Working and learning in a changing world

Abstract

"This report describes the variables of ALWA-LiNu data. The IAB study ALWA ('Work-ing and Learning in a Changing World') was conducted in 2007/08 and contains de-tailed retrospective life course data of 10,404 individuals living in Germany born in between 1956 and 1988. ALWA-LiNu provides information of 3,980 study participants on their cognitive skills in two domains, prose literacy and numeracy." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Wölfel, O. & Kleinert, C. (2012): Working and learning in a changing world. Part VII: Description of the ALWA literacy and numeracy data (ALWA-LiNu). (FDZ-Datenreport 05/2012 (en)), Nürnberg, 15 p.