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The Nigerian family, December 1974 - February 1975: File p2
No full textProject 2 - 'Post-natal female sexual abstinence' includes questions regarding: sex of last weaned child and weaning period; time between birth and resuming sexual activity and reasons for waiting; attitude to sexual abstinence; reasons for resuming sexual activity; and, opinion of family planning for reducing period of sexual abstinence and general information on actual family planning practices. Background information includes age, occupation, religion, education, number of births, number of surviving children, age at first marriage, age difference with husband, number of marriages, number of wives in family unit, and position in family unit (first wife, second wife, etc.
Adaptation of migrants, 1979-1982: File 79b
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
New zealand voting survey, post-election, 1981
No full textThe study aimed to investigate the political attitudes of New Zealand voters with regard to both the 1981 general election and the wider context of general New Zealand politics. The survey was designed to provide data for comparative research with Australia. Topics investigated were voting behaviour; party identification; past voting behaviour; interest in politics; ideological self-placement; satisfaction with government and politics; thermometer ratings of leaders, parties and local candidates; attitude to political leaders; membership of and activity within political parties; likes/dislikes about the major political parties; knowledge of locally elected MP; and election issues. Background variables included age, sex, parents' party preferences, own education, occupation, marital status, religion and religiosity, birthplace, self-ranking as to social class, and income
Census of Clients of Treatment Service Agencies, 1992
No full textA second national census of clients of drug and alcohol treatment agencies was undertaken to document the characteristics of clients attending these facilities and for comparison with a first census. Variables include the type of service provided to clients, user's main drug problem, and drugs injected by user in the past 12 months. Background variables include client's age, sex, country of birth and employment status.
Agency data and Core (client) data included in this study
The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems Survey (Australia), 2019
No full textThe Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) is a collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world, where participating countries include questions after national elections. Established in 1996, the CSES has conducted five waves of data collection, with the fifth due to be completed in 2022. Australia has been part of all five waves. This survey fields module 5 of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. In addition, the survey also includes new questions on compulsory voting, corruption, the role of the media and populist attitudes. Data collection was conducted by the Social Research Centre using their Life in Australia™ (LinA™) panel. This has enabled the CSES to measure whether respondent's voting intentions changed before and after the election.
User Notice: The demographic variables in the public release have been restricted or confidentialised to protect the privacy of panel members. To access these variables please contact the ADA
Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia, 1980 - 1994 : unit record data: File a83
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
Australian Youth Survey, 1992: Wave 4
No full textThis is the fourth wave of a survey program based on a cohort of young people aged 16-19 in 1992, and known as the Australian Youth Survey (AYS). The first, second and third waves of the AYS constitute SSDA study numbers 561, 609 and 642 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 aged 16-25 in 1985, and 16-19 in 1990. This 1992 wave of the AYS consisted of 7633 interviews with people aged 16 to 19, split in to two files: a new cohort of 1198 16 year olds; and a group of 6435 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
National dietary survey of schoolchildren, Australia, 1985
No full textThe National Dietary Survey of Schoolchildren was conducted in conjunction with the Health and Fitness Survey of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Incorporated (ACHPER). Its main aims were: to determine food consumption and nutrient intake of Australian schoolchildren aged 10 to 15 years in both rural and urban areas; to collect national data on children's diets to develop nutrition policy and associated nutrition education and other programs for this population group; to collect biochemical data on the iron status of boys and girls aged 9, 12 and 15 years in the population group; and to correlate iron status of boys and girls aged 12 and 15 years with dietary intakes of iron in population subgroups. Basic measurements of upper arm circumference, height, weight and blood pressure were taken from each respondent. Background information collected included: sex, age, state of residence, country of birth, parents' country of birth, length of residence in Australia, language spoken at home, how frequently the respondent consumed alcohol and whether the respondent ate before going to school. A 24 hour dietary and beverage intake schedule was also completed with the assistance of a trained interviewer
Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia, 1980 - 1994: unit record data: File a81
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 1981. 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 Changing Australian, 1983; Leaders' Study
No full textThe 'changing Australian' study sought information on the workforce, confidence in the ability of various leadership groups, the role of government in a changing society, and the quality of life. This data set is one part of this study, and includes responses from leaders in business, government and trade unions. The other part (see SSDA Study No. 155) uses a matched questionnaire and includes responses from adults in the workforce. Variables in this data set include attitudes on seriousness of Australia's problems, confidence in Australia's economic future, identification with Australia, confidence in Australian institutions, management capability of top people, priorities for Federal Government, cause of and reducing unemployment, retrenching workers, inflation, power of trade unions/ big business/ Federal Government/ mass media, cooperation between government/ business/ labour, government spending and social welfare benefits, tax avoidance, tax rates, direct vs indirect taxation, taxation of lump sums, work-related benefits, attitudes to work, school education as a preparation for life, quality of life, Australians' perception of overseas attitudes to Australia and Australians, whether well informed about public issues, commitment to ideas and causes, and working wives. Background variables are interest in politics, level of education, age group, sex, and occupation type of 'leader'