4159.0 - General Social Survey: Summary Results, Australia, 2006  
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APPENDIX 2 RELATIVE STANDARD ERRORS

A3 Personal Characteristics, 2002 and 2006
2002
2006
Males
Females
Persons
Males
Females
Persons
Relative Standard Error (%)
Family and community support
Had contact with family or friends living outside the household in last week
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
Could ask for small favours from persons living outside the household
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
Able to get support in time of crisis from persons living outside the household
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.2
Has all of the above
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.4
Person and/or partner has children living outside the household(a)
4.4
3.7
2.8
4.4
3.5
3.2
Person and/or partner provides support to children living outside the household(a)
4.5
5.1
3.2
5.2
5.0
4.1
Person and/or partner provides support to other relatives living outside the household(b)
2.8
2.5
2.0
2.6
2.3
1.7
Had undertaken voluntary work in last 12 months(c)
2.1
2.7
1.4
2.1
2.8
2.0
Crime and safety
Victim of physical or threatened violence in last 12 months
4.3
4.7
3.7
4.8
6.0
3.9
Victim of actual or attempted break-in in last 12 months
4.4
4.1
3.1
7.9
5.9
4.9
Personal stressors
At least one stressor experienced in last 12 months(d)
1.3
(e)1.4
(e)1.0
1.6
(e)1.5
(e)1.3
Health and disability
Self-assessed health status
Excellent/Very good
1.6
1.1
(e)1.0
1.1
1.5
(e)0.9
Good
2.6
2.8
1.9
2.9
3.2
2.3
Fair/Poor
3.5
2.8
1.9
3.9
3.8
3.3
Disability or long-term health condition
Has core activity restriction
4.6
2.9
2.4
4.6
4.2
3.4
Has a schooling/employment restriction only(f)
6.6
6.1
4.2
6.4
7.9
5.6
Has no specific restriction
2.4
3.5
2.2
3.8
3.2
2.6
Has no disability or long-term health condition
1.4
1.2
1.0
1.4
1.2
1.0
Has good or better self-assessed health and no disability or long-term health condition
1.5
1.3
1.0
1.6
1.2
1.1
Transport
Has access to motor vehicles to drive
0.5
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.9
0.5
Difficulty with transport(g)
Can easily get to the places needed
0.8
0.7
0.5
1.0
1.0
0.8
Cannot, or often has difficulty, getting to the places needed
10.9
7.1
6.4
8.9
6.8
6.1
Information technology
Used a computer at home in last 12 months
1.1
1.5
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.7
Accessed the Internet at home in last 12 months
1.8
1.8
1.4
1.1
1.3
1.0
Other personal characteristics
Country of birth and proficiency in spoken English
Born in Australia
1.1
0.8
0.7
1.3
1.2
0.9
Born in main English-speaking countries
3.1
3.1
2.3
4.1
4.2
3.0
Born in other country
Proficient in spoken English
3.6
4.4
2.6
5.3
4.7
3.4
Not proficient in spoken English
10.5
8.4
6.7
10.9
10.0
7.5
Marital status
Married in a registered marriage
1.3
1.2
0.8
1.1
1.5
0.9
Married in a de facto marriage
4.8
4.7
3.4
5.8
6.1
4.5
Not married
1.8
2.0
1.4
1.8
2.0
1.3
Labour force status
Employed
Full-time
1.3
2.6
1.1
1.3
2.9
1.4
Part-time
4.7
3.0
2.5
5.4
3.1
2.8
Unemployed
10.5
8.1
6.4
11.6
9.0
7.6
Not in the labour force
Retired from work
2.1
1.4
1.2
2.4
1.5
1.5
Other
7.1
3.5
3.3
6.4
4.3
3.8
Time that government support has been main source of income in last 2 years(h)
No time
0.9
(e)1.0
(e)0.8
1.0
(e)1.2
(e)0.9
Less than 3 months
11.2
7.9
7.7
16.8
10.7
9.0
3-11 months
8.4
7.0
5.3
9.1
8.0
6.3
12-23 months
9.1
7.0
5.8
14.0
8.0
7.2
24 months
3.6
2.4
2.2
4.1
2.6
2.4
Highest year of school completed(g)
Year 12
2.1
1.6
1.4
2.1
1.4
1.2
Year 11
4.8
4.2
3.4
5.4
5.4
4.6
Year 10
3.3
2.2
2.0
2.6
3.1
2.1
Year 9 or below
2.8
2.5
1.9
4.1
3.2
2.7
Highest level of non-school qualification(g)
Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate and above
7.6
7.2
6.1
7.9
6.8
5.2
Bachelor Degree
5.4
3.9
3.1
4.9
4.0
3.4
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
6.4
4.0
2.9
7.8
4.8
4.6
Certificate III/IV
3.2
4.4
2.7
3.3
5.0
3.0
Certificate I/II
7.3
4.1
3.4
6.3
6.4
4.3
No non-school qualification
2.0
1.1
1.2
2.1
1.6
1.3
All persons aged 18 years or over
-
-
-
-
-
-
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Children are those aged 0-24 years.
(b) 'Other relatives' excludes own or partner's children aged 0-24 years.
(c) Data are not comparable to Table 2. See Explanatory Notes for more information.
(d) Stressors referred to are listed in the Glossary under 'Personal Stressors'.
(e) Difference between 2002 and 2006 is statistically significant.
(f) Employment restrictions relate to persons aged 18-64 years only, and schooling restrictions relate to persons aged 18-20 years only.
(g) Not all categories are shown for this data item.
(h) Information for some persons was not known or was not adequately reported. See paragraph 31 of the Explanatory Notes.

A4 PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, By age - All persons
18-24 years
25-34 years
35-44 years
45-54 years
55-64 years
65-74 years
75-84 years
85 years or over
All persons
Relative Standard Error
Family and community support
Had face to face contact with family or friends living outside the household
Every day(a)
6.8
5.6
4.9
6.5
6.3
9.9
9.1
17.8
2.9
In the last week
1.7
1.3
1.5
1.7
2.0
2.4
2.6
5.6
0.8
Could ask for small favours from persons living outside the household
1.5
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.0
1.7
3.3
0.3
Able to get support in time of crisis from persons living outside the household
1.2
0.6
0.7
1.0
1.1
1.4
1.3
2.8
0.2
Person has own children aged 0-17 years living outside the household
39.1
15.0
7.4
8.1
29.7
np
np
-
5.7
Person provides support to own children aged 0-17 years living outside the household
47.0
16.8
7.6
9.3
33.9
-
-
-
6.3
Person has own children aged 18-24 years living outside the household
-
np
9.5
4.5
8.5
31.6
np
-
3.9
Person provides support to own children aged 18-24 years living outside the household
-
np
11.9
6.8
12.1
50.3
np
-
4.9
Person provides support to other relatives living outside the household(b)
8.9
4.6
4.1
3.6
5.6
5.8
8.0
28.1
1.9
Had undertaken voluntary work in last 12 months(c)
5.7
5.6
3.0
3.5
4.0
5.9
8.6
22.7
2.0
Crime and safety
Feelings of safety at home alone after dark(d)(e)
Very safe/Safe
1.9
1.3
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.2
2.0
4.1
0.6
Very unsafe/Unsafe
12.5
9.6
10.1
12.1
12.6
12.3
13.7
36.4
3.7
Feelings of safety walking alone in local area after dark (d)
Very safe/Safe
3.1
2.9
2.2
3.0
3.6
5.4
10.0
24.8
1.3
Very unsafe/Unsafe
7.2
6.6
5.1
6.2
7.5
8.8
10.8
34.2
3.1
Victim of physical or threatened violence in last 12 months
8.1
8.0
6.4
10.5
11.0
16.7
np
np
3.9
Victim of actual or attempted break-in in last 12 months
10.0
6.7
6.7
7.5
13.5
17.0
12.0
51.9
4.9
Personal stressors
At least one stressor experienced in last 12 months
3.5
2.6
2.1
2.1
3.2
4.6
4.2
11.3
1.3
Health and disability
Self-assessed health status
Excellent/Very good
2.7
1.9
2.5
2.3
3.3
4.1
6.9
16.6
0.9
Good
8.0
5.9
5.6
4.7
5.3
5.0
7.8
11.4
2.3
Fair/Poor
14.6
9.7
10.1
7.4
5.2
7.6
5.2
12.0
3.3
Disability or long-term health condition
Has core activity restriction
20.4
14.0
7.9
7.7
7.9
7.0
6.0
7.3
3.4
Has a schooling/employment restriction only(f)
15.1
13.2
10.7
12.3
10.8
-
-
-
5.6
Has no specific restriction
12.5
7.7
5.4
6.6
5.6
4.3
7.5
14.9
2.6
Has no disability or long-term health condition
2.1
1.8
2.0
2.6
2.8
4.4
8.7
24.6
1.0
Has good or better self-assessed health and no disability or long-term health condition
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.6
3.1
4.6
9.1
29.0
1.1
Transport
Has access to motor vehicles to drive
1.7
1.2
0.8
0.8
0.8
2.2
3.3
13.2
0.5
Difficulty with transport(d)
Can easily get to the places needed
2.8
1.4
0.9
1.0
1.3
1.7
3.0
7.9
0.8
Cannot, or often has difficulty getting to the places needed
20.1
11.8
17.5
14.2
13.3
19.0
13.8
29.3
6.1
Access to services
Has difficulty accessing service providers
8.9
5.2
3.5
5.2
5.6
8.0
9.3
14.8
2.5
Housing mobility
Has moved in last 5 years
4.1
2.2
2.0
4.5
6.0
9.8
10.4
24.1
1.8
Information technology
Used computer at home in last 12 months
1.9
1.4
1.1
1.6
2.9
4.3
11.1
51.2
0.7
Accessed the Internet at home in last 12 months
2.6
2.2
1.3
2.2
3.3
6.8
11.9
50.9
1.0
Other personal characteristics
Country of birth and proficiency in spoken English
Born in Australia
1.6
2.0
1.3
2.2
2.0
2.6
4.0
4.2
0.9
Born in main English-speaking countries
16.0
9.0
6.1
8.4
7.5
7.6
9.4
18.4
3.0
Born in other country
Proficient in spoken English
9.3
7.5
5.7
6.1
7.8
11.0
12.1
36.9
3.4
Not proficient in spoken English
37.8
28.7
17.5
21.7
18.3
19.4
21.0
39.8
7.5
Visa category for those born overseas and arrived since 1985
New Zealand citizen
23.6
20.9
13.6
20.7
29.8
48.1
73.5
-
10.0
Temporary resident
28.9
21.0
27.7
46.6
np
np
-
-
15.5
Permanent resident
13.2
9.6
6.4
13.3
17.9
27.9
29.7
46.6
5.1
Marital status
Married in a registered marriage
12.9
4.5
1.8
2.2
2.1
1.7
4.0
19.4
0.9
Married in a de facto marriage
8.9
6.5
6.9
11.2
13.7
27.0
60.4
-
4.5
Not married
1.7
4.6
4.3
4.8
6.1
4.2
5.1
6.9
1.3
Labour force status
Employed
Full-time
4.2
2.3
2.1
2.1
3.0
12.2
54.8
-
1.4
Part-time
7.5
7.7
2.9
4.9
6.2
12.3
np
np
2.8
Unemployed
14.4
17.2
17.0
16.7
26.0
61.6
-
-
7.6
Not in the labour force
Retired from work
-
-
-
7.7
4.7
1.9
1.0
2.5
1.5
Other
11.2
7.3
5.3
11.4
16.5
28.2
26.1
26.9
3.8
Time that government support has been main source of income in last 2 years(g)
No time
2.5
1.7
1.1
1.2
1.7
4.7
7.7
24.9
0.9
Less than 3 months
16.5
18.3
22.2
29.2
30.8
41.2
np
np
9.0
3-11 months
12.8
11.6
14.2
17.8
16.0
35.6
np
np
6.3
12-23 months
15.9
10.1
13.8
20.3
21.5
22.0
35.5
75.8
7.2
24 months
13.4
7.5
5.8
6.4
5.8
3.6
2.4
5.9
2.4
Highest year of school completed(d)
Year 12
2.4
1.9
2.0
2.8
5.1
6.5
10.6
25.7
1.2
Year 11
13.0
7.6
6.6
6.4
11.5
15.1
16.8
32.2
4.6
Year 10
10.8
5.9
2.8
3.0
4.4
7.2
8.0
16.0
2.1
Year 9 or below
17.7
11.5
9.4
6.8
7.0
5.1
4.2
9.1
2.7
Level of highest non-school qualification(d)
Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate and above
np
13.6
9.5
10.8
10.4
22.0
33.2
np
5.2
Bachelor Degree
12.2
5.3
6.2
6.8
11.5
15.3
23.1
42.9
3.4
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
23.0
7.6
7.8
9.2
11.4
16.3
19.9
57.1
4.6
Certificate III/IV
9.1
6.1
4.8
6.7
6.8
8.5
11.3
26.0
3.0
Certificate I/II
17.4
9.5
11.9
9.5
11.3
12.8
16.2
42.7
4.3
No non-school qualification
3.6
4.6
3.0
3.0
2.7
3.2
2.6
5.6
1.3
All persons aged 18 years or over
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Persons who have daily contact automatically have weekly contact.
(b) 'Other relatives' excludes own or partner's children aged 0-24 years.
(c) Data are not comparable to Table 1. See Explanatory Notes for more information.
(d) Not all categories are shown for this data item.
(e) This data item is not comparable to the data item in 2002. See Explanatory Notes for more information.
(f) Employment restrictions relate to persons aged 18-64 years only, and schooling restrictions relate to persons aged 18-20 years only.
(g) Information for some persons was not known or was not adequately reported. See paragraph 31 of the Explanatory Notes.