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• socioeconomic and demographic information aboutthe family—language, culture, primary carer educationand work, income and financial stress, housing andneighbourhood, child care and early education andchildren’s activities• assessment of children’s development using a range ofchild outcome measuresNew topics and questions added in wave 3 include:• additional assistance needed by child due to healthconditions• gambling• primary carer’s relationship with their partner• child’s strengths and difficulties• age appropriate physical abilities• languages spoken in the home• identity with Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups• experiences with prejudice and racism• what it means to be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander• primary carer work characteristics• financial counselling• financial stress• homelessness and housing• trust• schooling (K cohort only)• primary carer interaction with child’s schooling• activities the child likesSome series of questions are asked in alternate years ofthe two cohorts.Wave 3 fieldwork and responseWave 3 fieldworkInterviewing in wave 3 began on 8 March 2010 andfinished on 23 December 2010. Ideally, participants areinterviewed at 12 month intervals. The mean and medianlength of time between wave 2 and wave 3 interviewswas 12 months, a more preferable inter-wave gap thanthe nine to 12 month gap between wave 1 and 2 primarycarer interviews. Figure 36 shows the number of monthsbetween wave 2 and 3 interviews. Over 60 per cent ofwave 3 interviews were conducted between 10 and 14months after the wave 2 interview.Roy Morgan Research estimated that the average lengthof the interviews with the primary carer for the B and Kcohorts was 52 and 57 minutes respectively. The estimatedaverage length of the developmental assessment of thestudy child was 10 minutes for the B cohort and 19 minutesfor the K cohort.Figure 36: Lapsed time between wave 1 and 2 interviews88 Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children | Key Summary Report from Wave 3