Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 3, 2009

UKDA study number:6853

Principal Investigator

Boyden, J.
University of Oxford. Department of International Development

Sponsor

Department for International Development

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

September 2011

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Boyden, J., Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 3, 2009 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], September 2011. SN: 6853, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6853-1.

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6853 . Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 3, 2009

Depositor:

Solon,A. , University of Oxford. Department of International Development

Principal Investigator:

Boyden, J. , University of Oxford. Department of International Development

Sponsor:

Department for International Development
Grant Number: R8358

Other Acknowledgements:

For Round 3, data management was coordinated by Anne Solon of the Young Lives team based at the University of Oxford's Department of International Development.

The following organisations collected data for Round 3: Ethiopian Development Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; CESS, India; GRADE, Peru; IIN, Peru; Centre for Analysis and Forecast, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences (CAF-VASS), Vietnam; General Statistical Office, Government of Vietnam.

Further information about research partners for the survey can be found on the Young Lives website.

Acknowledgement:
The depositor has supplied the following text for users as an example of the acknowledgement that should be used in publications resulting from use of the Young Lives study:

“The data used in this publication come from Young Lives, a 15-year survey investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam, based at the University of Oxford (www.younglives.org.uk). Young Lives is core funded by the UK Department for International Development. The views expressed here are those of the author(s). They are not necessarily those of the Young Lives project, the University of Oxford, DFID or other funders.”

Abstract:

The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The purpose of the project is to improve understanding of the causes and consequences of childhood poverty and examine how policies affect children's well-being, in order to inform the development of future policy and to target child welfare interventions more effectively.

The objectives of the study are to provide good quality long-term data about the lives of children living in poverty, trace linkages between key policy changes and child welfare, and inform and respond to the needs of policymakers, planners and other stakeholders. Research activities of the project include the collection of data on a set of child welfare outcomes and their determinants and the monitoring of changes in policy, in order to explore the links between the policy environment and outcomes for children.

The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India (in Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam. These countries were selected because they reflect a range of cultural, geographical and social contexts and experience differing issues facing the developing world; high debt burden, emergence from conflict, and vulnerability to environmental conditions such as drought and flood.

The Young Lives study aims to track the lives of 12,000 children over a 15-year period. This is the time-frame set by the UN to assess progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Round 1 of the study followed 2,000 children (aged between 6 and 18 months in 2002) and their households, from both urban and rural communities, in each of the four countries (8,000 children in total). Data were also collected on an older cohort of 1,000 children aged 7 to 8 years in each country, in order to provide a basis for comparison with the younger children when they reach that age. Round 2 of the study returned to the same children who were aged 1-year-old in Round 1 when they were aged approximately 5-years-old, and to the children aged 8-years-old in Round 1 when they were approximately 12-years-old. Round 3 of the study returned to the same children again when they were aged 7 to 8 years (the same as the older cohort in Round 1) and 14 to 15 years. It is envisaged that subsequent survey waves will take place in 2013 and 2016. Thus the younger children are being tracked from infancy to their mid-teens and the older children through into adulthood, when some will become parents themselves.

Further information about the survey, including publications, can be downloaded from the Young Lives website.
This study includes data and documentation for Round 3 only. Round 1 is available under SN 5307 and Round 2 is available under SN 6852.

Main Topics:

This dataset comprises the data from the 8-year-olds' and 15-year-olds' household surveys and child questionnaires carried out in 2009. For each of the four countries the dataset contains files at the community, household and child level for both ages. In addition there are several files at lower levels (i.e. where there are several records per household). These include the household roster and activity schedules for livelihoods, etc. The Peru community level data includes an additional file with community data covering new communities for children who have migrated.

Topics covered in the dataset include: community characteristics (environmental, social and economic); parental background; household and child education; livelihoods and asset framework; household food and non-food consumption and expenditure; social capital, economic changes and recent life history; socio-economic status; child care, education and activities; child health; anthropometry; caregivers perceptions and attitudes; school and activities, child time use; social networks, social skills and social support; feelings and attitudes; parents and household issues; child development; perception of the future, environment and household wealth.

Also included are calculated indices such as a wealth index, various social capital scores, and mental health scores, which are all detailed in the documentation. The SPSS syntax code and/or Stata 'do' files that show methods of calculation for the composite indices are also included in the dataset.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: This varies between questions. Some of the data asks for a review of the last 24 hours/week/month/12 months/3 years etc., while other questions ask about the time between Round 2 and Round 3.
Dates of Fieldwork: 2009
Country: Ethiopia; India; Peru; Vietnam
Geography: Andhra Pradesh
Spatial Units: Countries; data for India cover only Andhra Pradesh
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Alpha/numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Cross-national; Subnational
Population: Children aged approximately 8 years old and their households, and children aged 15 years old and their households, in Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam, in 2009-2010. These children were originally interviewed in Round 1 and Round 2 of the study. See documentation for details of the exact regions covered in each country.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Longitudinal/panel/cohort
It is intended that data will be collected once every three or four years.
Sampling Procedures: Purposive selection/case studies
Purposive selection/case studies
See documentation for details.
Number of Units: Ethiopia: 1,886 (8-year-olds), 974 (15-year-olds); India: 1,930 (8-year-olds), 977 (15-year-olds); Peru: 1,946 (8-year-olds), 678 (15-year-olds); Vietnam: 1,963 (8-year-olds), 972 (15-year-olds)
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Self-completion
Weighting: No weighting used.

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English; some consent forms and fieldwork instructions documents are also provided in the languages of the countries concerned.

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS International, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: international@esds.ac.uk

Date of First Release:

19 September 2011

Copyright:

Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queens Printer for Scotland

File last updated:

31 October 2011