TECHNICAL SERIES NUMBER 2019-5 Growing Up in Ireland National Longitudinal Study of Children COHORT ’98 (FORMERLY CHILD COHORT) Design, Instrumentation and Procedures for Cohort ’98 at 17/18 years of age Growing Up in Ireland National Longitudinal Study of Children Design, Instrumentation and Procedures for Cohort ’98 at 17/18 years of age Daráine Murphy, James Williams, Aisling Murray, Emer Smyth Name Title Institution Daráine Murphy ESRI (Alumna) James Williams Research Professor ESRI (Alumnus) Aisling Murray Senior Research Officer ESRI Research Professor and Joint Principal Emer Smyth ESRI Investigator, Growing Up in Ireland The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders or of either of the two institutions involved in preparing the report. GROWING UP IN IRELAND • DESIGN, INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCEDURES FOR COHORT ’98 AT 17/18 YEARS OF AGE Copyright © Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, June 2019 Department of Children and Youth Affairs Block 1 Miesian Plaza 50-58 Baggot Street Lower Dublin 2 D02 XW14 Tel: +353 (0)1 647 3000 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.dcya.gov.ie All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the copyright holder. For rights of translation or reproduction, applications should be made to the Head of Communications, Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50-58 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 XW14, Ireland. 2 GROWING UP IN IRELAND • DESIGN, INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCEDURES FOR COHORT ’98 AT 17/18 YEARS OF AGE Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 LIST OF FIGURES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 LIST OF APPENDICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 1 INTRODUCTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 1.1 Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 1.2 Background and Objectives ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 1.3 Conceptual Framework ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 1.3.1 Summary of the Conceptual Framework --------------------------------------------------- 11 1.3.2 From Conceptual Framework to Instrumentation for the 17/18-Year-Old -------- 13 1.4 Structure of Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 2 THE SAMPLE AND DATA ------------------------------------------------------------ 18 2.1 Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 2.2 Composition of the longitudinal sample -------------------------------------------------------- 18 2.3 Tracking strategies and differential inter-wave attrition ----------------------------------- 20 2.4 Reweighting the data --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 3 INPUT INTO INSTRUMENTS -------------------------------------------------------- 30 3.1 Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 3.2 Scientific Advisory Group ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 3.3 International Advisors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 3.4 The Young Person Consultative Process --------------------------------------------------------- 30 3.5 Stakeholder Groups ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 3.6 Research Ethics Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 3.7 Other Longitudinal Studies -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 3.7.1 Growing Up in Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 32 3 GROWING UP IN IRELAND • DESIGN, INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCEDURES FOR COHORT ’98 AT 17/18 YEARS OF AGE 3.7.2 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) ------------------------- 32 3.7.3 Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) --------------------------- 32 3.7.4 Living in Ireland Survey ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 3.7.5 EU-Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) --------------------------------- 33 3.7.6 Economic and Social Research Council’s 16-19 Initiative ------------------------------ 33 3.7.7 German PAIRFAM Study ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 33 3.8 Pilot Study ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 4 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS -------------------------------------------------------- 36 4.1 Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 4.2 Relevant Acts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 4.2.1 Data Protection Acts 1988, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------- 36 4.2.2 Statistics Act (1993) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37 4.3 Practical Application of Ethical Considerations------------------------------------------------ 37 4.3.1 Informed Consent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 4.3.2 Reporting Concerns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38 4.3.3 Interviewers Alone with the Young Person ------------------------------------------------ 38 4.3.4 Confidentiality ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38 4.3.5 Avoidance of Embarrassment or Distress -------------------------------------------------- 39 5 OVERVIEW OF INSTRUMENTS AND PROCEDURES --------------------------- 42 5.1 Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 5.2 Household-based Fieldwork and Family Participation -------------------------------------- 42 5.3 CAPI Procedure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44 5.4 CASI Procedure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 5.5 Cognitive Tests ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 5.6 Special Procedures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 45 5.6.1 Other Languages --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 5.6.2 Twins and Triplets -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 5.7 Gifts to Respondents --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 6 PARENT ONE AND PARENT TWO INSTRUMENTS ---------------------------- 48 6.1 Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 6.2 Young Person’s Address & Household Composition ----------------------------------------- 48 6.3 Parent One Questionnaire -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 4 GROWING UP IN IRELAND • DESIGN, INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCEDURES FOR COHORT ’98 AT 17/18 YEARS OF AGE 6.3.1 Section A: Parent’s Health --------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 6.3.2 Section B: Young Person’s Health and Illness --------------------------------------------- 52 6.3.3 Section C: Family Context ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 6.3.4 Section D: Young Person’s Emotional Health and Well-being ------------------------- 55 6.3.5 Section E: Parent’s Socio-demographics---------------------------------------------------- 57 6.3.6 Section F: Parent’s Background Characteristics ------------------------------------------ 58 6.3.7 Section G: Household Income ----------------------------------------------------------------- 60 6.3.8 Section H: Neighbourhood/ Community Involvement ---------------------------------- 62 6.3.9 Section J: Intergenerational Characteristics ----------------------------------------------- 63 6.4 Parent Two Questionnaire -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 6.4.1 Section A: Parental Health --------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 6.4.2 Section B: Family Context ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 6.4.3 Section C: Young Person’s Emotional Health and Well-being ------------------------- 65 6.4.4 Section D: Parent’s Socio-demographics --------------------------------------------------- 65 6.4.5 Section E: Parent Background Characteristics -------------------------------------------- 65 6.4.6 Section F: Intergenerational Characteristics ----------------------------------------------- 65 6.5 Parent One/Parent Two Self-Complete Questionnaire ------------------------------------- 66 7 YOUNG PERSON INSTRUMENTS --------------------------------------------------- 76 7.1 Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------