The SHARE data are distributed by SHARE-ERIC (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe – European Research Infrastructure Consortium) to registered users through the SHARE Research Data Center.
This project is related to the provision of access to the data collected and generated in the SHARE projects for scientific research purposes. In accordance with the philosophy of sharing the data as soon as possible with the entire scientific community, the project aims to adopt a release policy that gives free, quick and convenient access to all scientific users world-wide subject to European Union and national data protection laws as well as the SHARE Conditions of Use.
Furthermore, this project ensures that the SHARE Research Data Center (FDZ-SHARE) complies with the Criteria of the German Council for Social and Economic Data (PDF) (Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten, RatSWD) for providing access to microdata and that the access provided by SHARE-ERIC meets the requirements of the European Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures (PDF) ("Wide Access" mode).