The research project Growing up in Germany (short: AID:A) provides important information on living environments and circumstances of children, adolescents, young adults and their families in Germany.
The study ‘Growing up in North Rhine-Westphalia’ is a sub-survey of AID:A, which deals specifically with the conditions in NRW. This project runs under the official title ‘AID:A 2023 NRW+’. This is the study that respondents know as ‘Growing up in North Rhine-Westphalia’ from the cover letters and interviews.
The results of the study in NRW will be incorporated into the Family Report and the 12th Children and Youth Report of the state of NRW. The reports will contain analyses specifically on the situation in NRW, compare the situation in NRW with the situation in the rest of Germany and provide an empirically sound basis for political decisions. The Family Report is scheduled for publication in mid-2026, while the Children and Youth Report is due to appear at the end of 2026.
You can download the German 11th Children and Youth Report of the state of NRW, which is based on data from previous AID:A studies, here.
The AID:A studies focus on topics relating to the growing up of children, adolescents and young adults and their well-being in families. As children, adolescents and young adults are confronted with different developmental tasks depending on their age and are involved in different contexts (such as nursery, school, apprenticeship/study, work), the survey programme is adapted to suit their ages. An overview of the survey programme for ‘Growing up in North Rhine-Westphalia’ can be found hier (pdf).
In addition to questions about childcare, school/training/career, questions are also asked about sensitive and/or special categories of personal data in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 1 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These include, for example, questions about health, partnership and love, ethnic origin, political opinions, experiences of violence and discrimination as well as religious and ideological beliefs. Of course, answering each question is voluntary.
If you would like to find out more with your child about what is important for participation in a research study, you can find a 5-minute child-friendly explanation on YouTube.
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