Data User Guide
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| Date | Version | Update | Suggested citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | 1.0 | Original release of Data User Guide for Wave 1. | Currier, D., Koelmeyer, R., Spittal, M. J., Gordon, I., English, D., Gurrin, L., Carlin, J., Sahabandu, S., & Pirkis, J. (2015) Ten to Men - Data User Manual (Version 1). Melbourne: The University of Melbourne. |
| December 2017 | 2.0 | Original release of Data User Guide for Wave 1 and Wave 2. | Currier, D., Koelmeyer, R., Spittal, M. J., Gordon, I., English, D., Gurrin, L., Carlin, J., Sahabandu, S., & Pirkis, J. (2015) Ten to Men - Data User Manual (Version 2). Melbourne: The University of Melbourne. |
| September 2019 | 3.0 | Updated Data User Guide for Release 2.1, Wave 1 and Wave 2. | Bandara, D., Howell, L., Silbert, M., Mohal, J., Garrard, B., & Daraganova, G. (2019). Ten to Men: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health - Data User Guide, Version 3.0, September 2019. Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies. |
| September 2021 | 4.0 | Original release of Data User Guide for Wave 3. | Bandara, D., Howell, L., Silbert, M., & Daraganova, G. (2021). Ten to Men: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health - Data User Guide, Version 4.0, September 2021. Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies. |
| September 2023 | 5.0 | Original release of Data User Guide for Wave 4. | Volpe, F. Suares, M., Silbert, M., & Martin, S. (2023). Ten to Men: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health – Data User Guide, Release 4.0, (Waves 1–4). Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies. |
Acknowledgements
Ten to Men: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health is the first large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal study to focus exclusively on investigating and improving the health and wellbeing of males in Australia. It is also the largest longitudinal study of male health in the world.
Ten to Men was commissioned and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health to inform the National Male Health Policy. The study was initially conducted by the University of Melbourne who released datasets, including data documentation, for Wave 1 and Wave 2. Roy Morgan Research undertook the data collection and initial data processing for these 2 waves.
After a competitive tender process in 2017, the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) was awarded with the responsibility to conduct Waves 3 and 4. Since then, AIFS has updated the Wave 1 and Wave 2 datasets, including data documentation.
In 2020, the study team re-evaluated and revised the survey content and methodology to enable contactless interviewing for Wave 3. New items designed to collect information on the impacts of COVID-19 and the recent effects of natural disasters were also incorporated into the revised survey. The online survey went live at the end of July 2020, with data collection concluding in February 2021.
Minimal changes, both in terms of the survey content and the data collection method, occurred between Wave 3 and Wave 4. The Wave 4 online survey data collection period was from August 2022 to December 2022.
The Social Research Centre (SRC), in collaboration with Ipsos, was contracted to undertake the fieldwork component for Waves 3 and 4 of the study.
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Volpe, F. Suares, M., Silbert, M., & Martin, S. (2023). Ten to Men: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health – Data User Guide, Release 4.0, (Waves 1–4). Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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