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Microcensus 2024
In the period from January to December 2024, a total of roughly 380,000 households and collective living quarters will be selected using random sampling and the residents surveyed. This is equivalent to approximately 1% of Germany's population. The results of the microcensus provide the general public, policy-makers and the scientific community with a wide range of information on life in Germany. They serve as an important basis for policy decisions that affect the lives of many people.
EXDAT is now EXSTAT
"EXDAT – Experimental data" is now called "EXSTAT – Experimental statistics": up to now, new, innovative project results with novel data sources have been published in the EXDAT section. The decision to rename the section "EXSTAT" is primarily to ensure consistency within Europe. Several national statistical institutes and Eurostat refer to "experimental statistics". Furthermore, the term EXSTAT has a much broader scope and encompasses both innovative methods and new kinds of data sources.
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Wirtschaft und Statistik journal
Baby boomers: the generation who initially filled schools to bursting, then successfully navigated a challenging job market in the face of tough competition and high unemployment, and ultimately shaped German unity. The biggest cohort - those born in 1964 and turning 60 this year - will reach retirement age by the end of the 2020s. In addition to describing the different situations in eastern and western Germany, one of the articles in the current issue of our WISTA scientific journal looks at the challenges posed by increasing life expectancy and future care needs.