Children and Youth Studies
Abt SRBI's long and highly respected track record in conducting and analyzing large-scale public policy studies includes research of children and adolescents. Abt SRBI credits its leadership status to highly-trained interviewers, superior sample management and the firm's reputation for respecting parental consent in sensitive surveys of children and youth issues. Some exemplary studies include:

Youth Victimization Survey: This survey was conducted for the Medical University of South Carolina and the National Institute of Justice. A national sample of 4,000 adolescents, ages 12-17,
were contacted. In addition to questions about violence and victimization, this interview included detailed questions on drug and alcohol use. The questions were sufficiently detailed to permit DSM-4 diagnosis of substance abuse and dependence.

Teen Dating Violence Study: This study was conducted for Harvard University's Injury Control Center. Interviews were scheduled with 700 adolescent girls, ages 13-18, to collect data
on violence experienced in dating situations.

New York Social Indicators Study: SRBI worked with faculty at Columbia University's School of Social Work to assess quality of life issues in New York City and the New York Metropolitan area. The research focused on child care issues, and the random sample of 2,250 informants reached children's primary caregivers.

Philadelphia Public School Students and Parents: Collaborating with faculty from the Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, Abt SRBI produced two waves of a longitudinal survey involving approximately 1,500 eighth grade Philadelphia public school students and their parents. This important and challenging study examined decision-making factors in the transition from junior high to high school.

National Survey of Child Abuse: Since 1988, Abt SRBI has conducted interviews for the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse to examine the current attitudes and experience with child abuse. This study attempts to learn about the effect of economic conditions on child abuse, whether being abused as a child is related to later involvement in juvenile or adult crime and what individuals are willing to do to prevent child abuse.