Adolescent Data Hub

Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults (UDAYA) - 2016

India
South Asia

Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA) in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh is a cross-sectional survey designed to establish the levels, patterns, and trends in the situation of younger (10–14) and older (15–19) adolescents and to assess the factors that influence the quality of transitions they make.

India
South Asia

Study Website

Adolescents: 10,000+

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2015-2016

Areas Covered: States: Uttar Pradesh; Bihar

Investigators: K.G. Santhya (Population Council); Rajib Acharya (Population Council); Neelanjana Pandey (Population Council); Ashish Kumar Gupta (Population Council); Shilpi Rampal (Population Council); Santosh Singh (Population Council); A.J. Francis Zavier (Population Council)

Funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Series:

Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA)

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

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

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Endorsement of violence against women, Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing, Treatment;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Menstrual hygiene, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Physical violence, Sexual violence;

Survey of Married Adolescent Girls in Assuit and Souhag - 2014

Data Source

Egypt
Middle East & North Africa

The Survey of Married Adolescent Girls collected cross-sectional data from married adolescent girls in Rural Assiut and Souhag to examine the sexual and reproductive health needs of married adolescent girls and to identify key contextual and cognitive factors that could mitigate or exacerbate the effects of early marriage on their sexual and reproductive health.

Egypt
Middle East & North Africa

Adolescents: 500-999

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2014

Areas Covered: Governorates: Assiut; Sohag

Investigators: Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab (Population Council)

Funders: Ford Foundation

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Physical violence, Sexual violence;

Survey of Young People - 2016

Data Source

Egypt
Middle East & North Africa

The Survey of Young People (SYPE) is a large-scale national survey covering topics related to the transition to adulthood, including education, employment, migration, health, family formation, social issues, and civic and political participation.

Egypt
Middle East & North Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 10,000+

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional; Longitudinal

Time Period: 2016; 2013-2014; 2009

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab (Population Council)

Funders: USAID; Ford Foundation; UNFPA; UNICEF; UNDP; UN Women; UN Volunteers; UNAIDS; UNESCO; WHO; Silatech; University of Tennessee

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

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

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Endorsement of violence against women, Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Menstrual hygiene, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;

China Health & Nutrition Survey - 2015

Data Source

China
East Asia & Pacific

The China Health and Nutrition Survey was designed to examine the effects of the health, nutrition, and family planning policies and programs implemented by national and local governments and to study how the social and economic transformation of Chinese society affects the health and nutritional status of its population.

China
East Asia & Pacific

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: 2015; 2011; 2009; 2006; 2004; 2000; 1997; 1993; 1991; 1989

Areas Covered: Beijing; Chongqing; Guangxi; Guizhou; Heilongjiang; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Liaoning; Shaanxi; Shandong; Shanghai; Yunnan; Zhejiang

Investigators: Shufa Du (University of North Carolina)

Funders: National Institutes of Health (NIH); University of North Carolina (Carolina Population Center); Ford Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF); National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)

Series:

Not applicable

Notes: Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

National Survey of Adolescents, Uganda - 2004

Data Source

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

The National Survey of Adolescents is a cross-sectional survey that was launched in 2004 in four Sub-Saharan African countries to provide detailed information on adolescent risk-taking and health-seeking behavior as related to HIV, STDs, and unintended pregnancy.

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

Study Website

Adolescents: 5,000-9,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2004

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Stella Neema (Makerere University); Ann Biddlecom (Guttmacher Institute); Eliya Zulu (African Population and Health Research Center)

Funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Rockefeller Foundation; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Series:

National Survey of Adolescents

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing, Treatment;

Marriage;

Physical Health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Social Networks;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;

National Survey of Adolescents, Malawi - 2004

Data Source

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2004

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Alister Munthali (University of Malawi); Ann Biddlecom (Guttmacher Institute); Eliya Zulu (African Population and Health Research Center)

Series:

National Survey of Adolescents

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing, Treatment;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;

National Survey of Adolescents, Ghana - 2004

Data Source

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2004

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Kofi Awusabo-Asare (University of Cape Coast); Ann Biddlecom (Guttmacher Institute); Eliya Zulu (African Population and Health Research Center)

Series:

National Survey of Adolescents

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing, Treatment;

Marriage;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;

National Survey of Adolescents, Burkina Faso - 2004

Data Source

Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa

Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: 5,000-9,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2004

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Christine Ouedraogo (Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population); Ann Biddlecom (Guttmacher Institute); Eliya Zulu (African Institute for Development Policy)

Series:

National Survey of Adolescents

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing, Treatment;

Marriage;

Physical Health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Social Networks;

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence, Sexual violence;

National Income Dynamics Study - 2017

Data Source

South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) was designed to collect data on various dimensions of the well-being of South Africans, including wealth creation, demographic dynamics, social heritage, the impact of life events (including positive and negative shocks), social capital and intergenerational developments; and access to cash transfers and social services.

South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2017; 2014-2015; 2012; 2010-2011; 2008

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: University of Cape Town (Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit)

Funders: The Presidency-Republic of South Africa; South Africa Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

Series:

Not applicable

Notes: Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Family/Household Structure;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Fertility;

Subjective Expectations;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence;

Mexican Family Life Survey - 2012

Data Source

Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico

The Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) is a longitudinal, multi-thematic survey representative of the Mexican population at the national, urban, rural, and regional level.

Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico

The Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) is a longitudinal, multi-thematic survey representative of the Mexican population at the national, urban, rural, and regional level.

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: 2009-2012; 2005-2006; 2002

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Graciela Teruel (Iberoamericana University); Luis Rubalcava (Center for Economic Research and Teaching); Duncan Thomas (Duke University); Elizabeth Frankenberg (University of North Carolina)

Funders: Centro de Investigaciόn y Docencia Econόmicas; Consejo Nacionalde Ciencia y Tecnologia de México; Ford Foundation; Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); Northwestern University; Mexico Secretariat of Social Development; Universidad Iberoamericana; University of California (Institute for Mexico and U.S., UC MEXUS); University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); National Bank of Mexico; Deutsche Post DHL Group (DHL); Fondo Conacyt Sedesol; Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Mexico Secretariat of Health; Duke University; Mexglobal Group; National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Science Foundation (NSF); Volaris

Series:

Not applicable

Notes: Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Request data link is for first round of survey data only. Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

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

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility;

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence;

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