VIHCS: Demographics
Relevant LifeCourse Constructs | Year | 2006-2013 | 2006-2013 | 2007-2014 | 2015-2021 |
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Wave | Antenatal | Postnatal | Infancy | Childhood | |
Age | 28-41 weeks gestation | 4-31 weeks | 50-77 weeks | 96-114 months | |
N | 806 | 877 | 975 | 878 | |
Benefits and pensions | P:SV-GB P 1 | ||||
Biological sex | P:SV-BS I | P:SV-BS I | |||
Current education | P:VAHCS I | ||||
Date of birth | P:SV-DoB I P:SV-DoB P | ||||
Employment status | P:SV-ES P | P:SV-ES P | |||
Ethnic group | P:SV-E P | P:SV-E P | |||
Financial circumstances | P:VIHCS M | P:VAHCS P 1 | |||
Gender identity | S:VIHCS I P:VAHCS I | ||||
Household composition | P:SV-HC M P:SV-HC F | P:SV-HC M P:SV-HC F | P:CATS P | ||
Income | P:SV-I P 1 | ||||
Level of educational attainment | P:SV-EA P | P:SV-EA P | |||
Marital or partnership status | P:SV-MS M P:SV-MS F | P:SV-MS M P:SV-MS F | P:SV-MS P | ||
Number of siblings | P:SV-SI I | P:SV-SI I | |||
Place in order of siblings | P:CATS I |
Featured measurements
- CATS
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: Child to Adult Transition Study-devised measure - SV-BS
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: Study Version - Biological Sex Indicator - SV-DoB
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: Study Version - Date of Birth indicator - SV-EA
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: Study Version - Educational Attainment measure - SV-ES
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: Study Version - Employment Status measure - SV-E
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: Study Version - Ethnicity measure - SV-GB
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: Study Version - Government Benefits indicator - SV-HC
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: Study Version - Household Composition measure - SV-I
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: Study Version - Income indicator - SV-MS
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: Study Version - Marital Status indicator - SV-SI
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: Study Version - Siblings Information measure - VAHCS
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: Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study-devised measure - VIHCS
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: Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study-devised measure
Notes
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Items developed by VAHCS, including an adapted version of the Hardship scale
Legend
- B
= Biosample collected- BA
= Biosample analysis- G
= Grandparent(s) completed questionnaire- L
= Data linkage- N
= Nurse completed questionnaire- O
= Observation or direct assessment- Of
= Offspring completed questionnaire- P
= Parent/guardian completed questionnaire- Pe
= Peer completed questionnaire- R
= Records abstraction- S
= Self (primary participant) completed questionnaire- T
= Teacher completed questionnaire- X
= Other source- X F
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= Pertains to father - X Fam
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= Pertains to family - X G
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= Pertains to grandparent(s) - X I
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= Pertains to primary participant - X IP
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= Pertains to partner - X M
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= Pertains to mother - X O
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= Pertains to offspring - X P
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= Pertains to parent/guardian(s) - X Pe
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= Pertains to peers - X Si
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= Pertains to sibling(s) - X T
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= Pertains to teacher(s) - X X
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= Pertains to other reportees
Metadata presented by LifeCourse provides a crucial first step in understanding the available data across studies. It does not take the place of detailed study documentation, which should always be consulted during design and analysis.