Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth (LSAY)
Wallis Consulting Group has undertaken all data collection for LSAY since 2000. Each year the participants are interviewed by telephone and answer questions related to their study, work and job search activities, volunteering, living arrangements and attitudes to a range of issues that may affect the lives of young Australians.
There are currently three cohorts of young people participating in the study. Each of them was introduced to LSAY following their participation in the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The oldest of these, is a group who were selected for the project in 2003 and are known as the Y03 group. They had their first telephone interview in 2003.
The next group became part of the project in 2006. They are known as the Y06 group and they participated in PISA in 2006. Their first telephone interview was in the latter half of 2007.
The newest recruits to the survey are the Y09 cohort members who all completed their first telephone interview in 2010 after participating in PISA in 2009
Further information about LSAY and access to previous survey reports can be obtained through the LSAY website at http://www.lsay.edu.au/
The LSAY Database
All participants in the LSAY program are encouraged to keep their contact details up to date. This can currently be done by returning the regular update sheets in the reply paid envelopes provided. It’s also easy to call the Wallis Group LSAY 1800 number, or send an email with updated contact details, or use our online form (see details below).
No details about any individual in the LSAY surveys is ever made available in LSAY reports or anywhere else.
The names and contact details for every LSAY participant are kept in a secure database at Wallis Consulting Group. These details are stored separately from the data collected during the annual interivews. Each survey member is contacted by mail prior to interviewing and given the opportunity to review and amend their details. The Wallis Group fully endorses and adheres to the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 in relation to the handling of personal information. To view notes on privacy at Wallis, click here for the Privacy Policy.
Survey participants can update their contact details by:
- contacting the Wallis Group on freecall 1800 241 271
- sending an email to lsay@wallisgroup.com.au
Or, if you have the ID number from the top right of the last letter you received from LSAY, you can use our online form