This is an initial report on the second wave of the Children’s Worlds survey - a major new international study of children’s lives and well-being. This wave of the survey, funded by the Jacobs Foundation, has so far gathered data from over 53,000 children aged around 8, 10 and 12 years old in 15 countries across four continents. This report presents findings from over 30,000 children aged 10 to 12 and provides new comparative insights into the context of children’s lives, how children spend their time and how they feel about their lives.
This introductory chapter provides a brief overview of the development of the Children’s Worlds project and describes the purpose and content of the report.