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Welcome to LSAC News |
In this edition, access data tips, data updates and find out about our fieldwork. Plus don’t miss out on securing your early bird tickets to the AIFS Conference (and the pre conference data user workshop) and preview some of our upcoming publications. |
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Fieldwork update |
Fieldwork for LSAC Wave 10 is well under way! For this wave we are collecting data in two sample releases: Sample release 1: contained 60% of the young people sample and their parents, ran from late September to mid December 2023. Sample release 2: contains 40% of the young people sample and their parents, began in early February 2024 and is due to conclude this April.
After a five-year break from face-to-face data collection, we are excited to see LSAC return to the field! |
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Data tipsUse data linkage to strengthen your analysis Do you need more information for your LSAC analyses? AIFS' Data Linkage and Integration Authority (DLIA) can perform bespoke LSAC data linkages for users. This allows researchers to link LSAC data to a variety of measures, such as health, built environment, education and early childhood to expand the potential of your research. DLIA are happy to discuss your project and help you to navigate the application process. For more information, please get in touch with DLIA by emailing dlia@aifs.gov.au. |
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LSAC Data UpdateThe linked Medicare data files in LSAC Release 9.1C2 are currently unavailable and we are currently working with DSS to restore the data as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you and your research projects.
Other files in Release 9.1C2 are unaffected and you can download as usual. If you have access to LSAC Release 9.1C2 you will receive a notification from the DSS Longitudinal Studies Data Access team once the Medicare datasets are back online.
Thank you for your cooperation and continued support of the LSAC study. |
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Join us at the AIFS 2024 conference |
Early bird registrations are open for the AIFS Conference, 11-14 June 2024. The Conference will showcase important research, will be a catalyst for national conversations, and will chart a new course for the wellbeing of all families across Australia.
Pre conference workshops For this year's AIFS Conference we will be kicking things off with a few pre conference workshops. This will include an LSAC data user face-to-face workshop, along with workshops on trauma-informed research, and an exploration of evaluation practice in the Australian Public Service.
What will the LSAC data user workshop offer?The LSAC data user face-to-face workshop offers an excellent opportunity to learn from LSAC team members who are directly involved in its study design, survey methodology, data management, linkages, and research analysis. For more details on the pre conference workshops, click here. |
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LSAC Scientific Advisory Committee |
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) LSAC team and the Department of Social Services (DSS) recently held a successful two-day meeting with our Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC; previously known as the Consortium Advisory Group (CAG)). The SAC contributes to the planning and strategic direction of the study. We engaged in some fantastic discussions around all things data, content for wave 11 and participant engagement! |
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| We also thanked and farewelled Professor Jan Nicholson, who has retired from her position on the LSAC SAC. Jan has been instrumental in driving the success of the study for more than 20 years.
On her time with LSAC, Jan said: "Together we can be really proud of what LSAC has achieved. It was the first of the big cohort studies internationally to include dads as genuine contributors to the collection of data on their children, and from its inception LSAC findings have informed the shape of Australian policy – including paid parental leave and early childhood education provisions." |
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In the news |
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Publications using our dataCheck out the recent publications using LSAC data.
Goldilocks Days: optimising children’s time use for health and wellbeing
Dumuid et al., (2022) J Epidemiol Community Health
Drawing on data from Growing Up in Australia’s Child Health Check Point, this paper aims to describe optimal 24-hour time use for diverse physical, cognitive/academic and well-being outcomes, in a sample of children aged 11-12 years.
Differences in weight status among Australian children and adolescents from priority populations: a longitudinal study Lung et al., (2024) Int J Obes (Lond)
This study draws on data from the LSAC to identify population groups of children aged 2-19 years that are at a higher risk of being overweight and obese in childhood and adolescence. |
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Upcoming research snapshots and technical papers |
Snapshots The following snapshots are scheduled to be released in the coming year, noting that the research and topics may evolve as we progress: Effect of interparental relationships during childhood on young people’s peer and romantic relationships in early adulthood Trajectories of suicidal behaviour from adolescence to early adulthood Sexual harassment victimisation and perpetration among young people
Other publications
Event History Calendar Technical Report: A technical report on Event History Calendar (EHC) data will be published soon. The EHC data on work, careers, relationship patterns and education pathways are complex to prepare for analysis. Using employment history as an example, in this paper, we provide further information about the data and how they can be used, with a focus on how to combine the data files for analysis. |
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What would you like to see more of? |
| We are always looking for ways to better meet the needs of LSAC data users!
Tell us what you would like to see more of, or things we don’t cover currently that you think would be of interest to data users. |
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Get in touch |
Data related issuesReporting and clarifying any data-related issues, inquiries related to LSAC data products (survey data and data linkages, data dictionary, data issues paper, data frequencies, etc): datamanager@aifs.gov.au |
Survey design and media queriesReporting and clarifying queries related to questionnaire design, study questions, data collection modes, rationale, linkage, using LSAC items in research, media inquiries, ethics, technical papers, research reports: aifs-lsac@aifs.gov.au |
Data access and usageData access application, reporting issues or bugs in a data release, data use guidelines:
ada@anu.edu.au |
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