This report summarises the experience of the pilot fieldwork with the Growing Up in Ireland Cohort
’08 (formerly the Infant Cohort) at 9 years of age. This wave represents the fifth survey for this
cohort who were first interviewed at age 9 months – and subsequently surveyed at 3, 5 and 7/8
years. It is also the first time that the younger cohort has reached an age where there was also data
collection for Cohort ’98 (formerly the Child Cohort). The report is intended to inform data-users of
the role played by the pilot process in informing the final instrumentation and procedures for the
main phase of data collection
