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| What does the study involve? If you have been chosen to take part in the Growing Up in Scotland Study your name and address is given to an interviewer from the Scottish Centre for Social Research who will get in touch with you. We will contact you for the first time when your child is about 10 months old (if you are in the babies' study) or nearly three years old (for the children's study). The interview will take place at your home at a time convenient to you. Interviews will last for about an hour and will involve some questions which the interviewer will ask you. He or she will then enter your answers into their portable computer. Taking part is very straightforward and the interviewer will be able to help you with any problems you have as well as answer any questions. An important part of the Growing Up in Scotland Study is that it is longitudinal. This means that we follow every family each year to see how people's circumstances change. This makes the study unique as it provides the Government with information on how family life is changing over time and the effect that different policies are actually having on people's lives. This makes it especially important that the families we have selected continue to take part every year. If families are unable to take part, we lose important data on whether their circumstances have got better or worse, or whether they feel local services have improved. As a result, the Government has less information about how its policies are working for everyone. Being part of the Growing Up in Scotland Study is a relatively small commitment. Once the interview is completed, we will not need to speak to you again for another year. However, if your contact details (address, telephone number) change over the course of the year, we would be extremely grateful if you could let us know - see this page for details
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