Timeline
Each of our families are at slightly different stages as the
children were born over a period of just over a year.
Below is a time line which indicates when we have been in touch
with families and when our upcoming contacts are planned for.
| Date Range |
Activity |
| 2009 |
Parents interviewed for antenatal interview |
| Birth |
| 2009 |
Six-week phone interview |
| 2010 |
Nine-month face-to-face interview |
| 2010/2011 |
16-month phone call |
| 2011 |
Two-year interviews |
| Late 2011 |
Release of Nine-month interview report |
| Late 2012 |
Release of Two-year interview report |
| 2013 |
Four-Year interviews begin |
| Late 2014 |
Release of Four-year interview report |
During 2010, we interviewed more than 40 participants every day.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
Growing Up in New Zealand train more than 50 interviewers to carry out more than 11,000 interviews each interview cycle.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The first data collection wave collected more than 13.9 million pieces of data.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The most usual languages spoken in the home after English are Samoan, Hindi, Tongan and Mandarin.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The Growing Up mums were on average 30 years old when their babies were born.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The Growing Up dads were on average 33 years old when their babies were born.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
Our interviewers drive over 200,000km each year to carry out the face-to-face interviews.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The administration team makes over 30,000 phone calls a year to participants.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
A third of all children has at least one parent who was born overseas.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
