Growing Up in Ireland: Cohort '98
The Growing Up in Ireland study began in 2008 with two cohorts: the '08 Cohort of 9-month-old infants (the 'Infant Cohort'), and the '98 Cohort of 9-year-old children (the 'Child Cohort'). The Child Cohort comprises a nationally representative sample of 8,500 children born in 1998 in Ireland. The children were sampled from different primary schools across the country, and are being followed approximately every 2-4 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
8,500 (participants)
Age at first data collection
9 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1998 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
9-year-olds in Republic of Ireland in 2008
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
Central Statistics Office - Ireland (An Priomh Oifig-Staidrimh, CSO)
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY)
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Trinity College Dublin
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Central Statistics Office
Department of Health and Children (now known as Department of Health)
Department of Social Protection (An Roinn Cosanta Sóisialta)
Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
