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Australia Longitudinal Study of Children, Wave 3.5 2009

General Info

Original or alternative title 
Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), Wave 3.5
Provider 
Australian Institute of Family Studies
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Geography 
Australia (AUS)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
June, 2009 - December, 2009
Data type
Survey: Household - Individual - Interview - Longitudinal - Nationally representative - Urban-rural representative
Summary 

Wave 3.5 of the Australia Longitudinal Study of Children followed two cohorts of 5000 children each. Successive waves of this survey will follow cohorts through adulthood. Survey respondents included parents or other individuals. Questions covered topics such as life-changing events, parent involvement in child's academic life, child's internet use habits, child's mobile phone use. Data were also collected on the amount of time children spent watching TV, using a computer, listening to music, or playing with electronic game systems.

Keywords 
Breathing difficulty, Child care, Child development, Children, Education, Health status, Injuries, Mass media, Menstruation, Physical activity, Puberty, School conditions, Sleep, Telecommunications, Transportation, Cohort study

Citation

Contributors 
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Australia)
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Funders 
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Australia)
Publisher 
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Suggested citation 
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Australia). Australia Longitudinal Study of Children, Wave 3.5 2009. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Source URL:https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/australia-longitudinal-study-children-wave-35-2009