5.5 Summary of New Topics

A number of recommendations for new topics in the family context domain arose

from the consultation process and reviews of other research. Some additional topics

that were mentioned but ultimately not selected for recommendation for inclusion

include means testing, further questions on parental labour status, and information on

community child play groups.

Both topics that were subsequently recommended for inclusion in the survey for

Cohort 24 at age 3, and those that were considered but ultimately not recommended

have been scored according to the main criteria in Table 5.2. Topics that were raised

during the consultations but are already listed under ‘continuing topics’ are not

included here.

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

appropriate) are not included; but most of the recommended new topics will have

achieved maximum marks on these.

comparable studies, scored according to the five core criteria

Table 5.2: Summary of new topics raised in the area of family context during the consultations and review of

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