Overview

    Welcome to the data use service at the FDZ-RV

    The Research Data Centre of the German Pension Insurance (FDZ-RV) offers research extensive possibilities for working with valuable, quality-controlled datasets. This brief overview should help you get started.

    What topics interest me?

    Rehabilitation

    Insured persons

    Start and payment of pensions

    Pension discontinuation

    Data structure

    Our data is divided into historical data and cross-sectional data. Further information on our data structure can be found via the following link.

    More on our data structure
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    How do I gain access to the data?

    As a rule, an application must be submitted and a user agreement signed.

    Depending on the degree of anonymisation, we provide our datasets off-site, on-site or via remote access.

    More on the access conditions
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    Initial application

    Use the following link to access our application portal and submit an initial application

    Go to the application portal
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    Supplementary applications

    Use the following link to access our application portal and submit a supplementary application

    Go to the application portal
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    What should I bear in mind when working with the data?

    When working with our data, certain rights of use and obligations arise on your part.

    These include ensuring data protection and data security, the reporting obligation and data deletion.

    More on rights of use and obligations