Oct-14-Data-Release.zip

Survey scope: Family dynamics, aging, financial support, and intergenerational responsibilities.

Fieldwork & Samples:

United States (Oct 27–Nov 24, 2014): N=1,692 adults, including 500 “sandwich generation” respondents; conducted in English and Spanish. ±2.7% margin of error. (675 landline, 1,017 cell).

Italy (Nov 3–Dec 18, 2014): N=1,700 adults, including 502 “sandwich generation” respondents; conducted in Italian. ±2.5% margin of error. (1,141 landline, 375 cell).

Germany (Nov 10–Dec 11, 2014): N=1,534 adults, including 528 “sandwich generation” respondents; conducted in German. ±3.3% margin of error. (80% landline, 20% cell).

Weighting: Use WEIGHT variable when filtering on COUNTRY2.

Privacy protections: ZIP codes, counties/regions, and phone numbers removed; geographic data derived from self-reported ZIP codes (introduced in 2008).

Languages: Questionnaires in Italian and German are available upon request.

Comparability: Designed for within-country analysis and cross-national comparison, but not aggregate analysis across all three countries.