Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
www.aifs.gov.au/growingup
Publications
Technical Papers
- Wave 2 weighting and non-response (PDF 708KB) | Word (1.5MB)
Technical paper no.5, October 2007
This paper by Sebastian Misson and Mark Sipthorp details the methodology used to calculate the weights for the Wave 2 sample of Growing Up in Australia. - Children's time use in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children:
Data quality and analytical issues in the 4-year cohort (PDF 839K) | Word (931K)
Technical paper no.4, July 2007
This paper by Jennifer Baxter analyses the Wave 1 children's time use diaries for the 4-5 year cohort of Growing Up in Australia. The paper demonstrates some of the ways these time use data can be used, while primarily exploring the missing data in the diaries. - Wave 1 weighting and non-response (PDF 1.4MB) | Word (1.3MB)
Technical paper no.3, May 2006
This paper by Carol Soloff, David Lawrence, Sebastian Misson and Robert Johnstone details the methodology used to calculate the weights for the Wave 1 sample of Growing Up in Australia. This paper should be read in conjunction with Technical Paper No. 1 "Sample Design" which outlines full details of the sample design. - Summarising children's wellbeing: the LSAC Outcome Index (PDF 1.4MB) |
Word (532K)
Technical paper no.2, September 2005
This paper by Ann Sanson, Sebastian Misson and other members of the Outcome Index Working Group, describes the development of the Outcome Index for Wave 1 of Growing Up in Australia, and illustrates some of the ways in which it can be used to shed light on how well children are faring and how this relates to the conditions of their lives. - Sample design (PDF 627K) | Word (493K)
Technical paper no.1, May 2005
This paper by Carol Soloff, David Lawrence and Robert Johnstone, outlines the full details of the sample design for this cross-sequential study comprising two 12-month age cohorts (infants and children aged 4-5 years olds). The paper covers the sampling frame, sampling design, target population, postcode selection, and the selection of children.
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