The PHF scientific use file Wave 1 Version 2.0 data set is the first updated version of the wave 1 PHF data set and consists of the following five Stata files: PHF_h_wave1_v2_0.dta, PHF_p_wave1_v2_0.dta, PHF_m_wave1_v2_0.dta, PHF_d_wave1_v2_0.dta and PHF_w_wave1_v2_0.dta. The major changes in SUF Wave 1 Version 2.0 compared to the first release of SUF Wave 1 are as follows:

A set of derived variables has been included (PHF_d_wave2_v2_0.dta) Additional IDs (wave, persid) were introduced to account for the panel structure To get comparable flags for both waves, the coding of the flags was adjusted to the coding of the flags in wave 2. Additional filter checks, as well as editing and correction of some values.

For more details, see the PHF User Guide on website of the Deutsche Bundesbank.

Face-to-face interview: CAPI/CAMI

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