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Australia Longitudinal Study of Children, Wave 3.5 2009

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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 
06/2009 - 12/2009
Series or system 
Australia Longitudinal Study of Children (LSAC)
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
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021