Young Lives (Vietnam) - 2016

East Asia & Pacific
Vietnam

Young Lives is a longitudinal study of childhood poverty following the lives of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam over 15 years. The study aims to shed light on the drivers and impacts of child poverty, and to generate evidence to help policymakers design programs that make a real difference to poor children and their families.

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2016; 2013; 2009; 2006; 2002

Areas Covered: Provinces: Phu Yen; Ben Tre; Lao Cai; Hung Yen; Da Nang

Investigators: Jo Boyden (University of Oxford); Gina Crivello (University of Oxford)

Funders: UK Department for International Development (DFID); Bernard van Leer Foundation; Irish Aid; Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Royal Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi; UNICEF; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Series:

Young Lives

Notes: Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning, School quality;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Self-reported health;

Subjective Expectations;