Current activities

·       The pilot survey

The pilot survey brought together the 4 partner countries that participated in the testing of the questionnaires (Croatia, Ireland, Finland and France), as well as Slovenia, in order to test the content and structure of the questionnaires, their translation and the functioning of the CAPI tools (allowing for a fully computerized questionnaire).

This pilot took place between March and May 2023.
51 interviewers throughout France were recruited and trained in the 3 survey questionnaires

In total, they were able to interview :

- 230 children aged 8
- 230 parents of 8-year-olds
- 203 parents of children under one year old

·       Development of survey questionnaires

The GUIDE/EuroCohort survey includes 3 questionnaires for :

• 8 year old children
• carers of 8 year old children
• carers of newborns

They will be questioned on all aspects of children's well-being, through questions on socio-demographic and economic elements, values and opinions, health, housing conditions, elements on pregnancy, birth, education, childcare, leisure and sports activities, aspirations.

The questionnaires were finalized in November 2021 in order to conduct initial tests and to allow for subsequent adjustments.