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Structural properties of groups, 1976-1978: File 76c
No full textThis research is concerned with the development and validation of sociometric indices of the structural properties of groups. The 1976 study contained general questions about the group, its members, and the respondents' activities in relation to them. Sixteen questions were used to create interpersonal rating matrices from which sociometric measures of status differentiation, bias differentiation, status-bias concordance and differential mutuality were constructed. Scale analysis of 36 questions gave homogeneous and distinct scales of member heterogeneity, rejection of group, and permeability. In the 1977 study, six structural properties - consensus, role differentiation, fragmentation, status differentiation, solidarity and permeability - were measured by quantitative sociometric procedures. Consensus was measured in two ways: by means of an open question and with 28 statements about desirable behaviours. Two questions were used to determine role differentiation, four questions for fragmentation, five questions for status differentiation and two questions for solidarity. A second instrument containing statements that described the group directly on these five structural properties, among other characteristics, was administered both to group member and to outside informants. An index of permeability was determined by the rate of membership turnover reported by members for the previous year. Groups in the 1978-79 study were given an abbreviated form of the 1977 questionnaire to allow differences among group types to be examined
Canberra population survey, September - October 1978
No full textIn this omnibus survey, topics investigated were dwelling and household characteristics; occurrence of disability in household members; employment history and conditions; life satisfaction; attitudes to and knowledge and personal experience of cancer; opinions on political leaders, the world economy, ACT self-government, and marijuana and its legalisation. Voting intentions in a federal election and the use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs, including patent medicines, were also examined. The drug questions were asked using a randomised response technique. Background variables are age, sex, marital status, birthplace, and residence in Australia for the workforce data, and educational level and income for the individual data
Graduate Destinations Survey, 1976
No full textThe aim of the Graduate Careers Council of Australia's annual Graduate Destination Survey is to collect information about the activities of Australia's higher education graduates after the completion of their degree. The survey was begun in 1974 and has been conducted annually since then. This particular file reflects the 1976 data. The target population for the survey is graduates who had completed requirements for higher education qualifications in the previous calendar year, including graduates residing overseas and international students. The survey variables can be broadly categorised into three areas of investigation: Course, Employment and Further study. Course variables include level of qualification attained; field of study; attendance; length of time taken to complete the course; and employer support, if applicable, during the course. Employment variables include employment status at census date; whether employed full-time or part-time; whether a short-term or permanent employee; occupation at census date; annual salary; and length of service. Further study variables include level of current qualification; field of study; attendance; date of course commencement; and institution attended. Background variables include age, sex, residency status, home state, disability, non-english speaking background, first educational qualification after leaving school, and highest educational qualification prior to undertaking the course
Australian Election Study, Longitudinal Panel Data (2016-2019)
No full textThis dataset contains the linked panel component of AES voter surveys for 2016 and 2019. The 2019 wave of the Australian Election Study is the first in the AES series to invited respondents back to complete another wave of the survey. It is also the first panel survey concerned with political behaviour conducted in Australia since the 1967-69 Australian National Political Attitudes Surveys.
This data file includes the responses to the questions from 2016 that were repeated in 2019. To access the full 2019 AES voter survey please go to the 'Australian Election Study, 2019' dataset (doi:10.26193/KMAMMW).
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Some demographic and verbatim response variables have been confidentialised. To access the restricted panel dataset please contact ADA.
There are two versions of the data files for the AES panel. One is a 'wide' file. In the wide file each row is a respondent with the same ID and there are separate columns for 2016 and 2019 versions of the same question. The other is a 'long' file. In the long file each row is a respondent-year and 2016 and 2019 questions have been merged.
08-04-2020 - The data file previously contained 154 respondents who could not be verified as the same person between the 2016 and 2019 waves. The data has been updated to remove these respondents from the data file
Issues in Multicultural Australia, 1988: Sample born in Malta, Vietnam or Lebanon: File_90
No full textAs part of the wider study of Issues in Multicultural Australia, a survey of adults resident in Australia and born in Malta, Vietnam or Lebanon was conducted. This survey provided supplementary data to that obtained in four other surveys: a general sample of the population; a sample of non-English speaking born immigrants (the NESB sample); persons born in Australia whose father or mother was born in a non-English speaking country (the second generation sample); and persons who migrated to Australia since July 1981 from non-English speaking countries (the new arrivals sample). The general aims of this study are: to examine multiculturalism as a policy, through the experience of Australians; as a set of beliefs, through their attitudes; and as an aspect of cultural maintenance, through their perceptions. The survey concentrates on three broad themes. First, it examines the attitudes of the Australian and overseas born towards multiculturalism, focussing in particular on views about the maintenance of customs, ways of life and patterns of behaviour among immigrants. Second, the barriers which exist to providing full access and equity to overseas born groups are analysed, principally in the fields of education, jobs and in the provision of general health and welfare programmes and services. Third, the study looks at levels of participation in the social and political spheres in community, cultural and work related organisations, and in the use of the political process to remedy problems and grievances. Separate sections of the questionnaire deal with the respondent's background - country of birth and parents' country of birth, father's occupation and educational level; language - English language ability, languages spoken, use of own language; ethnicity - identification with ethnic groups, government aid to such groups, religious observance; education - school leaving age, qualifications obtained, recognition of overseas qualifications, transition to employment; current job - job status, occupation, industry, working conditions, trade union membership, gross income, problems looking for work; spouse - country of birth, education and qualifications, occupation and industry, income and income sources; immigration - attitudes to immigration policy, opportunities for immigrants, social distance from various ethnic groups, and attitudes to authority; family and social networks - numbers of children, siblings in Australia, numbers of close friends in Australia, neighbours; citizenship - citizenship status, participation in political matters and interest in politics; trust in government; and multiculturalism - views on what multiculturalism means, and its importance to Australian society
The Australian Housing Conditions Dataset
No full textWe don't know enough about the condition of Australia’s housing. In the nearly two decades since the last Australian Housing Survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics there have been significant changes in the housing system. The Australian Housing Conditions Dataset (AHCD) responds to a pressing need for a reliable and up-to-date housing conditions data infrastructure. This initial wave is focused on New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, however additional work to build upon, adapt and apply the AHCD research protocols to different population groups and locations is encouraged.
The AHCD provides: an infrastructure of tools, data and protocols for Australian researchers and policy makers; a foundation for evidence-informed research on Australia's housing conditions; and essential evidence required to address the real and chronic housing needs of vulnerable Australians, and maximise social and economic participation in society.
The AHCD project is funded by the Australian Research Council and The University of Adelaide, in partnership with The University of South Australia, The University of Melbourne, RMIT University, Swinburne University of Technology and The University of New South Wales. The project is led by Associate Professor Emma Baker at The University of Adelaide
Graduate employers survey, Australia, 1989
No full textThe aim of this survey was to gather information on the demand for graduates among employers, focussing particularly on disciplines and skills required. Over 200 employers, who together employed more than 2500 graduates in 1988 and 1989, took part in the survey. Topics covered include: place of recruitment; numbers of recruits; qualifications of recruits and discipline studied; starting salary of recruits in each discipline and for each qualification; salary benefits given to recruits; attributes used to assess quality of graduates; availability of graduates in each discipline; predicted proportion of graduates from each discipline for 1990; time of year offers of employment are made for each discipline; recruiting procedures used and their effectiveness; training and for each discipline; recruiting procedures used and their effectiveness; training and development programs offered to new graduates; skills necessary for career progression; proportion of current graduate recruits expected to remain with employer; major reasons for resignations. Background variables include : total number of employees, type of organisation; present and future financial contributions to higher education of employees
Naturalisation records - South Australia, 1838-1870: File org
No full textSouth Australian naturalisation certificates, 1838-1870, and memorials were transcribed onto magnetic tape in order to facilitate analysis by social historians. Variables include naturalisation certificate number, name, place of residence in Australia, occupation, age, duration of stay in Australia, date of naturalisation certificate, date of confirmation and town and country of origin
General practice evaluation: content of consultations, 1991
No full textThis data was collected as part of the development of an instrument for mapping the content of general practice consultations. Consultation mapping is a method of systematic observation, borrowed from the behavioural sciences. A consultation map may be described as a two-dimensional representation of activity occurring during a consultation, over a length of time. In order to create a consultation map, large segments of conversation, short sentences, single words or periods of dialogue are categorised according to the type of communication taking place. This study employs ten different categories of communication: (1) current problems, nature and history; (2) Patient ideas; (3) Patient concerns; (4) Patient expectations; (5) Ongoing problems; (6) Health promotion/illness prevention; (7) Explanation to patient; (8) Involving patient in management; (9) Action taken; (10) Social/neutral. The data consist of minute-by-minute information about which of the ten categories of communication occurred, in each of thirty consultations
Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia 1975-1981: six-monthly detailed tables: File a79
No full textStatistics of overseas arrivals in, and departures from, Australia are collected by means of the Incoming and Outgoing Passenger cards completed by all travellers. As well as being used for statistical purposes, the information collected is used by the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs for administrative purposes. Data is made available on a six-monthly basis, in matrix format, from the beginning of 1975 to the end of 1981, and relates to the number of movements in a specified time, rather than the number of travellers (i.e. the multiple movements of individual persons within the time period are each counted separately). Information collected includes category of travel, duration of stay, country of birth, citizenship, dis/embarkation, as well as age, marital status and sex, and occupation