On the back end each country has a data manager who collates, enters and manages these data. They update any contact information and keep records of new addresses of the children. They code according to the children’s movement history across sites and across rounds in order to predict movement of children in the future.
In addition to the above, the country teams must predict situations our children will be in at the age we are planning to visit them. For instance, will a large portion of our female ‘children’ be greece rcs data married at 21yrs? And will their in-laws continue to support their involvement in Young Lives? Will the boys be enrolled in national service and if so, can we still visit them during data collection? Do they migrate for work? Is this work full time or seasonal? Are they at school? Did they move with their families, alone or with friends?
Find out information on how we manage and plan our field work and here for more information on our tracking processes.
The Young Lives datasets from the first three rounds of household and child surveys are publicly archived and available to download from the UK Data Service, along with the documentation and questionnaires for each survey round. We completed fieldwork for the Round 4 survey in early 2014 and have released preliminary findings. Following data cleaning, we expect to archive the data in early 2016. The UK Data Service has developed a Study Guide for Young Lives which acts as an entry point for the data.