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Perth AIDS Research Project, 1990
No full textThe Perth AIDS Research Project (PARP) is a long term, multi-stage research program on health care and AIDS among the people in Perth. The date file was produced by PARP in order to examine unsafe sexual practices among heterosexual, bisexual and gay people and consists of AIDS-related items and sex-related items. The data file is part of a broader study which examines four social correlates of unsafe sexual intercourse for gay, bisexual and heterosexual people. These are (1) alcohol consumption; (2) uncertainty about one's HIV-infection status; (3) learned and shared logic about condoms; and (4) logic about the seriousness of the Aids epidemic. Variables include: knowledge of AIDS transmission, contact with AIDS victims, HIV status, number of times tested, reasons for testing or not testing, evaluation of the testing procedure, sexual orientation and degree of comfort with it, frequency of sexual activity, type of sexual activity, safer sex practices, thoughts about safer sex practices, the AIDS epidemic, alcohol and casual sex. Background variables include: age, gender, relationship status, occupation, place of birth, length of residence in Perth
Structural properties of groups, 1976-1978: File 77b
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
Graduate Destination Survey, 1985
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
Pregnant pause campaign - evaluation of an intervention programme, 1979 -, 1982
No full textThe 'Pregnant Pause' campaign was an education-intervention programme designed to reduce inappropriate drug use, including smoking and alcohol use by women during pregnancy. The campaign, which was conducted in Newcastle, was regarded as a pilot programme and evaluated as a model of health education using a pre- and post-testing design, with Wollongong as the comparison area. Programme components consisted of a media campaign, a community education programme, a telephone information service, an education programme for health professionals, pre-natal support services and a stop smoking programme
Giving Australia 2016: Philanthropy and Philanthropists
No full textGiving Australia 2016 collected comprehensive information from individuals, charitable organisations, philanthropists and businesses in Australia about their giving and volunteering behaviours, attitudes and trends. This study built on information gathered through Giving Australia 2005. This data includes the anonymised Giving Australia 2016 Philanthropy and Philanthropists survey data. The survey contributed to answering the following research questions: What are the opportunities to grow levels of giving and volunteering among individuals and business? What is the role of intermediaries, such as foundations and ancillary funds, in giving and volunteering? What does information about changing patterns of giving and volunteering in 2016 tell us about the future of philanthropy in Australia? How do philanthropists select a charity? How do performance and outcomes reporting influence philanthropists’ decisions about donations
Community Attitudes To Road Safety, 1993
No full textThis study is the seventh in a series of similar national studies since 1986. It was conducted for the Federal Office of Road Safety to monitor community attitudes to various aspects of road safety. The main variables were attitudes towards cause of accidents; random breath testing and blood alcohol levels; licence holding and driving; speeding; occupant restraints and, involvement in road accidents. Background variables include occupation, education, sex and age
Tasmanian Supreme Court 1824-1849
No full textTrials on indictment at Tasmanian Supreme Court from 1824-1849. The data was sourced by the Prosecution Project principally from court registers and record books held at Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, and data collection was by Chris Leppard-Quinn. Later curation of the records has included checking against Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/) database of digitised newspapers as well as some secondary sources. This dataset includes for most cases url links to the original records available online at TAHO
Attitudes to the super powers, seven countries, 1972
No full textThis survey, commissioned by the United States International Communications Agency, documents the opinions of respondents in seven countries, Britain, France, Japan, Manila, Australia, West Germany and Italy, to foreign affairs issues in 1972 immediately following Nixon's trip to China. Details of data collection procedures and agencies in overseas countries are not available. Topics include: present and future ratings of major world powers; peace achievements of major world powers; general opinions on Russia , United States and China; attitudes towards recent actions by United States and China in international affairs; agreement between the basic interests of the survey country and Russia, United States, Japan and China; peace initiatives of Russia, United States and China; confidence in the ability of Russia, United States and China to deal wisely with present world problems; rating of the current and future strongest country in the world; rating of the current and future strongest country militarily and economically; direction of overall success of major world powers at present; assessment of United States involvement in regional and world affairs at present; possibility of United States defence assistance to survey country; opinion of policies and actions of Russia and United States in the Arab-Israeli, India-Pakistan and Vietnam situations. Background variables include: country of survey respondent; sex, age, age group, years of formal education and education group of respondent
Prototype Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia, 1991: Wave 1
No full textFor the Longitudinal Survey of Immigration to Australia, two pilot studies, collectively known as the Prototype Survey, were undertaken with the purpose to research the experiences, concerns and needs of recently migrated peoples to Australia. Respondents, and in some cases their spouses, were asked questions on the migration process (i.e. had they migrated before, why they chose Australia, had they been sponsored to come out to Australia); occupation status, assets, income, and type of dwelling before and after migration; expectations and opinions of living in Australia; social activities; their ability to speak english and details about classes taken to learn English; the type and source of information requested before migration (ie, job prospects, recognition of qualifications); return visits to their home country; citizenship; the household budget; financial help received and given; changes in residence; unemployment and health. Background variables included age, sex, marital status, citizenship status; country of birth; date of arrival in Australia; occupation status, and highest qualification
Structural properties of groups, 1976-1978: File 78c
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