Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristic | N | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Australia | 15 | 50% |
| USA | 6 | 20% | |
| UK | 5 | 17% | |
| Denmark | 2 | 7% | |
| Sweden | 2 | 7% | |
| Research Area | Child Protection | 9 | 30% |
| Drugs & Alcohol | 6 | 20% | |
| Mental Health | 6 | 20% | |
| Education | 5 | 17% | |
| Domestic Violence | 2 | 7% | |
| Health Insurance | 2 | 7% | |
| Population group | Child protection Contact | 24 | 80% |
| Out-of-home care | 6 | 20% | |
| Linkage Method | Deterministic | 17 | 57% |
| Probabilistic | 2 | 7% | |
| Deterministic & Probabilistic | 2 | 7% | |
| Not reported | 9 | 30% | |
| Admin datasets | 1 | 25 | 83% |
| >1 | 5 | 17% | |
| Name of Longitudinal Study | The Mater-University Study of pregnancy (MUSP) | 14 | 47% |
| Alaska Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) | 5 | 17% | |
| The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) | 5 | 17% | |
| Danish longitudinal survey of children (DALSC) | 5 | 17% | |
| Swedish longitudinal Evaluation Through Follow-up (ETF) project | 2 | 7% | |
| National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) | 2 | 7% | |