4714.0 - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002
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Ability to raise $2,000 within a week for something important
It should be noted that risk levels as defined by the NHMRC are based on 'usual' levels of alcohol consumption. The second measure of alcohol consumption risk in the NATSISS did not take into account whether the largest quantity of alcohol consumed in a single day during the previous fortnight was more, less, or the same as usual. The results for the second measure are not reported in this publication. Attended cultural event(s) Participation in traditional or contemporary Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural activities and events in the 12 months prior to interview. Events include funerals, ceremonies, Indigenous festivals and carnivals, arts, craft, music, dance, writing or telling stories, and involvement with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisations. Participation may be for payment or without payment. Cash flow problems Having insufficient funds to meet basic household running costs such as payment for utilities (electricity, gas and telephone) or car registration or insurance, credit card repayments, mortgage or rent payments. The frequency of the occurrence of each event or action was not collected. Information on cash flow problems was only collected in non-remote areas and represents the cash flow problems of a household, as reported by the household spokesperson. Child A person of any age who is a natural, adopted, step, or foster son or daughter of a couple or lone parent, usually resident in the same household, and who does not have a child or partner of his/her own usually resident in the household. Child care Both formal and informal care provided for dependent children. Child care questions were only asked of respondents with primary responsibility for children aged 12 years and under, within the household. See also Formal child care and Informal child care. Clan, tribal or language group A group of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who share a common language and/or clan or tribal membership. The NATSISS attempts to measure a person's affiliation with such groups by asking each respondent whether they identify with a tribal group, language group or clan. Community Development Employment Projects scheme The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme enables participants (usually members of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities) to exchange unemployment benefits for opportunities to undertake work and training in activities which are managed by a local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community organisation. Participants in the program are therefore classified as employed. The CDEP scheme is funded and supported through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services. Computer use Use of a computer in the 12 months prior to interview. Core activity restriction A limitation in the performance of one or more core activities such as self care (eating, washing, dressing, toileting); mobility or communication. A person's overall level of core activity restriction was determined by their highest level of limitation in any one of these activities. Core activity restriction may be profound (always needs help or supervision); severe (sometimes needs help or supervision); moderate (has difficulty but does not need assistance); or mild (uses aid(s) to assist with core activities). See also Disability or long-term health condition. Cultural responsibilities Involvement in cultural activities such as ceremonies, funerals and festivals. Also includes responsibilities associated with obeying traditional law and observing codes of behaviour. See also Attended cultural event(s). Current daily smoker A person who was smoking one or more cigarettes (or cigars or pipes) per day, on average, at the time of interview. See also Smoker status. Currently smokes cigarettes A person who was either an occasional or regular smoker. See also Smoker status. Difficulty communicating with service providers The extent to which a person has difficulty communicating in English with service providers, such as Government organisations, and whether these difficulties are lessened with language assistance from others. Disability or long-term health condition A limitation, restriction, impairment, disease or disorder, which had lasted, or was likely to last for six months or more, and which restricted a person's ability to perform everyday activities. Based on this information, some people were identified as having a schooling or employment restriction only while others were restricted in the performance of one or more core activities such as self care, mobility and communication. See also Core activity restriction, Employment restriction and Schooling restriction. In this survey there were major differences in the collection of disability information in remote and non-remote areas. For more information, refer to paragraphs 46-47 in the Explanatory Notes. Dwelling See Private dwelling. Dwelling requires additional bedroom(s) An indicator of potential overcrowding based on a comparison of the number of bedrooms in a given dwelling and household demographics such as the number of usual residents, their relationship to one another, age and sex. The model used in this publication is the Canadian National Occupancy Standard for housing appropriateness. For more information, refer to paragraphs 49-50 in the Explanatory Notes. Educational attainment The highest level of education attained. Includes both primary and secondary school and non-school qualifications. See also Non-school qualification. Educational participation Whether or not a person is currently studying at an educational institution. Current study can be on either a full-time or part-time basis. Educational institution Includes secondary schools, Technical and Further Educations (TAFEs), business colleges, industry skills centres and universities or other higher education institutions. Employed Persons who had a job or business, or who undertook work without pay in a family business, in the week prior to the survey for a minimum of one hour per week. Includes persons who were absent from a job or business. Includes CDEP participants. See also Labour force status. Employed full-time Persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. Employed part-time Persons who usually work at least one hour, but less than 35 hours, per week. Employment restriction A person under 65 years of age who had experienced difficulties with employment but had no core activity restriction. See also Core activity restriction and Disability and long-term health condition. Employment sector The sector in which employed people work. A person may be classified as working in the public sector (all government departments, agencies and authorities); private sector; or the CDEP scheme. Employment support services Private and government organisations that provide jobseekers with assistance and training in order to find employment. Examples include Centrelink, Mission Australia and the Job Network. Equivalised gross household income deciles These are groupings of 10% of the total population of Australia when ranked in ascending order according to equivalised gross household income. The population used for this purpose includes all people living in private dwellings, including children and other persons under the age of 15 years. For further information, refer to paragraphs 56-58 in the Explanatory Notes. Equivalised gross household income per week Gross household income adjusted using an equivalence scale. For a lone person household it is equal to income received. For a household comprising more than one person, it is an indicator of the gross household income that would be required by a lone person household in order to enjoy the same level of economic well-being as the household in question. For further information, refer to paragraphs 51-54 in the Explanatory Notes. Equivalised gross household income quintiles These are groupings of 20% of the total population of Australia when ranked in ascending order according to equivalised gross household income. The population used for this purpose includes all people living in private dwellings, including children and other persons under the age of 15 years. For further information, refer to paragraph 55 in the Explanatory Notes. Financial stress Three measures aimed at identifying households that may have been constrained in their activities because of a shortage of money. These measures are the ability to raise 'emergency money'; the existence of cash flow problems; and dissaving actions. Information on financial stress represents the problems of a household, as reported by the household spokesperson. See also Ability to raise $2,000 within a week for something important and Cash flow problems. Formal child care Types of formal child care include before and/or after school care, long day care centres, family day care, occasional care programs and preschool/kindergarten. Information on types of formal child care used and/or needed was only collected in non-remote areas. See also Child care and Informal child care. Government support Cash support from the government in the form of pensions, benefits or allowances. Gross current personal income Regular and recurring cash receipts including monies received from wages and salaries, government pensions and allowances, and other regular receipts such as superannuation, workers' compensation, child support, scholarships, profit or loss from own unincorporated business or partnership, and property income. Gross income is the sum of current income from all these sources before income tax or the Medicare levy have been deducted. Gross household income per week The sum of the current personal incomes of each household resident aged 15 years or over. This information only exists for those households in which all income data was reported. Highest year of school completed The highest year of primary or secondary school completed, irrespective of the type of educational institution, or where that education was undertaken. In this publication, people who were still attending a secondary school were excluded when calculating proportions for this data item. Homelands/traditional country An area of land with which Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people have ancestral and/or cultural links. Household Consists of a person living alone, or two or more related or unrelated persons who live and eat together in private residential accommodation. In this survey, each household contained at least one identified Indigenous resident. Household spokesperson The person nominated as most able to provide information about the household as a whole. This person was not necessarily Indigenous and if Indigenous, may not have been selected for a personal interview. Household tenure type The nature of a household's legal right to occupy the dwelling in which they usually reside. In this publication, households may be categorised as owner(s) without a mortgage; owner(s) with a mortgage; renters; and those with 'other' tenure types. Incarceration In the 2002 NATSISS, incarceration was broadly defined to include all Indigenous persons 15 years or over who had spent time in jail in the last five years, regardless of the length of time spent in jail. For more information see paragraph 48 in the Explanatory Notes. Income deciles See Equivalised gross household income deciles. Income quintiles See Equivalised gross household income quintiles. Income sources See Main current source of personal income. Indigenous Refers to people who identified themselves, or were identified by another household member, as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin. Indigenous language speaker A person who speaks an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language well enough to hold a conversation. May exclude some speakers of Oceanian pidgins or creoles. See also Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. Informal child care Informal child care includes non-regulated care provided by siblings, a parent who does not live with the child, grandparents, other relatives or unrelated people such as friends, neighbours, nannies or baby-sitters, either within the home or elsewhere. Informal care may be paid or unpaid. See also Child care and Formal child care. Internet use Use of the Internet in the 12 months prior to interview. Includes access via mobile phones, set-top boxes connected to either an analogue or digital television, and the latest games machines. Involvement in social activities Participation in social activities in the three months prior to interview including: recreational or cultural group activities; community or special interest group activities; church or religious activities; outings to a cafe, restaurant or bar; involvement in sport or physical activities; attendance at a sporting event as a spectator; visiting a library, museum or art gallery; going to the movies, theatre or concert; visiting a park, botanic gardens, zoo or theme park; attending Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) or Native Title meetings; attending funerals, ceremonies or festivals; and fishing or hunting in a group. Job security A person's expectation of whether or not they will have the same employment 12 months after their survey interview. Labour force status Identifies whether a person is employed, unemployed or not in the labour force. See also Employed, Not in the labour force and Unemployed. Landlord type The person or organisation that provides housing in exchange for rent. In the NATSISS, landlords have been grouped into three broad categories: State or Territory Housing Authority; Indigenous Housing Organisation/Community housing and all 'other' landlord types. Legal Aid Means-tested legal services available to all Australians who meet specified criteria. Legal services Refers to services used by respondents in the last 12 months in relation to legal matters. Types of legal services include Aboriginal Legal Service, Legal Aid and private legal services such as private solicitors and barristers. See also Aboriginal Legal Service and Legal Aid. Long-term health condition See Disability or long-term health condition. Low income households See Persons in low income households. Low income persons See Persons in low income households. Main current source of personal income A person's current primary source of income. Sources of income include: cash income received for work in a CDEP scheme; non-CDEP wages or salary; profit or loss from own unincorporated enterprise; property income (rent, interest or dividends); Government cash pensions or allowances; superannuation pensions; and other regular sources (e.g. child support and worker's compensation). If total current income was nil or negative the main source was undefined. Main language spoken at home The language a person most commonly uses at home. Main reason for last move A person's primary reason for moving dwellings in the 12 months prior to the survey. Comprises a wide range of specific reasons which can be broadly categorised as housing-related; work-related; personal/family; and accessibility to services (e.g. school, medical services, sports facilities). See also Mobility. Major structural problems Refers to the general condition of a dwelling and identifies specific structural problems such as rising damp; major cracks in walls/floors; sinking or moving foundations; sagging floors; walls or windows that are not plumb, wood rot or termite damage; major electrical problems; major plumbing problems; and major roof defects. Mobility The movement of a person between dwellings in the 12 months prior to the survey. A 'move' has taken place when a person has left one usual residence to take up residency in another dwelling. Includes movements from 'Special Dwellings' (e.g. hostels, prisons, hospitals, etc.) to private or temporary dwellings. Holiday moves between home and boarding schools are excluded. See also Main reason for last move. Mortgage A loan which is secured against a dwelling. Motor vehicle(s) Includes all cars, station wagons, trucks, utilities, vans, motorbikes, motorised bicycles, mopeds and motor scooters. It does not include caravans, horse floats, boats and trailers. Vehicles being purchased (jointly or alone) are regarded as belonging to the respondent or another household member. See also Access to motor vehicle(s). Neighbourhood/community problems A person's perception of crime and other problems in their neighbourhood. Problems include theft; prowlers or loiterers; damage to property; dangerous or noisy driving; alcohol and illegal drugs; family violence; assault; sexual assault; problems with neighbours; youth-related problems; and a perceived lack of personal safety. Non-remote Geographical areas within the ‘Major cities of Australia’, ‘Inner regional Australia’ and ‘Outer regional Australia’ categories of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Structure. These categories are based on the Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) which measures the remoteness of a point based on the physical road distance to the nearest Urban Centre. For more information on the ASGC, see Statistical Geography Volume 1, Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC), 2001 (cat. no. 1216.0). See also Remote. Non-school qualification A non-school qualification is awarded for post-school educational attainment. Includes Certificates, Diplomas, Bachelor degrees, Graduate certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Postgraduate degrees. Non-school qualifications may be attained concurrently with school qualifications. Responses have been coded according to the ABS Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001 (cat. no. 1272.0). Not in the labour force Persons who are retired; no longer working; do not intend to work in the future; permanently unable to work; or who have never worked and never intend to work. See also Labour force status. Participation in sport and physical recreation activities Participation in a sport or physical recreational activity in the last 12 months. Includes persons involved in 'non-playing roles', such as coaches, officials, umpires and administrators. Persons in low income households The 20% of people with household incomes between the bottom 10 percent and the bottom 30% of incomes. For more information see paragraphs 56-58 in the Explanatory Notes. Private dwelling The premises occupied by a household. Includes houses, flats, home units, garages, tents and improvised dwellings. Excludes hostels, hospitals and prisons. Profound core activity restriction See Core activity restriction and Disability or long-term health condition. Public transport Modes of transport that travel on fixed routes, at regular times, and which are available to everybody. Includes buses, trains, trams or light rail, and boat or ferry services. Transport services available on demand (e.g. taxis) are excluded. Remote Geographical areas within the ‘Remote’ and ‘Very Remote’ categories of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Structure. These categories are based on the Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) which measures the remoteness of a point based on the physical road distance to the nearest Urban Centre. For more information on the ASGC, see Statistical Geography Volume 1, Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC), 2001 (cat. no. 1216.0). See also Non-remote. Removal from natural family A person that has been ‘taken away’ from their natural family. Includes the removal, as a child, from natural family as part of government policy, and which may have occurred under old welfare policies as well as more recent ones. 'Family' may include extended family members such as aunts, uncles and grandparents. Interviewers were instructed to exclude persons who had been removed from their family for a period of less than six months and those who had been separated from their family for other reasons, such as family dissolution or traditional adoption. Repairs and maintenance Work carried out on a dwelling in the 12 months prior to the survey in order to prevent deterioration or to repair or restore the dwelling to its original condition. Repairs and maintenance work is usually of a lesser value than renovations, alterations or additions. Types of repairs and maintenance include: painting; roof repair and maintenance, tile repair and maintenance, electrical work and plumbing. Respondent An Indigenous person aged 15 years or over who was selected to participate in the NATSISS and who completed an interview. Up to three Indigenous persons per household were randomly selected after all usual residents of the household were listed. Schooling restriction A person aged between 18 to 20 years who had experienced difficulties with education, but had no core activity limitations. See also Core activity restriction and Disability and long-term health condition. Self-assessed health status A person's general assessment of their own health against a five point scale which ranged from excellent through to poor. Severe core activity restriction See Core activity restriction and Disability or long-term health condition. Smoker status The extent to which a person was smoking at the time they were interviewed. People were categorised as occasional smokers (less than one smoke per day, on average); regular smokers (at least one smoke per day); ex-smokers; and those who have never smoked. Smoking in this context includes the regular smoking of tobacco (both manufactured (packet) cigarettes and roll-your-own cigarettes), cigars and pipes. Excludes chewing tobacco and non-tobacco products (e.g. marijuana). Source of income See Main current source of personal income. Source(s) of support Family members, friends, neighbours, work colleagues and various community, government and professional organisations that a person has nominated as source(s) of support to them in times of crisis. See also Support in time of crisis. Stressor(s) One or more events or circumstances which a person considers to have been a problem for themself or someone close to them in the last 12 months. Includes: serious illness; accident or disability; the death of a family member or close friend; mental illness; divorce or separation; inability to obtain work; involuntary loss of a job; alcohol or drug-related problems; witnessing violence; being the victim of abuse or violent crime; trouble with the police; gambling problems; incarceration of self or a family member; overcrowding; pressure to fulfil cultural responsibilities; and discrimination or racism. Substance use The use of substances for non-medical purposes. Includes: analgesics; tranquillisers; amphetamines; marijuana; heroin; cocaine; hallucinogens (both synthetic and naturally occurring); Ecstasy and other designer drugs; petrol and other inhalants; and kava. The NATSISS collected information on a person's substance use in the 12 months prior to interview and their substance use to date. Information on substance use will not be released for persons living in remote areas due to data quality concerns. For more information, refer to paragraph 45 in the Explanatory Notes. Support in time of crisis The existence of a support network outside a person's household. Such support could be called on in a time of crisis and could take the form of emotional, physical and/or financial help. See also Source(s) of support. Transport difficulties A person's perceived level of difficulty in accessing or using transport to get to places as needed e.g. work; school; the shops; government services; health services and hospitals; or anywhere else the respondent considers they need to go on a daily basis. Temporary difficulties such as a car breaking down are excluded. According to their responses a person may then be categorised as being easily able to get to places as needed; sometimes having difficulty; often having difficulty; or unable to get to places as needed. Types of voluntary organisations People grouped under a formal structure, membership of which is on a voluntary basis. Ad hoc, informal and temporary gatherings of people are excluded. Organisations may be comprised of people with a common interest e.g. a craft club or it may be formed to provide a particular kind of unpaid service to the community e.g. bush fire brigade. In the NATSISS, voluntary organisations were grouped into the following broad categories: sport/recreation/hobby; welfare/community; health; emergency services; education/training/youth development; religious; environmental/animal welfare; business/professional/union; law/justice/political; arts/culture; and foreign/international (excluding work done overseas). Information on type of voluntary organisation(s) was only collected for persons in non-remote areas. See also Voluntary work. Unemployed Persons who were not employed and actively looking for work in the four weeks prior to the survey, and were available to start work in the week prior to the survey. See also Labour force status. Victim of physical or threatened violence A person who had physical force or violence used against them, or threatened to be used against them, in the 12 months prior to the survey. Includes violence or threats made by persons known to the respondent. Voluntary work The provision of unpaid help in the form of time, service or skills to an organisation or community group in the 12 months prior to interview. ‘Unpaid’ means the person is not paid in cash or in-kind for the work they do. The reimbursement of expenses in full or part (e.g. token payments) or small gifts (e.g. sports club T-shirts or caps) does not constitute payment of a salary, thus people who receive these are still included as voluntary workers. See also Types of voluntary organisations. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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