Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1: Sweep 4, 2008-2009: Special Licence Access

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><div><div>The <span style="font-style: italic;">Growing Up in Scotland</span> (GUS) study is a large-scale longitudinal social survey which follows the lives of several groups of Scottish children from infancy through childhood and adolescence. It aims to provide important information on children, young people and their families in Scotland. The study forms a central part of the Scottish Government's strategy for the long-term monitoring and evaluation of its policies for children and young people, with a specific focus on the early years. The study seeks both to describe the characteristics, circumstances and experiences of children in their early years in Scotland and, through its longitudinal design, to generate a better understanding of how children's start in life can shape their longer term prospects and development</div><div><br></div><div>Since 2005 fieldwork has been undertaken by the Scottish Centre for Social Research. The survey design for Birth Cohort 1 consisted of recruiting the parents of an initial total of 5,217 children aged 10 months old in 2005 and interviewing them annually until their child reached age six. Further fieldwork was then undertaken at ages 8, 10, 12, 14 and 17-18 with a sample boost added at age 12.</div><br>Data for sweeps 1-9 were collected via an in-home, face-to-face interview with self-complete sections. Fieldwork for sweep 10 was disrupted due to the COVID pandemic. As a result, the final portion of the data was collected via web and telephone questionnaires. Sweep 11 data were gathered via web, telephone and face-to-face surveys of cohort members and their parent/carer.</div><div><br>Further information about the survey may be found on the&nbsp;<a href="https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/" target="_blank">Growing Up in Scotland</a>&nbsp;website.<br><br>In May 20205, data and documentation for Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-11 were released as individual studies (SNs 9373-9383 and 9386-9387). Previously they were held under one study (SN 5760) which has been withdrawn from the data catalogue.<br><br></div><br><br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br><div>The main carer questionnaire covered the following topics:</div><div><br></div><ul><li>household information</li><li>non-resident parents</li><li>parental support</li><li>parenting styles and activities</li><li>transition to pre-school</li><li>transition to primary school</li><li>childcare</li><li>child health and development</li><li>activities with others</li><li>work, employment and income</li><li>accommodation and transport</li><li>height and weight measurements</li></ul><div>A&nbsp;<a href="https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/topic-overview" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">topic overview</a>&nbsp;covering all sweeps, is available on the GUS website.</div>

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《苏格兰成长研究》（Growing Up in Scotland，简称GUS）是一项大型纵向社会调查项目，追踪多组苏格兰儿童从婴儿期、童年期直至青春期的成长历程。该项目旨在为苏格兰地区的儿童、青少年及其家庭提供关键调研数据，是苏格兰政府针对儿童与青少年政策开展长期监测与评估战略的核心组成部分，且特别聚焦于早期成长阶段。本研究既旨在描述苏格兰儿童早期成长阶段的特征、处境与经历，同时依托纵向研究设计，深化对“人生初始阶段如何塑造个体长期发展前景与成长轨迹”这一问题的理解。

自2005年起，调研实地工作由苏格兰社会研究中心负责开展。针对出生队列1的调研设计为：2005年招募首批共计5217名10月龄儿童的家长，每年对其进行一次访谈，直至儿童年满6岁。后续分别在儿童8岁、10岁、12岁、14岁以及17-18岁阶段开展了实地调研，并在12岁阶段增加了样本量。

第1至9波次的数据通过上门面对面访谈结合自填式问卷模块收集。第10波次的实地调研受新冠疫情影响被迫中断，因此该波次的最终数据通过网络与电话问卷完成采集。第11波次的数据则通过对队列成员及其家长/照料者开展网络、电话及面对面调研进行收集。

如需了解该调研的更多详情，可访问《苏格兰成长研究》官方网站（https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/）。

2020年5月，出生队列1的第1至11波次数据与文档以独立研究项目的形式发布（研究编号SN 9373-9383及SN 9386-9387）。此前这些数据与文档统一归属于研究项目SN 5760，目前该项目已从数据目录中下架。

**核心调研主题**
主要照料者问卷涵盖以下调研主题：
- 家庭基本信息
- 非居住父母
- 父母支持
- 教养方式与亲子活动
- 学前教育过渡
- 小学教育过渡
- 儿童照料
- 儿童健康与成长发展
- 社交互动活动
- 工作、就业与收入状况
- 住房与交通情况
- 身高与体重测量数据

GUS官方网站上提供了覆盖所有调研波次的主题概览（https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/topic-overview）。