Social Protection Survey (SPS)
SPS is the largest panel survey in Chile, designed to compile socioeconomic and demographic information on the Chilean population, informing public policy. In 2002, SPS recruited pension system members from all 16 regions of Chile. At baseline in 2002, over 17,000 individuals were included in the survey. In 2004, additional participants were recruited to form a nationally representative sample. Additional participants have been recruited at every wave since 2004 to ensure the sample remains nationally representative. Participants have been followed up eight times to date, in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2020, and 2024. Since 2009, participants have also been followed up through linked administrative data.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
17,246 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 22 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The Chilean population aged 22 years and older nationwide.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
University of Chile (Universidad de Chile)
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social, Mintrab)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
