B1369 - Multiple Risk Behaviours in Adolescence association of outcomes at age 18 and risk behaviours at age 16 - 24/05/2012
We are requesting access to the age data on these variables at age 17-19 in order to undertake initial descriptive analyses of the all of outcomes at this age, followed by more complex analyses exploring the extent to which and ways in which these outcomes are associated with clusters of risk behaviours at age 15/16 identified using latent class analysis. Adjustment for missing data will be undertaken using multiple imputation techniques. The work is being undertaken as part of the DECIPHer programme of work on multiple risk behaviours in adolescence. The work is directed by a multi disciplinary group of researchers, led by Prof Rona Campbell and Prof Matt Hickman, with involvement from Dr Ruth Kipping, Dr Jon Heron and Dr Michele Smith. Dr Michele Smith will undertake the descriptive analysis and Dr Jon Heron will undertake the latent class analysis. Michele Smith is supported by Jon Heron and hence there is no need to incur the time (and therefore costs) of a data buddy to facilitate the use of the data.