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Young Lives: An International Study of Childhood Poverty 2013-2014, Round 4

Ethiopia, India, Peru, Vietnam, 2013 - 2014
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WLD_2013-2014_YLSCP-R4_v01_M
Producer(s)
Boyden, J.
Collection(s)
Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Jun 06, 2016
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Identification

Survey ID Number
WLD_2013-2014_YLSCP-R4_v01_M
Title
Young Lives: An International Study of Childhood Poverty 2013-2014, Round 4
Subtitle
Round 4
Country/Economy
Name Country code
Ethiopia ETH
India IND
Peru PER
Vietnam VNM
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Series Information
The Young Lives study, which began in 2002, is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The purpose of the project is to improve understanding of the causes and consequences of childhood poverty and examine how policies affect children's well-being, in order to inform the development of future policy and to target child welfare interventions more effectively. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India (in the Andhra Pradesh state), Peru and Vietnam. It is sponsored by the Department for International Development and conducted by the Young Lives team based at the University of Oxford.

The Young Lives study aims to track the lives of 12,000 children over a 15-year period, surveyed once every 3-4 years.

Round 1 of Young Lives surveyed two groups of children in each country, at 1 year old and 5 years old.
Round 2 returned to the same children who were then aged 5 and 12 years old.
Round 3 surveyed the same children again at aged 7-8 years and 14-15 years, and
Round 4 surveyed them at 12 and 19 years old. Thus the younger children are being tracked from infancy to their mid-teens and the older children through into adulthood, when some will become parents themselves.
Abstract
The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The purpose of the project is to improve understanding of the causes and consequences of childhood poverty and examine how policies affect children's well-being, in order to inform the development of future policy and to target child welfare interventions more effectively. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India (in Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam. These countries were selected because they reflect a range of cultural, geographical and social contexts and experience differing issues facing the developing world; high debt burden, emergence from conflict, and vulnerability to environmental conditions such as drought and flood.

The survey consists of three main elements: a child questionnaire, a household questionnaire and a community questionnaire. The household data gathered is similar to other cross-sectional datasets (such as the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study). It covers a range of topics such as household composition, livelihood and assets, household expenditure, child health and access to basic services, and education. This is supplemented with additional questions that cover caregiver perceptions, attitudes, and aspirations for their child and the family. Young Lives also collects detailed time-use data for all family members, information about the child's weight and height (and that of caregivers), and tests the children for school outcomes (language comprehension and mathematics). An important element of the survey asks the children about their daily activities, their experiences and attitudes to work and school, their likes and dislikes, how they feel they are treated by other people, and their hopes and aspirations for the future. The community questionnaire provides background information about the social, economic and environmental context of each community. It covers topics such as ethnicity, religion, economic activity and employment, infrastructure and services, political representation and community networks, crime and environmental changes. The Young Lives survey is carried out by teams of local researchers, supported by the Principal Investigator and Data Manager in each country.

Further information about the survey, including publications, can be downloaded from the <a href="http://www.younglives.org.uk/" title="Young Lives">Young Lives</a> website.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Individuals
Families/households
Data are also gathered at Community and Mini-Community level.

Scope

Notes
The scope of the Young Lives Survey includes the following:

- Older Cohort Household: Parental background; Household and child education; Livelihoods and asset framework; Household food and non-food consumption and expenditure; Social capital; Economic changes and recent life history; Socio-economic status.
- Older Cohort Child: Parents and Caregiver update; Mobility; Subjective well-being; Education; Employment, earnings, and time-use; Feelings and attitudes; Household decision-making; Marital and living arrangements; Fertility; Anthropometry; Health and nutrition.
- Older Cohort Cognitive Tests: Mathematics test; Reading comprehension test.
- Older Cohort Individual: Relationship with parents, Smoking, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual behaviour
- Younger Cohort Household: Parental background; Household and child education; Livelihoods and asset framework; Household food and non-food consumption and expenditure; Social capital; Economic changes and recent life history; Socio-economic status, Health; Anthropometry (for the study child and a sibling); Caregiver perceptions and attitudes.
- Younger Cohort Child: Schooling; Time-use; Health; Social networks; Feelings and attitudes.
- Younger Cohort Cognitive Tests: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (administered to the study child and a sibling); Mathematics test; Reading comprehension test. In Ethiopia and Peru only: a computerised cognitive skill (Executive Functioning) test administered on touch-screen tablet computers for the study child and a younger sibling. In Ethiopia only an additional English and Amharic reading test.
- Community: General characteristics of the locality; Social environment; Access to services; Economy; Local prices; Social protection; Educational services; Health services; Migration.
Topics
Topic
General - Education
General - Employment and labour
Youth - Social stratification and groupings
General - Health
Housing
Agriculture, forestry and rural industry - Industry and management
Time use - Society and culture
Family life and marriage - Social stratification and groupings
Use and provision of specific social services - Social welfare policy and systems
Keywords
Keyword URI
2013
2014
ACCESS TO INFORMATION Link
ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES Link
ACCIDENTS Link
ADULT EDUCATION Link
AGE Link
AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT Link
AGRICULTURE Link
ALIMONY Link
ANDHRA PRADESH Link
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Link
ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA Link
ARABLE FARMING Link
ASPIRATION Link
ATTITUDES Link
AUTHORITY Link
BIRTH WEIGHT Link
BREAST-FEEDING Link
BUILDING MAINTENANCE Link
BULLYING Link
CARE OF DEPENDANTS Link
CAREGIVERS Link
CASTE Link
CHILD CARE Link
CHILD LABOUR Link
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY Link
CHILD WORKERS Link
CHILDBIRTH Link
CHILDREN Link
CHRONIC ILLNESS Link
COMMUNITIES Link
COMMUNITY ACTION Link
COMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR Link
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Link
CONSCRIPTION Link
CONSUMER GOODS Link
COST OF LIVING Link
COSTS Link
CREDIT Link
CROP YIELDS Link
CROPS Link
CULTURAL GOODS Link
DAY NURSERIES Link
DEATH Link
DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS Link
DEBTS Link
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES Link
DIET AND NUTRITION Link
DISABILITIES Link
DISASTERS Link
DOMESTIC APPLIANCES Link
DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES Link
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Link
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Link
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE Link
EDUCATIONAL FEES Link
EDUCATIONAL TESTS Link
ELECTRIC POWER Link
EMOTIONAL STATES Link
EMPLOYEES Link
ETHIOPIA Link
ETHNIC GROUPS Link
FAMILIES Link
FAMILY LIFE Link
FAMILY MEMBERS Link
FARM VEHICLES Link
FATHERS Link
FERTILIZERS Link
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES Link
FINANCIAL RESOURCES Link
FINANCIAL SUPPORT Link
FOOD AID Link
FOOD SHORTAGES Link
FOOD Link
FRIENDS Link
FUELS Link
FURNITURE Link
GENDER Link
GIFTS Link
GROUPS Link
HANDICRAFTS Link
HEALTH Link
HEATING SYSTEMS Link
HEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY) Link
HOME OWNERSHIP Link
HOME-GROWN FOODS Link
HOMEWORK Link
HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS Link
HOUSEHOLD INCOME Link
HOUSEHOLDS Link
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION Link
HOUSING IMPROVEMENT Link
IMMUNIZATION Link
IMPRISONMENT Link
INCOME Link
INDIA Link
INDUSTRIES Link
INFANTS Link
INJURIES Link
INTERNET ACCESS Link
KITCHENS Link
LAND OWNERSHIP Link
LAND TENURE Link
LANGUAGE SKILLS Link
LANGUAGES USED AT HOME Link
LAVATORIES Link
LEARNING Link
LIFE EVENTS Link
LIFE SATISFACTION Link
LITERACY Link
LIVESTOCK Link
LIVING CONDITIONS Link
MARITAL STATUS Link
MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION Link
MEALS Link
MEDICAL CARE Link
MEMBERSHIP Link
MOBILE PHONES Link
MORTGAGES Link
MOTHER TONGUE Link
MOTHERS Link
MOTOR VEHICLES Link
NUMERACY Link
ORGANIZATIONS Link
PARENTS Link
PAYMENTS Link
PERSONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT Link
PERU Link
POPULATION MIGRATION Link
POVERTY Link
PREGNANCY Link
PREMATURE BIRTHS Link
PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION Link
PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS Link
PUBLIC WORKS Link
PURCHASING Link
QUALITY OF LIFE Link
RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY Link
RESPONSIBILITY Link
ROOMS Link
RURAL AREAS Link
SATISFACTION Link
SCHOOL PUNISHMENTS Link
SCHOOLCHILDREN Link
SCHOOLS Link
SELLING Link
SEXUAL AWARENESS Link
SIBLINGS Link
SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS Link
SLEEP Link
SOCIAL CAPITAL Link
SOCIAL CLASS Link
SOCIAL NETWORKS Link
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS Link
SOCIAL SKILLS Link
SOCIAL SUPPORT Link
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS Link
SPOUSES Link
STANDARD OF LIVING Link
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS (BUILDINGS) Link
STUDENT ATTITUDE Link
STUDENT BEHAVIOUR Link
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION Link
TELEPHONES Link
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT Link
THEFT Link
TIME BUDGETS Link
TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP Link
TRANSPORT FARES Link
TRAVELLING TIME Link
TRUANCY Link
TRUST Link
TUTORING Link
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT Link
URBAN AREAS Link
VIET NAM Link
VOTING BEHAVIOUR Link
WATER POLLUTION Link
WATER SERVICES (BUILDINGS) Link
WEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY) Link
WOMEN Link
YOUTH Link

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Ethiopia - National Coverage
India - Andhra Pradesh only
Peru - National Coverage
Vietnam - National Coverage
Geographic Unit
Community and Mini-Community level.
Universe
Cross-national; Subnational
Children aged 12 years old, children aged 19 years old, and the households of both sets, in Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam. These children were originally interviewed in Rounds 1-3 of the study.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Boyden, J. University of Oxford. Young Lives
Producers
Name Affiliation
Woldehanna, T. Ethiopian Development Research Institute
Galab, S. Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) (India)
Sanchez, A. Grupo de Analisis para el Desarollo (GRADE) (Peru)
Penny, M. Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional (IIN) (Peru)
Duc, L.T. Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (CAF-VASS). Centre for Analysis and Forecast
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name
Department for International Development

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Number of units: Ethiopia: 1,875 (12-year-olds), 908 (19-year-olds); India: 1,915 (12-year-olds), 952 (19-year-olds); Peru: 1,902 (12-year-olds), 635 (19-year-olds); Vietnam: 1,932 (12-year-olds), 887 (19-year-olds)
More detailed information on survey design and sampling is available at http://www.younglives.org.uk/content/our-research-methods
Weighting
No weighting used.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2013-06-01 2014-03-01
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face interview; Self-completion
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional IIN Peru
General Statistics Office of Viet Nam GSO Vietnam
Centre for Economic and Social Studies CESS India
Ethiopian Development Research Institute EDRI Ethiopia

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The Older Cohort Household Questionnaire (age 19) includes sections on:
- Parental background; Household and child education
- Livelihoods and asset framework
- Household food and non-food consumption and expenditure
- Social capital; Economic changes and recent life history
- Socio-economic status

The Older Cohort Child Questionnaire (age 19) includes sections on:
- Parents and Caregiver update; Mobility
- Subjective well-being
- Education
- Employment, earnings, and time-use
- Feelings and attitudes
- Household decision-making
- Marital and living arrangements
- Fertility; Anthropometry
- Health and nutrition

The Older Cohort Cognitive Tests (age 19) includes
- Mathematics test
- Reading comprehension test

The Older Cohort Self-Administered Questionnaire (age 19) includes sections on:
- Relationship with parents
- Smoking, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual behaviour (administered in Peru only)

The Younger Cohort Household Questionnaire (age 12) includes sections on:
- Parental background
- Household and child education
- Livelihoods and asset framework
- Household food and non-food consumption and expenditure
- Social capital
- Economic changes and recent life history
- Socio-economic status
- Health
- Anthropometry (for the study child and a sibling)
- Caregiver perceptions and attitudes

The Younger Cohort Child Questionnaire (age 12) includes sections on:
- Schooling
- Time-us
- Health
- Social networks
- Feelings and attitudes

The Younger Cohort Cognitive Tests (age 12) include:
- Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (administered to the study child and a sibling)
- Mathematics test
- Reading comprehension test. In Ethiopia and Peru only: a computerised cognitive skill (Executive Functioning) test administered on touch-screen tablet computers for the study child and a younger sibling. In Ethiopia only an additional English and Amharic reading test.

The Community Questionnaire (administered in the main communities where Young Lives children live) includes sections on:
- General characteristics of the locality
- Social environment
- Access to services; Economy
- Local prices
- Social protection
- Educational services
- Health services; Migration

The Mini-community questionnaire (administered in communities into which one or study children moved) includes sections on:
- General characteristics of the locality
- Social environment
- Access to Services
- Economy
- Local prices

Data Processing

Other Processing
Data Archive Processing Standards

The data were processed to the UK Data Archive's B standard. A substantial series of checks was carried out to ensure the quality of the data and documentation. Firstly, checks were made that the number of cases and variables matched the depositor's records. Secondly, logical checks were performed on a sample of the remaining nominal (categorical) variables to ensure they had values within the range defined (either by value labels or in the depositor's documentation). Thirdly, any data or documentation that breached confidentiality rules were altered or suppressed to preserve anonymity.

Data conversion information

From January 2003 onwards, almost all data conversions have been performed using software developed by the UK Data Archive. This enables standardisation of the conversion methods and ensures optimal data quality. In addition to its own data processing/conversion code, this software uses the SPSS and StatTransfer command processors to perform certain format translations. Although data conversion is automated, all data files are also subject to visual inspection by a member of the Archivist's Data Services team.

With some format conversions, data, and more especially internal metadata (i.e. variable labels, value labels, missing value definitions, data type information), will inevitably be lost or truncated owing to the differential limits of the proprietary formats. A UK Data Archive Data Dictionary file (generally in Rich Text Format (RTF)) is usually provided for each data file, enabling viewing and searching of the internal metadata as it existed in the originating format. These files are called: [data file name]_UKDA_Data_Dictionary.rtf

Access policy

Contacts
Name URL
UK Data Service Link
Access conditions
Licensed Datasets: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/get-data/how-to-access/conditions or further information.

Acknowledgement: The depositor has supplied the following text for users as an example of the acknowledgement that should be used in publications resulting from use of the Young Lives study: "The data used in this publication come from Young Lives, a 15-year survey investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam, based at the University of Oxford. Young Lives is core funded by the UK Department for International Development. The views expressed here are those of the author(s). They are not necessarily those of the Young Lives project, the University of Oxford, DFID or other funders."
Restrictions
The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href=http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/get-data/how-to-access/conditions.aspx>terms and conditions of access</a> for further information.
Citation requirements
All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of data citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for citation indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The citation for this data collection is:
Boyden, J., Woldehanna, T., Galab, S., Sanchez, A., Penny, M., Duc, L.T. (2016). Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014. [data collection]. UK Data Service. SN: 7931, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7931-1.
Access authority
Name URL
UK Data Service Link
Location of Data Collection
UK Data Service
Archive where study is originally stored
UK Data Archive

Cost: None

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the data collections, nor the UK Data Archive, nor the UK Data Service bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.
File last updated: 6 April 2016
Copyright
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_WLD_2013-2014_YLSCP-R4_v02_M_WB
Producers
Name Role
UK Data Service Metadata Preparation
Date of Metadata Production
2016-06-06
DDI Document version
DDI Document - Version 02 - (04/21/21)
This version is identical to DDI_WLD_2013-2014_YLSCP-R4_v01_M_WB but country field has been updated to capture all the countries covered by survey.

Version 02 (June 2016). Initial version of the DDI (DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 7931) was done by UK Data Service in April, 2016.
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