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Provision of language services, 1985: survey of community service providers
No full textThis study forms part of the Review of the Provision of Language Services in Australia, and is a companion study to two other surveys: the survey of non-English speakers (au.edu.anu.ada.ddi.00591) and the survey of language service providers (au.edu.anu.ada.ddi.00592). The aims of this study were: to identify those community service providers, both government and non-government, which have regular contact with non-English speaking clients; to identify the means by which they communicate with their non-English speaking clients, as well as the effectiveness of those means; to assess their overall requirements in terms of language services; to reveal the extent to which they rely on language services provided by other agencies; and to identify any shortfall in the provision of language services by community service providers. Topics covered include: frequency that the organisation deals with non-English speaking clients; translation and interpreting services provided in-house by both trained staff and bilingual or multilingual staff, and advertising of these services; referral of clients to other organisations for translation or interpreting, and reasons for doing so; types of organisations to which referrals are given; breakdown of services provided in individual languages; languages in which printed materials are requested; assessment of the level of need of clients; staff training, qualifications and accreditation
Australian Youth Survey, 1989: Wave 1
No full textThis is the first wave of a survey program based on a cohort of young people aged 16-19 in 1989, and known as the Australian Youth Survey (AYS). It is part of a program of longitudinal studies known as the Australian Longitudinal Survey (ALS), which is a continuing collection of data from a sample of persons aged 16-25 in 1985. Five waves of data have been collected from this cohort (see SSDA Studies No. 377, 410, 420 and 491 for details of the four waves of the ALS list sample, and SSDA Studies No. 413, 421, 489 and 542 for the first four waves of the youth area sample). The 1989 wave of the AYS consisted of 5350 interviews with people aged 16 to 19. A multi-stage household based sample designed to represent all Australians in the age cohort, except those residing in sparsely settled areas, was employed. The survey aims mainly at providing data on the dynamics of the youth labour market, and in particular to address questions which are not readily covered with available sources of cross sectional data. Labour market variables include job history, job search behaviour, job training and transition from school/study to work. Background variables and topics related to the main labour market theme include education, occupation, health and attitudes to women working. Basic demographic variables include age, sex, size of household, country of birth, racial origin, parental education and occupation, spouse's education, religion, income and whether resident in an urban or rural area. These data are similar to those collected in the ALS, but concentrate on a younger group to provide current data on issues such as school retention and school to work transition
Australian National Political Attitudes Survey, 1979
No full textThe Macquarie University Australian political attitudes survey is a major study of Australian political behaviour and attitudes in 1979. The study assesses the respondent's attitudes toward political news in the mass media, likes and dislikes about political parties and party leaders, opinions about political issues, attitudes to Australia's federal system of government, interest in politics, political party identification and participation, voting history, electoral expectations, ideological location of parties, knowledge/perception of members of parliament, perceptions of government and politics, perceptions of personal and political efficacy, and trade union experience and attitudes. Background variables include age, sex, marital status, household characteristics, home ownership, residence, education and spouse's education, religion and spouse's/parents' religion, social class, occupational data and spouse's/father's occupational data, work experience, household income and organisational membership
Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia: Phase 1
No full textThe aim of Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia was to collect information on recently arrived migrants, to measure how they settle in Australia, and to provide reliable data for Commonwealth and other agencies to monitor and evaluate immigration and settlement policies, programs and services. Three waves were collected from the Phase 1 sample; Wave 1 was collected around six months after arrival, Wave 2 a year later and Wave 3 two years later. The Primary, or Principal Applicant (PA) and their Migrating Unit Spouse (MU) were interviewed, and information was collected about other household members (OH) at each wave. Variables for the PA and MU surveys include: attitudes to their former country, and Australia; reasons for immigrating; sources of information about Australia and its States/Territories and why their chose the state they settled in; experience of and attitudes to different sources of information, support and assistance received before and after arrival, in areas including employment, education, accommodation, health and government assistance; education in and attainment of english language; future migration, citizenship and sponsorship plans; and indicators of happiness and satisfaction. Background variables for the PA's and MU's include country and date of birth, gender, marital status, languages spoken, occupation and employment, income and expenses, accomodation, visa and citizenship status. Background variables for the OH's include country and date of birth, gender, marital status, employment, visa and citizenship status, and income
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, RESTRICTED 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 Restricted 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_rr_curren
Structural properties of groups, 1976-1978: File 78f
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
Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia, 1980 - 1994: unit record data: File b93
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 1993. 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
Career development project, 1977-1987: File fwa
No full textThe Career Development Project is an extensive study spanning the years 1977-1987. It aims to explore the career development patterns, tertiary and related work experiences of samples of students in different age groups both in Western Australia and nationally. Data files are held for the following samples in this study: (1) secondary school students in Western Australia, interviewed in their last year of secondary school (1977) and reinterviewed in 1978 and 1979; (2) tertiary graduates from five Western Australian tertiary institutions interviewed in their last year of study in 1977, and then in 1978 and 1979; (3) a comparative study of younger and older (mature age) graduates from six Australian tertiary institutions first interviewed in 1986, then again in 1987; and (4) the Australian component of an international survey of secondary school students, using the same questionnaire as the main secondary school survey in 1977. Topic areas covered for secondary and tertiary samples include: choice of occupation and factors involved in that choice; preferences for and views on local tertiary institutions; reasons for continuing formal education; self esteem and achievement; courses of study and satisfaction with current enrolment; assessment of difficulties obtaining a job; sex role attitudes; attitudes to work; goals for the future; important personal qualities; opinions on politics and society, particularly in relation to women; factors influencing career and lifestyle; and employment history since graduation. The mature age sample was also asked questions relating to restrictions and obstacles to entering certain career paths; constraints on career and employment due to family responsibilities; and experience of discrimination due to age, gender and social class. Background questions include: age, sex, birthplace, marital status, secondary school details, number of siblings and respondent's position in the family; age, occupation, educational level, birthplace of parents; first language spoken by respondent and parents; present and childhood religious denomination; and assessment of parents' income and social orientation
Structural properties of groups, 1976-1978: File 78k
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, 2001
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