SWISS HOUSEHOLD PANEL

The Swiss Household Panel (SHP) is a unique longitudinal survey in the social sciences interviewing all household members of a random sample of private households in Switzerland since 1999. The principal aim of this annual panel study is to observe social change, in particular the dynamics of changing living conditions in the population of Switzerland (Tillmann et al. 2021).

News

Register now for the conference “Celebrating 25 Years of Longitudinal Surveys in Switzerland”

Registration is now open for this conference, hosted by the Swiss Household Panel and TREE at the University of Lausanne on June 4–5, 2025.

New SHP data released!

All datasets are on SWISSUbase, with Wave 25 including new questions on asylum seekers and the environment.

Special Issue on “25 Years of Longitudinal Surveys in Switzerland: Analysing Social Dynamics in Switzerland & Beyond”

Submit your proposal for this special issue by May 20, 2025.

How we protect your data in our surveys

Have you ever wondered how your data is handled when you participate in one of our FORS surveys? To ensure full transparency, we have created a short video that takes you behind the scenes of our data security processes.