Engl. transl.: KEY FINDINGS: COHORT ’08 AT 9 YEARS OLD- Growing up Ireland

This Key Findings report is the first in a series on the lives of these children at 9 years of age. It focuses on the lives and circumstances of these 9-year-olds in post-recession Ireland, the financial situation of their families and changes in family structure over time. It also looks at the relationship with grandparents, out-of-school care for the children and the contribution the children make to family chores. For some outcomes, findings on the 9-year-olds of Cohort ’08 are contrasted with those of the earlier Cohort ’98. There are important differences between the two cohorts at 9 years old, apart from being born a decade apart. The main difference is that the children in the ‘08 cohort at 9 years old have been living in Ireland since they were 9 months old. The cohort does not include children who had moved to Ireland when they were older than 9 months; or children whose families had dropped out of the study since they were 9 months old. Cohort ’98, on the other hand, was recruited at 9 years old and represents all 9-year olds living in Ireland at the time they were recruited in 2007/08.

"This Key Findings report is the first in a series on the lives of these children at 9 years of age. It focuses on the lives and circumstances of these 9-year-olds in post-recession Ireland, the financial situation of their families and changes in family structure over time. It also looks at the relationship with grandparents, out-of-school care for the children and the contribution the children make to family chores. For some outcomes, findings on the 9-year-olds of Cohort ’08 are contrasted with those of the earlier Cohort ’98. There are important differences between the two cohorts at 9 years old, apart from being born a decade apart. The main difference is that the children in the ‘08 cohort at 9 years old have been living in Ireland since they were 9 months old. The cohort does not include children who had moved to Ireland when they were older than 9 months; or children whose families had dropped out of the study since they were 9 months old. Cohort ’98, on the other hand, was recruited at 9 years old and represents all 9-year olds living in Ireland at the time they were recruited in 2007/08"