Hello, I just read that 2006 French data "combines data from 2004 to 2008". What does it mean exactly?

Hello, I just read that 2006 French data “combines data from 2004 to 2008”. What does it mean exactly?

The France 2006 sample was actually collected over the course of 5 years (from 2004-2008). More information can be found on the Sample Characteristics page and this paper gives a fairly concise explanation of the method.

I hope this helps.