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The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, GENERAL RELEASE 18 (Waves 1-18)
No full textThe Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households which commenced in 2001. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS), the HILDA Survey is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. The HILDA Survey provides longitudinal data on the lives of Australian residents. Its primary objective is to support research questions falling within three broad and inter-related areas of income, labour market and family dynamics. The HILDA Survey is a household-based panel study of Australian households and, as such, it interviews all household members (15 years and over) of the selected households and then re-interviews the same people in subsequent years. This dataset is the 18th release of the HILDA data, incorporating data collected from 2001 through 2018 (Waves 1-18). The special topic module in Wave 18 is wealth, and includes questions on employment-related discrimination, updates to citizenship and permanent residency and material deprivation.
Please note that this release of the HILDA General Release is now superseded, and is available by email request only to [email protected]. For the current release, please visit https://ada.edu.au/hilda_gr_curren
Canberra Longitudinal Study
No full textThe Canberra and Queanbeyan survey of health and well-being in later life aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms, depressive disorders, cognitive impairment and dementia in older Australians. Data was collected on men and women over 70 years of age living in the community and in aged care institutions. The Draft ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria were employed to gather data and were assessed as a tool for research and use by aged care workers. Data were collected on physical health, social support, personality, mental activity and use of services
National Social Science Survey 1990 Election Panel
No full textThis survey is a panel of respondents from the National Social Science Survey 1989 survey. Respondents from that sample were recontacted after the March 1990 federal election and asked for their views on the election and related issues. Variables include a range of social background measures, asked at the time of the 1989 survey; the respondent's federal electoral division and postcode; attitudes on a variety of political issues such as government's role in the economy, privatisation, trade unions, the environment, the monarchy; feeling thermometer ratings of Australian politicians, political parties and other groups; ratings of the importance of, and preferred party on a wide range of election issues; party identification and voting behaviour; plus variables from the second international module on the role of government
Canberra population survey, September - October, 1979
No full textIn this omnibus survey, topics investigated were: opinions on conservation and nature reserves and the financing of their preservation, the role of schools, the influence of the International Year of the Child, Australia's economic situation, Australia's political leadership, family planning and the future of Canberra. Respondents were also asked about their use of drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, and voting preferences in a federal House of Representatives election. Background variables were age, sex, marital status, birthplace, and residence in Australia for the workforce data, and education, location of schooling and income for the individual data
Graduate Destination Survey, 1997
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 eduacation graduates, after the completion of their degree. The survey has been conducted annually since 1974. 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 catagorised into three areas of investigation: Course, Employment and Further study. Course variables include level of qualification attained; field of study; attendence, length of time taken to to complete course; and employer support during course. Employment variables include employment status at census date; whether employed full-time or part-time; whether a short-term of permanent employee; occupation at census date; annual salary; and length of service. Further study variables include level of current qualification; field of study; attendence; date of course commencement; and institution attended. Background variables include age and 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
Survey of the Military Profession, Australia: Stage 2, 1989/1994
No full textIn 1994 resurveying began of those who responded as officer cadets to the Survey of the Military Profession in 1989 (see SSDA study no. 577). Both those who were still serving members of the Australian Defence Force and those who had left were contacted via the respective Service Personnel areas in the Department of Defence. Different surveys were sent depending upon whether the recipient was still a serving member of the Australian Defence Force or not. Some questions are repeated from the original officer cadet survey and some questions are common to both serving and non-serving members to allow for comparisons within and between groups and over time. The original survey response data file was merged with the follow-up response data file, and therefore allows for the carry-over of certain identifying variables, eg. service and sex, as well as for comparisons over time with variables included in both the cadet survey and the follow-up, eg. those relating to women in the defence forces. Background variables include respondents' age, sex, marital status, level of education and country of birth
Tobacco smoking patterns in Australia, 1974
No full textA large representative sample of Australians aged 14 years or more was interviewed to determine current smoking rates by age and type of smoking, together with patterns of giving up smoking. Variables included the number of cigarettes smoked per day, patterns of cessation and other smoking changes in the previous two years. Brand preference was also recorded. Background variables included age, sex, country of birth, occupation, income, education and area of residence
Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia, 1980 - 1994: unit record data: File b88
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 quarterly basis from the first quarter of 1980, 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). This particular data set refers to information collected in 1988. Information collected includes category and mode of travel, reason for journey, duration of stay, country of birth, citizenship, dis/embarkation, as well as age, marital status, sex and occupation
The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Wave 7, 2003
No full textALSA is a population-based bio-psycho-social and behavioural study of older adults. The longitudinal data collected in the course of the ALSA study comprise the most comprehensive longitudinal database yet assembled on ageing Australians and the findings of the ALSA are directly relevant to policy formulation and planning of health and social services for an ageing population. Wave 7 (2002-2003) involved a full reassessment, including a comprehensive Computer-Assisted Personal Interview, home based assessments of physiological functions, self-completed questionnaires, and additional clinical studies of most respondents. As for Waves 1, 3 and 6, Wave 7 included questions regarding changes in domicile, current health and functional status, new morbidity conditions, changes in medication, major life events, general life satisfaction, and changes in economic circumstances. In addition, Wave 7 included also elicited information on significant transitions and responses. Ancillary data have also been collected from secondary providers, including Domiciliary and Rehabilitation Services, Meals on Wheels, and The Royal District Nursing Society. Lists of ALSA participants are compared periodically with the agencies’ lists to determine the prevalence and incidence of receipt of services from these organisations
The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Wave 5, 1998
No full textALSA is a population-based bio-psycho-social and behavioural study of older adults. The longitudinal data collected in the course of the ALSA study comprise the most comprehensive longitudinal database yet assembled on ageing Australians and the findings of the ALSA are directly relevant to policy formulation and planning of health and social services for an ageing population. Wave 5 (February 1998) was a follow-up survey conducted by telephone. Wave 5 included questions regarding changes in domicile, current health and functional status, new morbidity conditions, changes in medication, major life events, general life satisfaction, and changes in economic circumstances. Ancillary data have also been collected from secondary providers, including Domiciliary and Rehabilitation Services, Meals on Wheels, and The Royal District Nursing Society. Lists of ALSA participants are compared periodically with the agencies’ lists to determine the prevalence and incidence of receipt of services from these organisations