Persistent Identifier
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doi:10.26193/VTCZFF |
Publication Date
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2020-11-16 |
Title
| Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) Release 8 (Waves 1-8) |
Alternative Title
| LSAC Release 8 |
Alternative URL
| http://growingupinaustralia.gov.au |
Other Identifier
| Australian Data Archive: 01476 |
Author
| Department of Social Services (Australian Government)
Australian Institute of Family Studies (Australian Government)
Australian Bureau of Statistics (Australian Government) |
Point of Contact
|
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Australian Data Archive (The Australian National University) |
Description
| Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) is a major study following the development of approximately 10,000 young people and their families from all parts of Australia. It is conducted in partnership between the Department of Social Services, the Australian Institute of Family Studies and the Australian Bureau of Statistics with advice provided by a consortium of leading researchers. The study began in 2003 with a representative sample of children (who are now teens and young adults) from urban and rural areas of all states and territories in Australia. The study has a multi-disciplinary base, and examines a broad range of research questions about development and wellbeing over the life course in relation to topics such as parenting, family, peers, education, child care and health. It will continue to follow participants into adulthood. The study informs social policy and is used to identify opportunities for early intervention and prevention strategies. Participating families have been interviewed every two years from 2004, and between-wave mail-out questionnaires were sent to families in 2005 (Wave 1.5), 2007 (Wave 2.5) and 2009 (Wave 3.5). The B cohort (“Baby” cohort) of around 5,000 children was aged 0–1 years in 2003–04, and the K cohort (“Kinder” cohort) of around 5,000 children was aged 4–5 years in 2003–04. Study informants include the young person, their parents (both resident and non-resident), carers and teachers. The study links to administrative databases including Medicare (Immunisation, MBS and PBS), NAPLAN, AEDC and Centrelink – with participant consent – thereby adding valuable information to supplement the data collected during fieldwork. In 2014-15, a special one-off physical health and biomarkers assessment of parent-child pairs was undertaken in the younger cohort. The cross-generational datasets from this ‘Child Health CheckPoint’ are available in the Additional Release files. |
Subject
| Social Sciences |
Keyword
| Adolescent development (APAIS) http://vocabularyserver.com/apais/index.php
Child care (APAIS)
Child development (APAIS)
Child health (APAIS)
Child welfare (APAIS)
Cognitive development (APAIS)
Education (APAIS)
Employment (APAIS)
Family (APAIS)
Finances (APAIS)
Health (APAIS)
Housing (APAIS)
Infants (APAIS)
Learning (APAIS)
Mental health (APAIS)
Parenting (APAIS)
Pregnancy (APAIS)
Relationships (APAIS)
Social and emotional development (APAIS)
Social capital (APAIS)
Social welfare (APAIS)
Youth (APAIS) |
Topic Classification
| Education (ANZSRC FoR) http://purl.org/au-research/vocabulary/anzsrc-for/2008/13
Medical and Health Sciences (ANZSRC FoR) http://purl.org/au-research/vocabulary/anzsrc-for/2008/11
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (ANZSRC FoR) http://purl.org/au-research/vocabulary/anzsrc-for/2008/17
Studies in Human Society (ANZSRC FoR) http://purl.org/au-research/vocabulary/anzsrc-for/2008/16 |
Related Publication
| LSAC
Mohal, J., Lansangan, C., Howell, L., Renda, J., Jessup, K., & Daraganova, G. (2020). Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children – Data User Guide, Release 8.0, September 2020. Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies. doi:10.26193/VTCZFF url: https://growingupinaustralia.gov.au/data-and-documentation/data-user-guide
Key research questions. url: https://growingupinaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/key-research-questions-april-15.pdf
“Introducing the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children”. url: https://growingupinaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/discussionpaper1.pdf
LSAC Research Publications. url: https://growingupinaustralia.gov.au/research-findings
FLoSse Research, DSS's Longitudinal Surveys Electronic Research. url: http://flosse.dss.gov.au/index.php
LSAC Child Health Checkpoint
Wake, M. and Clifford, S. (2019) Population health bio-phenotypes in 11-12 year old children and their midlife parents: Growing Up in Australia’s Child Health CheckPoint. BMJ Open, Volume 9, Supplement 3,1-2. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030833 https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/Suppl_3/1
Various (2019) Population health bio-phenotypes in 11-12 year old children and their midlife parents: Growing Up in Australia’s Child Health CheckPoint. BMJ Open, Volume 9, Supplement 3 url: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/Suppl_3/ |
Language
| English |
Producer
| Department of Social Services (Australian Government) (DSS) https://www.dss.gov.au/ |
Contributor
| Research Group : Australian Institute of Family Studies
Research Group : Consortium Advisory Group (leading Australian researchers)
Data Manager : Australian Institute of Family Studies
Data Manager : National Centre for Longitudinal Data, Department of Social Services
Data Collector : I-view/NCS Pearson (Wave 1)
Data Collector : Colmar Brunton Social Research (Wave 1)
Data Collector : Australian Bureau of Statistics
Funder : Department of Social Services |
Distributor
| Australian Data Archive (Australian National University) (ADA) https://ada.edu.au |
Depositor
| Department of Social Services |
Deposit Date
| 2020-09-30 |
Time Period
| Start Date: 2004-03 ; End Date: 2019-05 |
Date of Collection
| Start Date: 2004-03 ; End Date: 2005-01
Start Date: 2006-03 ; End Date: 2007-03
Start Date: 2008-04 ; End Date: 2009-04
Start Date: 2010-03 ; End Date: 2011-02
Start Date: 2012-03 ; End Date: 2013-05
Start Date: 2014-03 ; End Date: 2015-02
Start Date: 2016-04 ; End Date: 2017-07
Start Date: 2018-03 ; End Date: 2019-05 |
Data Type
| Survey data; Administrative records data; Clinical data |
Series
| Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC): LSAC is a major study following the development of approximately 10,090 young people and their families from all parts of Australia. LSAC tracks children’s development and life course trajectories in today’s economic, social and political environment. Content covers multiple aspects of individual, family, community and society characteristics for each individual. It has a broad multi-disciplinary base, and examines policy-relevant questions about development and lifetime wellbeing. By tracking study participants over time, researchers will be able to determine the factors associated with consistency and change in life course pathways, trajectories in today's economic, social and political environment. |
Software
| SPSS, Version: 24.0
Stata, Version: 12.0
SAS, Version: 9.4 |
Related Material
| LSAC Data and Documentation |