Data fact sheets

Our fact sheets provide information about the constructs and measures which have been used during data collection to understand the lives of children growing up in Aotearoa New Zealand. They also describe how the data can be used to contribute to policy and they offer ideas for research using Growing Up in New Zealand data.

Learning and Development | Fact sheet | November 2023

Growing Up in New Zealand can provide robust contemporary evidence on a range of topics related to learning and development including parental expectations, student engagement and academic performance. At the 12-year data collection wave information was gathered about the young people from their class teachers, their parents and the young people themselves, giving an additional perspective not previously available.

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Food security and nutrition | Fact sheet | November 2023

This fact sheet provides an overview of the food security and nutrition constructs that Growing Up in New Zealand has collected at each data collection wave, with some examples from our questionnaires.

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Family Wellbeing | Fact sheet | November 2023

The study collects data on measures of parenting and the family environment as well as constructs related to family wellbeing. In this fact sheet you can see an overview of parenting and family constructs that Growing Up in New Zealand has collected at each data collection wave, with some examples of items from our questionnaires.

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Housing and communities | Fact sheet | August 2023

Our study can be used to provide contemporary evidence on a variety of topics related to children’s housing and community context. This fact sheet provides an overview of a range of housing and community indicators, as well as factors that contribute to a child’s housing context which are measured by Growing Up in New Zealand.

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Mental wellbeing | Fact sheet | August 2023

The study measures both mental wellbeing outcomes as well as factors in a child's environment that may contribute to their mental wellbeing. Learn about how our data can be used, and what datasets are available.

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Material wellbeing | Fact sheet | August 2023

Growing Up in New Zealand collects data on measures of child poverty and material wellbeing, as well as child health outcomes that may be affected by material wellbeing. Learn more in our fact sheet.

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Child health | Fact sheet | August 2023

Growing Up in New Zealand measures child health outcomes, access to health services and parental health as well as other factors that may contribute to child health.

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Stepping into adolescence: Emerging autonomy and independence - Now We Are Twelve | Extended fact sheet | August 2023

At the twelve-year old data collection wave, Growing Up in New Zealand measured three constructs that relate to young people’s autonomy. Learn more at these and find some research ideas in this fact sheet.

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Families and whānau - Now We Are Twelve | Extended fact sheet | August 2023

This fact sheet presents a snapshot of the parents, families, whānau and household composition of young people in Aotearoa, New Zealand, at twelve years of age. It also describes the constructs measured which relate to young people’s families and whanau.

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