Study Data
Discover the metadata catalogue of our study variables on Maelstrom Research's website.
Overview
Researchers interested in accessing the study data can browse All Our Families study variables on Maelstrom Research or find a quick overview below. We encourage all those who are interested to review the catalogue prior to submitting an inquiry for data access.
Perinatal surveys
Data collected between 2008-2012.
- Close relationships
- Food intake and nutrition
- Health service utilization
- Maternal mental health
- Physical health
- Pregnancy experiences
- Pregnancy history
- Prenatal care
- Pre-pregnancy history
- Social support
- Substance use
- Employment
- Food intake and nutrition
- Health service utilization
- History of abuse and neglect
- Maternal mental health
- Optimism
- Pregnancy experiences
- Prenatal care
- Social support
- Substance use
- Abuse and neglect
- Breastfeeding
- Close relationships
- Community resource use
- Employment
- Food intake and nutrition
- Health service utilization
- Labour and delivery
- Maternal mental health
- Parent-child interaction
- Parenting morale
- Parenting style
- Social support
- Substance use
Early to middle childhood surveys
Data collected between 2011-2019.
- Breastfeeding
- Child development
- Child language and communication
- Childcare arrangement
- Community resource use
- Employment
- Health service utilization
- Literacy environment
- Maternal mental health
- Neighbourhood perceptions
- Parent-child interaction
- Social support
- Substance use
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaccinations
- Child behaviour
- Child development
- Child language and communication
- Child physical health
- Childcare arrangement
- Community resource use
- Division of household labour
- Employment
- Literacy environment
- Maternal mental health
- Parent-child interaction
- Physical activity
- Screen time
- Sleep
- Social support
- Stressful life events
- Vaccinations
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Child behaviour
- Child development
- Child language and communication
- Child oral health
- Child physical health
- Childcare arrangement
- Close relationships
- Community resource use
- Food intake and nutrition
- Health conditions
- Health service utilization
- Literacy environment
- Maternal mental health
- Neighbourhood perceptions
- Parenting style
- Personality
- Physical activity
- Screen time
- Social support
- Substance use
- Vaccinations
- Child behaviour
- Child development
- Child education
- Child injury
- Child language and communication
- Child physical health
- Childcare arrangement
- Community resource use
- Employment
- Food intake and nutrition
- Health conditions
- Literacy environment
- Maternal mental health
- Parenting style
- Physical activity
- Picky eating
- Screen time
- Sleep
- Social support
- Substance use
- Vaccinations
- Child behaviour
- Child education
- Child injury
- Childcare arrangement
- Chronic pain
- Close relationships
- Community resource use
- Employment
- Food intake and nutrition
- Health conditions
- Maternal mental health
- Parent involvement in school
- Parenting style
- Personality
- Physical activity
- Relationships
- Screen time
- Sleep
- Social support
- Substance use
Adolescent and teen surveys
Data collected in 2023 and is ongoing.
- Child behaviour
- Child education
- Child injury
- Child mental health
- Chronic pain
- Close relationships
- Connections with community
- Executive functioning
- Flourishing
- Health conditions
- Life satisfaction
- Maternal mental health
- Menopause
- Neighbourhood cohesion
- Parent attachment
- Physical activity
- Screen time
- Sleep
- Social support
- Spiritual well-being
- Stressful life events
- Substance use
- Urinary incontinence
- Behaviour
- Bullying
- Chronic pain
- Climate anxiety
- Connections with adults
- Education
- Flourishing
- Health service utilization
- Mental health
- Optimism
- Parent attachment
- Peer relationships
- Physical activity
- Physical health
- Puberty
- School experiences
- Screen time
- Sleep
- Technology use
Survey development in progress.
Survey development in progress.
Local & global crisis surveys
Flood impact survey data was collected between November 2013 to April 2014.
COVID-19 impact survey data was collected between May 2020 to July 2023.
- Aid relief
- Close relationships
- Community cohesion
- Evacuation and physical impact
- Financial impact
- Maternal mental health
- Perception of flood impact
- Physical health
- Property loss or damage
- Child behaviour
- Child education
- Close relationships
- COVID-19 diagnoses
- Division of household labour
- Domestic violence
- Employment
- Financial impact
- Maternal mental health
- Parent involvement in school
- Parent-child interaction
- Perception of pandemic impact
- Physical activity
- Resilience
- School experience
- Screen time
- Sleep
- Substance use
- Vaccinations
- Behaviour
- Connections with adults
- Education
- Mental health
- Optimism
- Peer relationships
- Physical activity
- School experience
- Screen time
- Sleep
- Child behaviour
- Child education
- Close relationships
- COVID-19 diagnoses
- Division of household labour
- Domestic violence
- Financial impact
- Maternal mental health
- Optimism
- Perception of pandemic impact
- Resilience
- School experience
- Screen time
- Substance use
- Vaccinations
- Behaviour
- Bullying
- Connections with adults
- Education
- Literacy environment
- Mental health
- Optimism
- Perception of pandemic impact
- Physical activity
- School experience
- Screen time
- Sleep
- Child behaviour
- Child education
- Close relationships
- COVID-19 diagnoses
- Division of household labour
- Employment
- Financial impact
- Health service utilization
- Maternal mental health
- Perception of pandemic impact
- Resilience
- School experience
- Screen time
- Substance use
- Vaccinations
- Behaviour
- Bullying
- Chronic pain
- Connections with adults
- Education
- Literacy environment
- Mental health
- Optimism
- Perception of pandemic impact
- Physical activity
- Screen time
- Sleep
Additional study data
With consent from study participants, information from Alberta Health Services medical records was linked with questionnaire data by means of personal health numbers. Data collected from these records included:
- Breastfeeding
- Delivery mode
- Delivery provider
- Health conditions
- Labour type
- Medication
- Method of induction
- Pregnancy complications
- Pregnancy history
- Pregnancy infection
- Pregnancy outcome
- Substance use
- Neonatal information
A subgroup within the All Our Families cohort participated in the "prediction of preterm birth" component and provided blood samples during pregnancy and an umbilical cord blood sample. Participant samples are biobanked in -80 degree Celsius serums/plasmas and -20 degree Celsius PAXgene® tubes and DNA. DNA samples have been isolated and are available for analysis. Our serum and plasma samples have already been used in multiple studies by the research team.
In collaboration with the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE), the All Our Families cohort has linked environmental factors such as annual and monthly measures of air quality, UV, weather, greenness, and neighbourhood characteristics to study data.