30804 - What’s new with the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study? Exploring twenty-two years of data with the data support team

Description

The Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) is the longest running birth cohort study in the US based on a national probability sample. The FFCWS provides free access for researchers to its public use data, which covers a wide range of topics for a sample of ~5000 families including a large number of Black, Hispanic, and low-income families. With the latest data release for the Year 22 study, which focuses on the focal children’s transition to young adulthood, researchers can explore a variety of topics on the health and wellbeing of the young adults, including social economic status, family formation, health and behavior, relationships, systems involvement, identity, and substance use. In addition to those topics, the study also collected data on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the young adults’ and their parents’ lives. We welcome those who are interested in learning about using the FFCWS data for the first time, and current data users who would like a deeper dive into navigating our data, as well as those who are just curious to learn more about this study. This workshop will introduce researchers to 1) a brief overview of the history and data collection of the FFCWS, including the variety of survey and activity components included in our available data; 2) an overview of our Year 22 data and the latest contextual data files; 3) a guide to the file structure, contents, and data conventions used in FFCWS including tips and advice from experts in FFCWS data support; and 4) an interactive tutorial on the contents and use of our documentation and metadata web interface. Our goals for this workshop are to provide a solid background for working with FFCWS data and to support participants as they begin variable exploration and selection relevant to their own research questions.

Sub Unit

• Workshops / Policy and Research Workshop

Presenters

• Kristin Dunham Catena, Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing

• Sabrina Laverty, Princeton University

Session Organizer

• Kristin Dunham Catena, Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing