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An Evaluation of International Surveys of Children

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  • Dominic Richardson

    (OECD)

  • Nabil Ali

    (OECD)

Abstract

This report evaluates sources of international child well-being data to assess their suitability for supplementing national and transnational data sources to inform policy. The review of the leading surveys of children (and surveys of households with children) summarises the information available from these sources and, as importantly, identifies the gaps in measuring child well-being outcomes not covered by data from these sources. The report then undertakes an in-depth evaluation of possible systematic bias in the underlying survey population to provide confidence in the reliability of outcomes measured from these international surveys. Based on the overall evaluation, the report concludes with recommendations for the use and improvement of international surveys for monitoring child well-being. Ce rapport est une évaluation des sources de données internationales sur le bien-être des enfants. Il a pour objet de voir dans quelle mesure ces sources peuvent être utilisées en complément des sources nationales et transnationales pour éclairer les politiques publiques. Il commence par examiner les principales enquêtes sur les enfants (ainsi que sur les ménages avec enfants) afin d’inventorier les données qu’elles contiennent et surtout, de recenser les éléments du bien-être des enfants qui ne sont pas couverts par ces sources. Vient ensuite une évaluation approfondie des éventuels biais systématiques de la population observée dans ces enquêtes, ce qui permet d’évaluer la fiabilité des éléments mesurés dans ces études internationales. En conclusion, le rapport donne des recommandations, établies en fonction de l’évaluation globale, pour l’utilisation et l’amélioration des études internationales utilisées dans le cadre du suivi du bien-être des enfants.

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  • Dominic Richardson & Nabil Ali, 2014. "An Evaluation of International Surveys of Children," OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers 146, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:elsaab:146-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jxzmjrqvntf-en
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    1. Mariya Stoilova & Sonia Livingstone & Daniel Kardefelt-Winther, 2016. "Global Kids Online: researching children's rights globally in the digital age," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 69962, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    2. Maja Tadić Vujčić & Andreja Brajša-Žganec & Renata Franc, 2019. "Children and Young Peoples’ Views on Well-Being: A Qualitative Study," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 12(3), pages 791-819, June.
    3. Albino Prada & Patricio Sanchez-Fernandez, 2021. "World Child Well-Being Index: A Multidimensional Perspective," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 14(6), pages 2119-2144, December.
    4. Zlata Bruckauf & Yekaterina Chzhen & UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2016. "Education for All? Measuring inequality of educational outcomes among 15-year-olds across 39 industrialized nations," Papers inwopa843, Innocenti Working Papers.
    5. Melissa Lopez Reyes, 2019. "Cultural Moderators of the Influence of Environmental Affordances and Provisions on Children’s Subjective Well-Being," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 12(1), pages 71-98, February.

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    Keywords

    child well-being; child well-being data and indicators; child well-being surveys;
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    JEL classification:

    • C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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