The development of panel studies during the 1980s, like the German Socio-Economic Panel, offered the possibility to integrate questions asked in the welfare surveys into this panel study, thus being able to show the evolution of quality of life over the life course.
Die Entwicklung von Panel-Studien in den 1980er Jahren, wie das deutsche Sozio-ökonomische Panel, bot Gelegenheit, Elemente des Wohlfahrtssurveys in diese Panelstudie zu integrieren, und somit Lebensqualität im Längsschnitt abzubilden.