Research Tools
Questionnaire design/research tools
The process of developing a questionnaire from our overarching and
specific research questions involves consultation with government
agencies, stakeholders and relevant community groups. Each domain
and theme leader has a wide group of experts with whom they consult
during the design phase of each data collection point. Our
research tools will be published here after the publication of the
report for each Data Collection Wave.
Antenatal questionnaire face-to-face
interview conducted with the parents of our cohort before the
children were born (Mother
and Partner)
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
