Available Data

We gather information across six inter-connected domains:

  • Health and wellbeing
  • Psychosocial and cognitive development
  • Education
  • Family/whānau
  • Culture and identity
  • Societal context and neighbourhood environment

We have collected information from the cohort families – mothers, fathers and children at the numerous milestones.

In the table below you will find details of the following:

  • Our data collection waves (DCW)
  • The methodology used at each DCW
  • The questionnaires used at each DCW
  • The Data Dictionaries for each DCW
  • Data Release User Guides.

You can also find all Data Dictionaries in one searchable file here.

You might also like to view the research projects currently underway or completed using Growing Up in New Zealand data and the completed study reports here. You can find out more about accessing Growing Up in New Zealand data here.

Find out more:

Data Collection Wave (DCW)
Methodology
DCW questionnaires
Data Dictionaries
User Guides
Extreme Weather Event (EWE)
  • 13-year online questionnaire with mother and child
Twelve-year Data Sets (NWA12)
Covid-19 Health, Wellbeing and Education data sets
  • 11/12 year online questionnaire with child
Eight-year data sets (DCW8)
  • 8 year face-to-face interview with the child
  • 8 year face-to-face interview with the mother
  • 8 year direct observations of the child
  • 8 year developmental and anthropometric assessments of the child
Transition to school data sets (DCW6)
  • 72-month online questionnaire
Pre-school data sets (DCW3-5)
  • 31-month phone call
  • 45-month phone call
  • 54-month face-to-face interview with child’s mother
  • 54-month direct observations of the child
  • 54-month developmental and anthropometric assessments of the child
Two-year data sets (DCW2)
  • 2-year face-to-face interview with child’s mother
  • 45-month phone call
  • 2-year direct observations of child
  • 2-year developmental and anthropometric assessments of the child
  • 54-month developmental and anthropometric assessments of the child
Child aged 23 months
  • Phone call to collect age-appropriate developmental information
Please refer to the 12Y User Guide
Child aged 16 months
  • Phone call to collect age-appropriate developmental information
Please refer to the 12Y User Guide
Perinatal
  • Derived after linkage to perinatal health records
Please refer to the 12Y User Guide
Child aged 9 months
  • Face-to-face interview with mother.
  • Face-to-face interview with partner
Please refer to the 12Y User Guide
Child aged 6 weeks
  • Phone call to collect age-appropriate developmental information
Please refer to the 12Y User Guide
Antenatal
  • Face-to-face interview with mother
  • Face-to-face interview with partner
Please refer to the 12Y User Guide

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