Data Documentation

SHARE Data Documentation Area

In the Data Documentation area you find all documentation files that make SHARE based research as easy as possible.

Release Guides

Download latest Release Guides containing general information on the SHARE database.

Methodology Volumes

Download all SHARE Methodology Volumes and Compliance Profiles.

Questionnaires

Access questionnaires of all waves and all participating countries.

Scales Manual

Overview of all scales and item groups that are included in the questionnaire of Wave 1 to Wave 9 (PDF Download).

Cross-Wave Comparison

Information on cross wave comparisons.

Data Management Plan

Guiding principles of the SHARE data management

See SHARE´s Data & Documentation Tool: a fast, customizable, easy-to-use web interface for browsing and searching the SHARE (meta)data.

Data & Documentation Tool

SHARE Technical Working Paper Series

The SHARE Technical Working Papers contain additional information on different data aspects.

Please find here some selected SHARE Technical Working Papers:

Survey participation in SHARE, Wave 1-7

SHARE Technical Working Paper No 41

Computing Calibrated Weights in Stata

SHARE Technical Working Paper No 43

Possibilities to deal with unknown vital status in SHARE

SHARE Technical Working Paper No 56

Determinants of Consent in the SHARE Accelerometer Study

SHARE Technical Working Paper No 78

Browse the publications database and see all SHARE Technical Working Papers

SHARE Publications Database

SHARE LATEST DATA RELEASES

Here you can find an overview about the DOI registered datasets.

The Digital Object Identifier (DOI®) system is for identifying content objects and SHARE uses the DOI system to permanently identify its dataset. Each wave and each release is assigned a persistent DOI.

SHARE Waves overview

SHARE latest Data Releases

Dataset

Release

Date

DOI

Wave 1

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w1.900

Wave 2

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w2.900

Wave 3 (SHARELIFE)

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w3.900

Wave 4

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w4.900

Wave 5

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w5.900

Wave 6

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w6.900

Wave 7

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w7.900

Wave 8

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w8.900

Wave 8 COVID-19 Survey

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w8ca.900

Additional Wave 8 COVID-19 Interview date data

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w8caintd.900

Wave 9 COVID-19 Survey

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w9ca.900

Additional Wave 9 COVID-19 Interview date data

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w9caintd.900

All Waves Coverscreen

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.wXcvr.900

Longitudinal Weights

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.wXweights.900

easySHARE

9.0.0

11th June 2024

10.6103/SHARE.easy.900

SHARE-RV

9.0.0

21st October 2024

10.6103/SHARE.SHARE-RV.900

Job Episodes Panel

9.0.0

28th March 2024

10.6103/SHARE.jep.900

Dutch Mixed Mode Experiment W6

1.1.0

8th May 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w6NLmmExp.110

Dutch Mixed Mode Experiment W7

1.1.0

8th May 2024

10.6103/SHARE.w7NLmmExp.110

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