Families of 9-month- old babies are being invited to take part in the new Growing up in Ireland (GUI) cohort.
The new baby cohort will be known as Cohort ’24. This is the first time in 16 years that GUI is inviting families with new babies to take part. The CSO is conducting the survey and is asking 15,000-16,000 randomly sampled families from all over the country who have a 9-month-old baby to take part in this major national survey.
Further information on GUI Cohort ’24 can be found on the CSO website here.
Cohort ’08 are turning 17 years old
If you have been invited to take part in the pilot for Cohort 08 at age 17/18, you can find more information about what is involved on the CSO website here.
What findings have come out of the Growing Up in Ireland study?
- You can view all official publications from Growing Up in Ireland.
- Infographics summarizing the study’s policy impact and quotes from politicians, policy makers and researchers on the value of Growing Up in Ireland are also available.
- You can view infographic summaries of recent reports here.
- You can view all papers presented at the Growing Up in Ireland conferences.
- To find out more about the history and impact of Growing Up in Ireland please find here a presentation by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
- You can find a list of external publications using Growing Up in Ireland data.
- You can follow us on social media to keep up to date with the latest releases and facts from the study. We’re on Twitter and Instagram.
How to contact the Study Team to tell us you’ve moved or to get more information?
Please email us at CSOTakePart@cso.ie or telephone us at 021 453 511.
More information on participating in GUI surveys is available on the CSO website.
Participant Information Leaflets for completed waves
Participants’ information leaflets can be downloaded by following the links to the relevant cohort below. Note that Cohort ’98 are those children who were first interviewed at age 9 years, and Cohort ’08 are those who were first interviewed at 9 months.
Data Confidentiality
All information provided as part of Growing Up in Ireland are treated as strictly confidential. The study is carried out under the Statistics Act (1993) – this makes it an offence to use the data for anything other than research purposes or to attempt to identify individuals. Researchers seeking to use Growing Up in Ireland anonymised data must agree to these conditions and abide by any other conditions, such as relating to data security, as set out by the Central Statistics Office, DCEDIY, ISSDA, the GUI Study Team or related bodies.
What is meant by data archiving?
The Growing Up in Ireland team use the data collected on the questionnaires to prepare various types of publications which are commissioned by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
In addition a fully-anonymised set of data are made available to other researchers via the Irish Social Sciences Data Archive (ISSDA). The anonymisation process means that – in addition to the removal of contact details, dates of birth, names, occupation details and so on – other changes are made to either summarise or remove particular questions that only apply to smaller number of individuals. Furthermore, most questions which refer to what would typically be considered ‘sensitive’ information are removed from the deposited file entirely. Only bona fide researchers are allowed to use Growing Up in Ireland data and they cannot be used for commercial purposes. Making the anonymised Growing Up in Ireland data available to more researchers increases the usefulness of this important national resource. You can see examples of work published by external researchers here.
In a small number of cases, the Central Statistics Office may, at its discretion, approve external researchers to have access to a more detailed, but still anonymised version of the datafile (called an RMF). Approval for use of this more detailed file is subject to strict data security requirements and the appointment of these external researchers as Officers of Statistics by the Central Statistics Office.
Any researcher who is granted access to the anonymised datafiles undertakes to abide by the data confidentiality rules as outlined above. Failure to do so may be treated as a criminal offence.
Further information on applying for Growing Up in Ireland data is available here.
Privacy Statement
The survey participant privacy statement is currently being revised. The updated statement will be added here soon.
Who manages the study?
Growing Up in Ireland is funded by the Irish Government and sponsored by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY).
The study is managed by DCEDIY in association with the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO is responsible for Growing Up in Ireland data and carries out the Growing Up in Ireland surveys. DCEDIY is responsible for the research and policy aspects of Growing Up in Ireland. This is a collaborative model for Growing Up in Ireland that builds on and maximizes the use of the expertise and remit of each organisation, ensuring the data are used to improve the lives of children and young people.
To find out more about the two organisations, you can visit their home pages:
