Local Youth Surveys, 2010-2016

Ungdata is a cross-national data collection scheme, designed to conduct youth surveys at the municipal level in Norway. The surveys are adjusted for students in comprehensive school. Ungdata cover various aspects of young people's lives, e.g. relationship with parents and friends, leisure activities, health issues, local environment, well-being, and school issues. The survey is collected online during school hours.

The questionnaire has a fixed part which is similar in all surveys, in addition to a number of elective questions that municipalities can choose from based on interest and need. The questionnaire is reviewed every three years. The questionnaire was similar in all surveys during the period 2010-2012, 2013-2015 and 2016. Key parts of the questionnaire have been similar throughout the period 2010-2016.

NOVA is responsible for the national coordination of the project, while the regional Drug and Alcohol Competence Centers are responsible for conducting the municipal surveys. Norwegian Directorate of Health, Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, Ministry of Justice and Public Security and Ministry of Education and Research has supported the development of Ungdata financially. From 2015, Ungdata is financed through the national budget. For more information about the survey, please see http://www.ungdata.no/English