Promotional Gifts for the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)

The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children provides gifts to study participants. The gifts are distributed to the children, parents, teachers and carers as an incentive to participate in the study. On even numbered years, approximately 27,000 gifts are required which will include a variety of products (e.g. toys, pens, etc.) that will be appropriate for different age groups. This breakdown includes:

• 5000 children, aged 10-11;
• 10,000 parents/carers
• 10,000 teachers (gifts must be able to fit in the post)
• 2000 single parents (gifts must be able to fit in the post)

In odd numbered years the number of participants is much smaller, with approximately 1500 gifts required (again including children, parents, teachers and carers).

It should be noted that from 2015 gifts for the study children will not be required and the number of gifts required on the even numbered years will be reduced to 22,000 and on the odd numbered years to 1,200.

In addition, study materials are also required, which include but are not limited to headphones, measuring tapes and pens. These study materials will total approximately 41,000 in even numbered years. These study materials will also be left in the home with study families and form part of the 'gifts'. Both the gifts and materials will most likely be generic products customised with an LSAC logo.

2013 will be the sixth round of contact with the study children and their families. Wave 1 Pre-wave was conducted in 2003 with the Main Wave in 2004. Most recently Wave 5 Pre wave was conducted in 2011 with the Main Wave conducted in 2012.