5.4 Summary of Continuing Topics

The table below lists the continuing topics in the areas of family context that are

recommended for continuation for Cohort 24 at 3 years. Their scoring against the

five core criteria is also provided. Note that subtopics which were included in both

Cohort 24 at 9 months and Cohort 08 at 3 years – even if not the same actual

questions – are weighted as ‘2’ under the heading of ‘longitudinal/cross-cohort

consistency’. If a topic appeared in just one of the source questionnaires – that is,

offering either a longitudinal or a cross-cohort comparison but not both – it is scored

as ‘1’. In a small number of cases, if the topic featured in both waves but the

measurement was very different then a score of 1 on the consistency criterion was

recorded.

For ease of reading, the scores against the supporting criteria (e.g. being age

appropriate) are not included; but most topics will have achieved maximum marks on

these.

Table 5.1: Summary of proposed continuing topics in the area of family context, including presence at previous waves of GUI and scoring on core criteria for inclusion

TopicSubtopicC’24 at 9mthsC’08 at 3yrsCaptures key domainPolicy- relevantAge / stage appropriateNot collected elsewhereLongitudinal / cross-cohort consistency
Parent socio-dem characteristicsEthnicityYesYes22202
ReligionYesYes22202
Parental educationYesYes22202
Language spoken in the homeYesYes22202
English fluencyYesYes22222
LiteracyYesYes22222
Parent citizenship and country of birthYesYes22202
Time spent in other countriesYesNo22221
Child citizenshipYesNo22201
Parent contact with CJSContact with Criminal Justice System (CJS)YesYes22212
Parental PESPrincipal Economic Status (PES)YesYes22212
Details of current or most recent jobYesYes22222
Blended workYesNo22221
Spouse/partner occupationYesYes22222
Reasons for not workingNoYes22221
Use of leaveAny leaveYesNo22221
Returning to work after birth of Study ChildYesYes22222
Details on use of variety of leaveYesNo22221
TopicSubtopicC’24 at 9mthsC’08 at 3yrsCaptures key domainPolicy- relevantAge / stage appropriateNot collected elsewhereLongitudinal / cross-cohort consistency
Difficulties taking leaveYesNo22221
Flexible workingYesNo22221
Childcare as barrier to participationYesYes22222
Attitudes to work as a parentEffects of being working parentYesNo22221
Work-life balanceYesYes22222
Household (hsd) compositionBasic details of each person in hsdYesYes22202
Siblings outside the hsdNoYes22221
Changes to hsd gridReason for person leavingNoYes22221
Date person leftNoYes22221
HousingType and occupancyYesYes22212
Housing tenureYesNo22221
Housing costsYesNo22221
Housing qualityYesYes22212
Access to outdoor spaceYesYes22222
Future plansYesNo22221
NeighbourhoodQuality of environmentYesNo22221
Outdoor facilitiesYesNo22221
Safety of/integration into neighbourhoodYesYes22222
Services available locallyYesNo22221
TopicSubtopicC’24 at 9mthsC’08 at 3yrsCaptures key domainPolicy- relevantAge / stage appropriateNot collected elsewhereLongitudinal / cross-cohort consistency
Family and friends nearbyYesNo22221
Availability of someone to mind child informallyYesNo22221
Length living in areaNoYes22221
Intention to stay in IrelandNoYes22221
TransportTransport usedYesNo22221
Access to a carYesYes22222
Access to public transportYesNo22221
Barriers to using public transportYesNo22221
Barriers to walkingYesNo22221
Barriers to cyclingYesNo22221
Household incomeEarningsLinkage onlyYes22202
Social welfare receipt via data linkageLinkage onlyYes22202
Financial well-beingMaterial deprivation; EU SILCYesYes22212
SavingsYesNo22221
Financial strainYesYes22222
Income requirementsYesNo22221
Food insecurityYesNo22221

Parent socio-demographic characteristics

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