Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, 1998 Cohort (Version 3.2)

In 1998 a nationally representative sample of about 14,000 Year 9 students was selected to form the second cohort of the LSAY program (LSAY Y98). Reading and numeracy tests were administered to students to provide information on student achievement. Students also completed a background questionnaire about their educational and vocational plans and attitudes to school. In 1999, these students provided information in response to a mailed questionnaire. Information was also obtained from their schools about curricula and school organisation. In 2000, members of the sample were contacted in the first of the annual telephone interviews. The questionnaire included questions on school, transitions from school, post-school education and training, work, job history, job search activity, health, living arrangements, finance and general attitudes. Subsequent surveys asked similar questions but with the emphasis changing from school to post-school education, training and work, depending on the young person’s circumstances. The final wave of interviewing (wave 12) took place in 2009 when respondents were, on average, 25 years of age.

1998年，一项针对约14,000名九年级学生的全国代表性样本被选定，以构成LSAY项目（LSAY Y98）的第二批研究对象。对学生进行了阅读和数学能力测试，以收集学生学业成就的相关信息。学生还完成了关于其教育及职业规划以及对学校态度的背景问卷。1999年，这些学生针对邮寄的调查问卷提供了相关信息。同时，还从他们的学校收集了关于课程设置和学校组织的资料。2000年，样本成员在年度电话访谈的第一轮中被联系。问卷内容涉及学校生活、学校过渡、毕业后教育及培训、工作、职业历史、求职活动、健康状况、居住安排、财务状况以及一般态度等方面。随后的调查询问了类似问题，但重点从学校教育转向了毕业后教育、培训和职业，这取决于年轻人的具体情况。最后一轮访谈（第12波）于2009年进行，此时受访者的平均年龄为25岁。