The PHF scientific use file (SUF) Wave 2 Version 5.0 data set is the forth updated version of the wave 2 PHF data set and consists of the following five Stata files: PHF_h_wave2_v5_0.dta, PHF_p_wave2_v5_0.dta, PHF_m_wave2_v5_0.dta, PHF_d_wave2_v5_0.dta and PHF_w_wave2_v5_0.dta.
The major changes in PHF SUF Wave 2 Version 5.0 compared to the previous version PHF SUF Wave 2 Version 4.0 are as follows:
One new variables was added
For more details, see the PHF User Guide on website of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Face-to-face interview: CAPI/CAMI
CATI option for personal interviews
All private households located in Germany except institutional households (in old-age homes, prisons, barracks etc.)
Stratified random sample based on population registers; oversampling of wealthy households