Demographics

The demographics questionnaire assesses many kinds of demographic characteristics of the child and its parents and grandparents. It includes items about the parents' birthdate, age, country of origin, language spoken at home, religion, household composition and marital status/single parenthood, living situation, and highest education.

The mid-pregnancy and 17-18 years measurement waves also assessed the demographic characteristics of grandparents, including their age, divorce, household composition, highest education, work, and economic circumstances (possessions and activities). Questions in different waves are not identical. For detailed information, please refer to the corresponding questionnaires in Generation R Wiki.

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Waves
  • Generation R

  • Early pregnancy
    •   MM
    0 months - 6 months   From 2002-01-01 to 2005-12-31
  • Mid pregnancy
    •   FF MG
    0 months - 4 months   From 2002-01-01 to 2005-12-31
  • Late pregnancy
    •   MM
    0 months - 2 months   From 2002-01-01 to 2005-12-31
  • 3 years
    •   MM
    34 months - 4.7 years   From 2005-01-01 to 2009-12-31
  • 4 years
    •   MM FF
    46 months - 6.2 years   From 2006-01-01 to 2010-12-31
  • 5-6 years
    •   MM
    4.9 - 9.1 years   From 2008-01-01 to 2012-12-31
  • 8 years
    •   MM
    7.5 - 10.8 years   From 2010-01-01 to 2014-12-31
  • 17-18 years
    •   MG
    17.0 - 18.0 years   From 2020-10-01 (ongoing)
  • Covid questionnaires
    •   PP CC
    14.8 - 18.4 years   From 2020-06-01 to 2020-10-31
    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Demographics
    Measure name Sociodemographics
    You can also access this dataset using the API (see API Docs).