4715.0.30.003 - Microdata: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Core Content - Risk Factors and Selected Health Conditions, 2012-13 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2015  First Issue
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FILE STRUCTURE

Information from the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (AATSIHS) Core Content was stored electronically in the form of data items. In some cases, items were formed directly from individual survey questions while in others, items were derived from answers to several questions (e.g. Body Mass Index derived from measured height and weight). Some items were derived with reference to information from other organisations such as the National Health and Medical Research Council (e.g. in relation to guidelines on fruit and vegetable consumption).

The following table shows the levels available in each Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Core Content microdata products and examples of the information that could be contained on those levels. For information on the data items and related output categories available on the TableBuilder or Expanded CURF products, refer to the data item list applicable to the specific product, which are available in Excel spreadsheet format from the Downloads page of this product.

TableBuilderExpanded CURFInformation contained on level
1. Household levelXXGeographic classifications, household size and structure
2. Persons in household levelXXBasic demographic and relationship details of all members of households
3. Person levelXXThis is the main level, containing demographic and socio-economic characteristics of survey respondents, and most of the health and related information they provided.
4. Condition levelXXSelected health conditions reported by respondents
5. Biomedical levelXXPathology test information for markers of chronic disease such as blood sugar levels, cholesterol and kidney function, markers of nutritional status, as well as markers of exposure to chemicals such as nicotine for respondents aged 18 years and over who participated in this component
6. Child 5-17 years physical activity level (NR Only)XX(a)Physical and sedentary activities undertaken on the three days prior to interview for children aged 5-17 years living in non-remote areas, including specific information on time spent on active transport/moderate-vigorous/screen-based activities per day
7. Child 5-17 years physical activity detailed level (NR Only)XX(a)Detailed information about the physical activities undertaken each day on the three days prior to interview for children aged 5-17 years living in non-remote areas, including time spent on active transport/moderate-vigorous by detailed type
(a) Only available on State/Territory by ASGS Remoteness Expanded CURF.

Datasets from the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey are hierarchical in nature. A hierarchical data file is an efficient means of storing and retrieving information which describes one to many, or many to many, relationships (e.g. respondents may have been diagnosed with more than one condition and each condition is given a condition status for whether it’s current and long-term, current but not long-term or not current). For information of the structure on individual microdata products, see the Using the TableBuilder and Using the Expanded CURF pages within this product.