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The African Family Project, Nigerian Segment, 1973: File p2
No full textThe Changing African Family Project is segmented into 3 projects, which aims to assess family and household structure in African communities. Project 1, titled “The Beginning of Family Limitation”, focuses on fertility, fertility control and family planning communication. This Project is further split into 2 files, Part A & Part B, where Part B addresses only those female participants who have ever used any form of birth control, traditional or modern. Project 2, titled “The Value of Children”, studies the social and economic value of children. Project 3, titled “The Achieved Small Family”, is a study of the nature of complete small families. This study reflects Project 2. Some of the topics covered include: information about living children; attitudes to family planning, family size, money, and infertility; the economics of having children (cost of education and everyday living, their earning potential, etc); and, information on grown children and the support they give to their parents. Background information includes gender, date of birth, age, marital status, number of marriages, position in household (first wife, second wife, etc.), age when first married, occupation of husband and self, income, level of education for husband and self, place of birth, place where lived at age 10 years, and religion
Adaptation of migrants, 1979-1982: File 81e
No full textA sample of families from several European countries were studied by questionnaire in 1979 at the time they appeared for interview with immigration officers in various Australian consulates, and again in 1981 and 1982 following their arrival in Australia. The main concerns of the study were the correlates of adaptive success. The 1979 questionnaire included measures of family structure, interpersonal and community relations, socio- economic status and psychological distress. Over half of this sample replied to a one page mail questionnaire following their arrival in Australia, giving brief information about home ownership, occupational status of the head of household, group membership, use of medical services, pleasant and unpleasant experiences in Australia. The major post-migration interview in 1982 included measures of: the respondent's satisfaction with life circumstances, friends, community, possessions, family, spouse, children, job, school, recreation, housework and national government; improved circumstances through immigration; subjective wellbeing; judged interpersonal traits; and acculturation. Acquaintances of the respondent provided measures of self-esteem, adaptability, inter- personal competence and symptoms of strain. Co-workers provided appraisals of the respondent's performance on the job. Schools in which children were enrolled gave information about the student's performance in school. Judgements of neighbourhood prestige and average cost of a three-bedroom home in that neighbourhood were obtained from real estate agents, and the investigators rated the size and condition of the respondent's home and the condition of the adjacent homes. Most of the same questions were asked of a sample of native Australian families living in Sydney and Canberra for comparison with the new migrants. The 1982 questionnaire was pilot tested on a sample of migrant families in Canberra in 1981.
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Sydney Older Persons Study: Wave 4, 1997 - 1999
No full textThe Sydney Older Persons Study is a longitudinal study aiming to increase the understanding about ageing successfully, with a focus on the definition, consequences and possible causes of neurodegenerative disorders. Over a 10 year period, participants aged 75 years and older were regularly tested on their mental and physical function. Over the span of the study, the average age was 89 years old, including 15 participants who were over 100 years old. The fourth wave of the study (conducted between 1997 and 1999) was a follow up of the original SOPS population which used the same methodoloy from the first and second waves. Participants were asked follow up questions about their general health and lifestyle; their use of medication and health services; social networks and social support; level of life satisfaction; and, questions relating to various health risk factors, including but not limited to, cigarette use and alcohol consumption. Background variables include age, gender, country of birth, parents' country of birth, marital status and main language spoken. For any further information, please refer to the Project Summary provided by the Ageing Research Centre: http://www.sesahs.nsw.gov.au/powh/arc/projects.as
National Social Science Survey, 1984
No full textThe Australian National Social Science Survey is a major multi-purpose survey measuring a wide range of variables of interest in sociology, political science and labour economics. It is similar to national social surveys conducted regularly in the U.S.A., Britain and West Germany. Much of the data in the Australian survey are directly comparable with these other surveys. The data are representative of the non-institutionalised population aged 18 years and over, capable of being interviewed in English, in all States and Territories of Australia. The questionnaire covers attitudes toward how much money is spent on foreign aid, defence, unemployment, medical and social services, education, roads, science, aborigines, and drug abuse; other issues such as taxation, inflation, crime and punishment, business affairs, uranium, poverty, women and careers, and migrants; feelings toward major Australian political figures, Mr Reagan, Mrs Thatcher, certain social and national groups, and certain countries; confidence in institutions such as banks, police, government, political parties, the military, universities and schools, the press, companies, trade unions and small business; and perceived economic and social priorities for Australia over the next ten years. Other questions relate to the respondent's personal feelings about life, such as loneliness, happiness, satisfaction, level of control, and identity; health, the need for medical services, and availability of trustworthy friends; religious beliefs and priorities; moral reactions to sex, abortion, pornography; facets of human nature; relationships with parents and children; and a sentence completion test. Political data includes party preference and voting history; spouse's party preference; willingness to act to change things; and perceptions of personal feelings of power. Economic data includes detailed information on income from various sources for both respondent and spouse; hours and weeks worked; occupations (coded into the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations: Working Draft); and spouse's education and occupation. Background variables include family history; employment history; education; birthplace; ethnic origin; places of residence; parental occupation and education; religion; age; sex; current state and size of town; place of upbringing; number of years in current area; home ownership; marital status; number, sex and age of children; and union membership
Canberra population survey, March 1979
No full textIn this omnibus survey topics investigated topics were: occurrence of disabilities in the A.C.T. population, opinions on the A.C.T. self-government referendum, control of bushflies by the use of insect repellents and by a proposed CSIRO scheme, Australian political leaders, the Australian economic situation, schools and education in Canberra and unemployment. Respondents were also asked about their use of part-time interest-type educational courses, their use of drugs (including alcohol and tobacco) and their preferences in the timing of local football matches. Background variables were age, sex, marital status, birthplace, and residence in Australia for the workforce data and educational level and income for the individual data
Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia, 1980 - 1994: unit record data: File a90
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 1990. 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
Health and health problems among Sydney adolescents, 1981:
No full textThis survey was designed to assess the perceived health needs of adolescents in the Western Metropolitan region of Sydney. Information was obtained concerning their health, developmental problems and use of health care facilities. Details of alcohol use, smoking and the use of other medications were also collected. Background variables included age, sex, ethnic background, parent's occupations, position in the family and life events
Household and Family Formation in Nineteenth-Century Tasmania, 1838-1899: Marriages
No full textThe Household and Family Formation in Nineteenth-Century Tasmania study was begun in the early 1990s when the ARC funded the transcription of microfilmed Births, Deaths and Marriages registers held by the Archives Office of Tasmania. The resulting computer database contained 152,000 records for births (1838-1891), 93,000 records for deaths (1838-1899), and 51,000 records for marriages (1838-1899). In 2004, the ARC provided further funding for the transcription, cleaning and coding of the remainder of 40,000 records for births and 1,000 records for deaths. The data were then used to establish a cause-of-death classification system and ascertain age-sex-cause-specific mortality rates over the nineteenth century in Tasmania. There are three data files in the series; Births, Deaths and Marriages. This particular data set refers to the Marriages records. Background variables include date of birth, gender, and marital status
Secondary school mathematics in Australia, 1964: File ag1
No full textSurveys of the mathematical achievement of high school students were carried out in twelve countries. This dataset contains the data from the Australian study in a structure designed to correspond to the data files from a subsequent study, carried out in 1978 (see SSDA study no. 71). The two study-design aimed to investigate changes in secondary school mathematics over the 14 year period. Students completed a mathematics test; an opinion questionnaire on the importance of mathematics, the facility of mathematics, the teaching of mathematics, school enjoyment and control over the environment; and background questionnaire on demographic and mathematical education variables. Questionnaires were also completed by teachers and school principals
Structural properties of groups, 1976-1978: File 77f
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