Young in Norway
The Young in Norway study follows a cohort of over 12,000 adolescents from Norway throughout adolescence into adulthood. Participants were recruited across 67 different junior and senior high schools in Norway from grades 7-12, with each grade being equally represented in the sample.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
12,287 (participants)
Age at first data collection
12 - 20 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1992
Primary Institutions
Oslo Metropolitan University (Oslomet – storbyuniversitetet, OsloMet)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Research Council of Norway (Norges forskningsråd)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Employer data
- Healthcare data
- Other government data
- Police & judicial system data
Engagement
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