Swiss Household Panel (SHP)
The SHP is an ongoing, nationally representative household panel study of private households across Switzerland. Starting in 1999, the SHP first comprised a sample of over 5,000 households and just under 7,800 individuals. To compensate for attrition, non-response, and to include new population groups, the SHP included three refreshment samples, in 2004 (SHP_II), 2013 (SHP_III), and 2020 (SHP_IV). Samples were drawn from the sampling frames of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The panel survey is conducted annually from September to February. All household members aged 14 or older are eligible to answer the individual questionnaire. A household reference person also completes a proxy questionnaire to gather information on household members younger than 14 years.
Study design
Household panel
Number of participants at first data collection
7,799 (SHP_I participants)
3,654 (SHP_II participants)
6,090 (SHP_III participants)
7,557 (SHP_IV participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 14 years (SHP_I participants)
≥ 14 years (SHP_II participants)
≥ 14 years (SHP_III participants)
≥ 14 years (SHP_IV participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (SHP_I participants)
Varied (SHP_II participants)
Varied (SHP_III participants)
Varied (SHP_IV participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The non-institutional resident population in Switzerland.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1999 (SHP_I)
2004 (SHP_II)
2013 (SHP_III)
2020 (SHP_IV)
Primary Institutions
Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (Forschungszentrum für Sozialwissenschaften, FORS)
University of Lausanne (Université de Lausanne, UNIL)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – online
- Interview – phone
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Engagement
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