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South Australian housing trust tenant survey, 1982
No full textThe objectives of the research are: to assess the impact of recent and future rent increases on public housing tenants; to identify factors influencing the socio-economic characteristics of public housing areas, and to assess the impact of recent and future rent increases on these characteristics; to identify the factors influencing movement into and out of public housing and to assess the relative importance of recent and future rent increases amongst these factors; to assess the financial implications of recent and future rent increases for housing authorities; and to consider the likely effect of market rent policies both in relation to the objectives of the 1978 and 1981 Commonwealth-State Housing Agreements and in relation to changes in the role of public housing. Topics covered in the stayers and leavers household file include: present tenancy and tenancy history, level of satisfaction/ dissatisfaction with SAHT accommodation, household income and expenditure information (including gross and net incomes of head of household and other household members; amount of rent paid weekly; use of rent reduction scheme; effect of rent increases on household budget; number of cars owned and the cost of repayment, insurance and registration; debts and other regular weekly costs; cost of health insurance, electricity, gas, telephone and superannuation or retirement benefits; total of money held in banks or other financial institutions; and total value of any other investments), and information about the stayers and leavers (including reasons for either staying or leaving, expectations for future housing and its cost, financing, and preferred location). The stayers and leavers person file contains background variables which include age, sex, marital status, relation to head of household, country of birth, number of years as a resident of Australia (if born overseas), occupation status, occupation and length of employment or previous occupation and number of months since last employed. Information collected for the Trust records file includes: age, sex, occupational status, occupation, number of persons in household, number of Trust dwellings that the respondent has occupied, gross weekly income, weekly rent, whether receiving rent reduction, and reason for vacating
Migration In Australia: A Study Of The Gold Coast, 1994
No full textThe study investigates the nature of long-distance migration to the Gold Coast in Queensland's south-east. Respondents were asked for socioeconomic and structural information relating to their household, about various aspects of their migration decision and its impact, as well as perceptions and expectations of the Gold Coast. The questionnaire also included open-ended questions concerning the move from the former place of residence and the move to the Gold Coast, including reasons for leaving where they lived previously, and reasons for choosing the Gold Coast as a destination. Respondents were asked about their level of satisfaction with the relocation to the Gold Coast, and about the extent to which they maintained contact with their place of origin. The focus in this survey was on the household as a unit. Background variables included age, sex, country of birth and marital status, which were taken from a spokesperson for the household
Drug Use Among Primary School Students, New South Wales, 1993
No full textThis study is the fourth in a series of triennial studies of upper primary school pupils, and was previously conducted in 1983, 1986 and 1989. The main objectives of these serial surveys are to; i) assess the prevalence of drug use amongst upper primary students in NSW, ii) assess the prevalence of determinants of drug use in this population, iii) monitor trends in alcohol and other drug use in this population, iv) provide data relevant to the development of social policy, educational and public health initiatives in drug and alcohol prevention. Questions were asked about tobacco, alcohol and analgesic use as well as the beliefs and perceptions which surrounds this use. Areas covered include, prevalence of tobacco, alcohol and analgesic use; intentions towards future smoking; peer and social influences; sources of cigarettes, alcohol and analgesics; cigarette brand preference. Background variables include age, gender, country of birth, geographical region, type of school and family structure
Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia, 1980 - 1994: unit record data: File b83
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 1983. 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
Structural properties of groups, 1976-1978: File 77l
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
Career development project, 1977-1987: File c79
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
Australian Youth Survey, 1991: Wave 3
No full textThis is the third wave of a survey program based on a cohort of young people aged 16-19 in 1991, and known as the Australian Youth Survey (AYS). The first and second waves of the AYS constitute SSDA study numbers 561 and 609 respectively. The AYS forms part of a program of longitudinal studies known as the Australian Longitudinal Survey (ALS), which is a continuing collection of data from a separate sample of persons aged 16-25 in 1985, and 16-19 in 1990. The 1991 wave of the AYS consisted of 6947 interviews with people aged 16 to 19, split into two files: a new cohort of 1146 16 year olds; and a file of 5801 respondents aged 17 years and over, who were previously interviewed in an earlier wave of the series. 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, 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
Adaptation of migrants, 1979-1982: File 81
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
Australian Youth Survey, 1993: Wave 5
No full textThis is the fifth wave of a survey program based on a cohort of young people aged 16-23 in 1993, and known as the Australian Youth Survey (AYS). The first, second, third and fourth waves of the AYS constitute SSDA study numbers 561, 609,642 and 780 respectively. 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 separate sample of persons who were aged 16-25 in 1985. This 1993 wave of the AYS consisted of 8021 interviews with people aged 16 to 23, split in to two files: a new cohort of 1088 16 year olds; and a group of 6933 respondents aged 17 years and over, who were previously interviewed in an earlier wave of the series. 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, 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 two-party preferred votes, 1949-1982: File n5
No full textThis data file brings together the 'two-party-preferred vote' figures for Commonwealth and State elections conducted in the period 1949-82. No figures are given for state elections in Tasmania because its proportional representation system is not readily amenable to this technique. For each electoral division or district, the record for a particular election contains the numbers of ALP and non-ALP votes and the corresponding percentages (to one decimal place)