Crosswalk of data column names v0.2 ↔ v0.3

The 0.2 versions still had column names for the user-provided data that were very close to IZAΨMOD. Almost all of them were renamed in v0.3. This page provides a crosswalk for users / developers who are familiar with the IZAΨMOD codebase.

Required input columns

v0.2 (≈IZAΨMOD)

v0.3

Explanation

hid

hh_id

Household identifier

tu_id

tu_id

Tax Unit identifier

pid

p_id

Personal identifier

head_tu

tu_vorstand

Whether individual is head of tax unit

adult_num

anz_erwachsene_hh

Number of adults in household

child0_18_num

anz_minderj_hh

Number of children between 0 and 18 in household

hh_wealth

vermögen_hh

Wealth of household

m_wage

bruttolohn_m

Monthly wage of each individual

age

alter

Age of Individual

selfemployed

selbstständig

Whether individual is self-employed

east

wohnort_ost

Whether location in former East or West Germany

haskids

hat_kinder

Whether individual has kids

m_self

eink_selbstst_m

Monthly wage of selfemployment of each individual

m_pensions

ges_rente_m

Monthly pension payments of each individual

pkv

prv_krankv_beit_m

Whether individual is (only) privately health insured

priv_pens_contr

prv_rente_beit_m

Monthly contributions to private pension insurance

m_wage_l1

bruttolohn_vorj_m

Average monthly earnings, previous year

months_ue

arbeitsl_lfdj_m

Months in unemployment, current year

months_ue_l1

arbeitsl_vorj_m

Months in unemployment, previous year

months_ue_l2

arbeitsl_vor2j_m

Months in unemployment, two years before

w_hours

arbeitsstunden_w

Weekly working hours of individual

child_num_tu

anz_kinder_tu

Number of children in tax unit

adult_num_tu

anz_erw_tu

Number of adults in tax unit

byear

geburtsjahr

Year of birth

EP

entgeltpunkte

Earning points for pension claim

child

kind

Dummy: Either below 18yrs, or below 25 and in education

pensioner

rentner

Dummy: Pensioner employment status

m_childcare

betreuungskost_m

Monthly childcare expenses

m_imputedrent

miete_unterstellt

Monthly value of owner-occupied housing

m_kapinc

kapital_eink_m

Monthly capital income

m_vermiet

vermiet_eink_m

Monthly rental income

miete

kaltmiete_m

Monthly rent expenses (without heating)

heizkost

heizkost_m

Monthly heating expenses

renteneintritt

jahr_renteneintr

Statutory retirement age (might be dropped in the future)

handcap_degree

behinderungsgrad

Handicap degree (between 0 and 100)

wohnfl

wohnfläche

Size of dwelling in square meters

zveranl

gem_veranlagt

Dummy: Married couple filing jointly for income tax

ineducation

in_ausbildung

Dummy: Employment status “in education”

alleinerz

alleinerziehend

Dummy: Single parent

eigentum

bewohnt_eigentum

Dummy: owner-occupied housing

cnstyr

immobilie_baujahr

Construction year of dwelling

m_transfers

sonstig_eink_m

Sum of monthly public/private transfers not simulated. E.g. transfers from parents, alimonies, maternity leave payments. Will be split up in future releases.

Columns returned by the simulator

v0.2 (≈IZAΨMOD)

v0.3

Explanation

svbeit

rvbeit

rentenv_beit_m

Monthly amount employee old-age pensions contributions

avbeit

arbeitsl_v_beit_m

Monthly amount employee unempl. insurance contributions

gkvbeit

ges_krankv_beit_m

Monthly amount employee health insurance contributions

pvbeit

pflegev_beit_m

Monthly amount of long term care insurance

m_alg1

arbeitsl_geld_m

Monthly amount of unemployment assistance

pensions_sim

rente_anspr_m

Monthly amount of old-age pensions

EP

entgeltpunkte

Updated earning points for pension claim

gross_e1

gross_e5

gross_e6

gross_e7

abgst

abgelt_st_m

Monthly capital income tax due, individual

soli

soli_st_m

Monthly solidarity surcharge due, individual

kindergeld

kindergeld_m

Monthly child Benefit, individual

incometax

eink_st_m

Monthly income Tax Due, individual

incometax_tu

eink_st_m_tu

Monthly income Tax Due, couple sum

uhv

unterhaltsvors_m

Alimony advance payment, individual

regelbedarf

regelsatz

regelsatz_m

Household socio-economic need, lump-sum

alg2_kdu

kost_unterk_m

Housing cost covered by social assistance

kiz

kinderzuschlag_m

Monthly additional child benefit, household sum

elterngeld_m

Monthly elterngeld, individual

wohngeld

wohngeld_m

Monthly housing benefit, household sum

m_alg2

arbeitsl_geld_2_m

Monthly social assistance, household sum

dpi_ind

verfügb_eink_m

Monthly disposable income, individual

verfügb_eink_hh_m

Monthly disposable income including household level benefits, household sum

gross