Author: Uwe G. Rehfeld / Location: Berlin
The development of the old age pension system and the organizational reform of the statutory pension scheme have impact on statistical matters. Due to the eleborated reporting system, all relevant empirical data regarding the statutory pension scheme and pension policy can be presented in a well qualified manner. Process data andinformation gained by supplemental surveys can be used if necessary. Up till now, the reporting system has always been adapted to new information needs and improved in form and content. The permanent modernization of the reporting system is based on the adoption of up-to-date organizational solutions and modern data procession and on the agreement between the pension insurance institutes. The article describes the development in the last decades and outlines the status currently reached. A short synopsis informs the reader about the expected further development.
