EU agencies. This is followed by a description of the main official statistics and academic databases and data sources. Some collect census instruments and/or data; others have specialised in specific variables; still others process national official statistics for use in academically driven research and make them available to social researchers. The chapter concludes with the presentation of four major European and international social surveys and a network of European social science data archives.
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‘The income quintile share ratio or the S80/S20 ratio is a measure of the inequality of income distribution. It is calculated as the ratio of total income received by the 20 % of the population with the highest income (the top quintile) to that received by the 20 % of the population with the lowest income (the bottom quintile)’ (Eurostat, 2011a).
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No census was conducted in Germany in 2000/2001.
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Two further EU poverty programmes followed: 1986–1989 and 1990–1994.
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Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, J.H.P., Warner, U. (2014). Background Variables for Cross-National Comparative Research: Data Sources. In: Harmonising Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables for Cross-National Comparative Survey Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7238-0_4
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