Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)

Technical Reports

These Technical Reports provide technical detail on issues such as sampling, the construction of weights, question wording and frequencies for the various parts of the LSAY project. Included are codebooks and questionnaires.

These technical reports are necessary background material for researchers using the data.

Sampling and Weighting of the 2003 LSAY Cohort: Technical Report No. 43
Sheldon Rothman- October 2007

Codebook: LSAY 2006 Sample of 15 Year-olds Wave 1 (2006) Technical Report No. 42
Sheldon Rothman- April 2007

Codebook: The LSAY 2003 Sample of 15 Year-olds Wave 4 (2006) Technical Report No. 41
Catherine Underwood - April 2007

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 12 (2006) Technical Report No. 40
Catherine Underwood - April 2007

Codebook: The LSAY 1998 Year 9 Sample Wave 9 (2006) Technical Report No. 39
Catherine Underwood - April 2007

The LSAY 2003 Sample of 15 Year-olds Wave 3 (2005) Technical Report No. 38
Data Dictionary (Part A) Frequencies (Part B) Questionnaire (Part C)
Catherine Underwood, Sheldon Rothman  - June 2006

Codebook: The LSAY 1998 Year 9 Sample Wave 8 (2005) Technical Report No. 37
Catherine Underwood  - May 2006

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 11 (2005) Technical Report No. 36
Catherine Underwood  - May 2006

The LSAY 2003 Sample of 15 Year-olds Wave 2 (2004) Technical Report No. 35
Data Dictionary (Part A) Frequencies (Part B) Questionnaire (Part C)
Catherine Underwood, Sheldon Rothman  - December 2005

The LSAY 2003 Sample of 15 Year-olds Wave 1 (2003) Technical Report No. 34
Data Dictionary (Part A) Frequencies (Part B) Questionnaire (Part C)
Catherine Underwood, Sheldon Rothman  - December 2005

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 10 (2004) Technical Report No. 33
Kylie Hillman  - May 2005

Codebook: The LSAY 1998 Year 9 Sample Wave 7 (2004) Technical Report No. 32
Kylie Hillman  - May 2005

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 9 (2003) Technical Report No. 31
Kylie Hillman  - May 2004

Codebook: The LSAY 1998 Year 9 Sample Wave 6 (2003) Technical Report No. 30
Kylie Hillman  - May 2004

Codebook: The LSAY 1998 Year 9 Sample Wave 5 (2002) Technical Report No. 29
Kylie Hillman  - May 2003

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 8 (2002) Technical Report No. 28
Kylie Hillman  - May 2003

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 7(2001) Technical Report No. 27
Kylie Hillman & Julie McMillan  - March 2003

Codebook: The LSAY 1998 Year 9 Sample Wave 4 (2001) Technical Report No. 26
Kylie Hillman  - June 2002

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 6 (2000) Technical Report No. 25
Kylie Hillman  - May 2001

Codebook: The LSAY 1998 Year 9 Sample Wave 3 (2000) Technical Report No. 24
Kylie Hillman  - April 2001

Codebook: The LSAY 1999 School Survey for the Y98 Cohort Technical Report No. 23
Sue Fullarton  - November 2000

Codebook: The LSAY 1998 Year 9 Sample Codebook: Wave 2 (1999) Technical Report No. 22
Nicole Fleming  - September 2000

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 5 (1999) Technical Paper No. 21
Nicole Fleming - June 2000

Codebook: The LSAY 1999 Teacher Survey for the Y98 Cohort Technical Paper No. 20 
Sue Fullarton - March 2000

Codebook: The LSAY 1998 Year 9 Sample Wave 1 (1998) Technical Paper No. 19
August 2000 (Not publicly available).

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 4 (1998) Technical Paper No. 18
Nicole Fleming - November 1999

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 3 (1997) Technical Paper No. 17
Nicole Fleming - November 1999

The Designed and Achieved Sample of the 1998 LSAY Sample Technical Paper No. 16
Mike Long, Nicole Fleming - February 2002

Weighting the 1995 Year 9 Cohort Sample for Differential Response Rates and Sample Attrition Technical Paper No. 15 
Gary Marks, Michael Long  - July 2000

The Measurement of Socioeconomic Status and Social Class in the LSAY Project Technical Paper No. 14
Gary Marks - November 1999

Codebook: The LSAY 1996 Teacher Survey Technical Paper No. 13
Stephen Lamb - October 1998

Codebook: The LSAY 1996 School Survey Technical Paper No. 12
Stephen Lamb - October 1998

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 2 (1996) Technical Paper No. 11 
November 1997 Paper copy available upon request from lsay@acer.edu.au

Item Statistics for the Reading and Numeracy Tests: 1975-1995 Technical Paper No. 10
Paper copy available upon request from lsay@acer.edu.au

Codebook: The LSAY 1995 Year 9 Sample Wave 1 (1995) Technical Paper No. 9
February 1997 

Samples and Sampling for the Y95 LSAY Cohort Technical Paper No. 8
Mike Long - April 1996

The Australian Youth Survey Description Technical Paper No. 7
April 1997
  

The 1975 Cohort Questionnaires: 1989-1996 Technical Paper No. 6
April 1997 Paper copy available upon request from lsay@acer.edu.au

The 1970 Cohort Questionnaires: 1985-1994 Technical Paper No. 5
April 1997 Paper copy available upon request from lsay@acer.edu.au 

The 1965 Cohort Questionnaires: 1981-1995 Technical Paper No 4
April 1997Paper copy available upon request from lsay@acer.edu.au 

The 1961 Cohort Questionnaires: 1975-1994 Technical Paper No. 3
April 1997 Paper copy available upon request from lsay@acer.edu.au 

Overview of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth Program 1996
Technical Paper No. 2
August 1997

Reading and Numeracy Achievement Tests: 1975-1995 Technical Paper No. 1
October 1996     Not publicly available