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ESDS International study guide
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Guide to Young Lives
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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 study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India (in the Andhra Pradesh state),
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.
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| The Young Lives study uses a range of data collection methods, both
quantitative and qualitative. The study aims to follow 2,000 children (aged
approximately 1 year in 2002) and their households, from both urban and rural
communities, in each of the four countries (8,000 children in total) for a
period of 15 years. It is envisaged that subsequent survey waves will take
place once every three to four years. Data were also collected for the baseline
survey from 1,000 children aged 8 years in each country, in order to provide a
basis for comparison with the younger children when they reach that age. |
Accessing data and documentation
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Users registered with the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) have access to
the Young Lives data in SPSS, Stata and tab-delimited formats, via the instant
download service or on CD (CD orders are free of charge for users outside the
UK who may have difficulty downloading the study material).
The data are available to all registered users for not-for-profit purposes.
To register with ESDS:
Once registered, access to the Young Lives data is via:
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User documentation
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Documentation, in the form of technical reports, codebooks and questionnaires
may be downloaded via the study’s ESDS catalogue pages and may also be searched via the Survey Question Bank:
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Further information
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Further information about the survey can be downloaded from the Young Lives web site at
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www.esds.ac.uk/international international@esds.ac.uk
I33379 - Guide to Young Lives
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