Our Lives: The Social Futures and Life Pathways Project
The Our Lives Project is an ongoing longitudinal study of young people from Queensland, Australia, who began high school in 2006 when they were 12-13 years into adulthood. The sample was drawn from the 457 secondary schools in Queensland, Australia, and 213 of the 386 schools contacted participated in the study. Of the baseline sample, 4% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (n = 274), 6% were born overseas in an English-speaking background country (n = 400,) and 4% were born overseas in a non-English-speaking background country (n = 271). The cohort of students has been followed up every 2-3 years since inception with an additional survey during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
7,031 (participants)
Age at first data collection
12 - 13 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1993 - 1994 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Indigenous students and students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds in Australia.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
Australian Catholic University (ACU)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Australian Catholic University (ACU)
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Monash University
University of Queensland
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- None
Engagement
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