LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

ATPG3: Education and childcare

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2012-2019	2014-2019	2012-2020	2015-Ongoing	2021-Ongoing
	Wave	1	2	3	4	5
	Age	32-40 weeks gestation	8-12 weeks	12-18 months	4-6 years	9-11 years
	N	737	555	1086	in progress	in progress
Access to technology at home						P:BBB-ICT ^I Total: 166
Child care arrangements				P:ATP-CC ^I Total: 553	P:ATP-CC ^I Total: 1046	P:ATP-CC ^I Total: 902	P:ATP-CC ^I Total: 513
Current education			P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 297	P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 555	P:ATP-DEM ^I Total: 1259	P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 1564	P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 527
In higher education			P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 297	P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 555	P:ATP-DEM ^I Total: 1259	P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 1564	P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 527
Level of educational attainment			P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 297	P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 555	P:ATP-DEM ^I Total: 1259	P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 1564	P:ATP-DEM ^P Total: 527
Reading						P:LSAC-EL ^I Total: 854
School functioning							P:ATP-SF ^I Total: 517

Featured measurements

ATP-CC: : ATP devised - Child Care Item set
ATP-DEM: : ATP devised - Demographics Item Set
ATP-SF: : ATP devised - School Functioning Item Set
LSAC-EL: : LSAC devised - Early Language Item Set
BBB-ICT: : Triple B devised - ICT Usage Item Set

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: = Pertains to father
X ^Fam: = Pertains to family
X ^G: = Pertains to grandparent(s)
X ^I: = Pertains to primary participant
X ^IP: = Pertains to partner
X ^M: = Pertains to mother
X ^O: = Pertains to offspring
X ^P: = Pertains to parent/guardian(s)
X ^Pe: = Pertains to peers
X ^Si: = Pertains to sibling(s)
X ^T: = Pertains to teacher(s)
X ^X: = 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.