About the project

Now We Are 15 (NWA15) reports will add to previous GUiNZ study reports and will contribute to understanding the well-being of young people in Aotearoa, New Zealand. There will be two formal reports produced that will describe the GUiNZ information collected from the 15-year catchup. The reports will incorporate topics from the GUiNZ domains and topic will focus on a set of descriptive findings from the 15 year kōrero/interviews with children and their whānau and will be presented by gender, ethnic group and socioeconomic position, as appropriate. The reports will include longitudinal analyses where possible and appropriate to understand the patterns of wellbeing according to differential early life child and family characteristics across the cohort. We will also report on retention and attrition (non-response bias and loss-to-followup) in the cohort over time, give an introduction to the specific components of the 15 year Catch Up, and describe the characteristics of the cohort children who participated in the 15 year Catch Up. The output will include descriptive statistics and inferential statistical analysis (e.g. regression models, pathway analysis, and appropriate statistical methods to analyse trajectories over time where applicable.

Now We Are 15 reports are a contract milestone for delivery to the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). The reports will be released online on the GUiNZ website along with summary findings using infographics if appropriate. Printed copies are able to be shared with the cohort families. In addition, the main findings will be shared at online streaming events (with recorded option available).

This DAC application is to access the preliminary dataset in order for planning towards the NWA15 reporting.

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Start date: 1/07/2025