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APPENDIX 1 POPULATIONS AND DATA ITEMS LIST


DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

The ABS has a range of data available on request from the Working Time Arrangements Survey. This section lists the data items and populations which relate to the survey. More detailed breakdowns of some data items may also be available on request.

The population(s) for a particular data item refers to the person in the survey to whom the data item relates. Where alternative output categories are available for the same data item, these are shown and the data item name is followed by a bracketed numeral (e.g. Country of birth (2)).

For more information about ABS data available on request, contact Labour Market Statistics on Canberra (02) 6252 7206 of by facsimile on (02) 6252 7102, or by email to <labour.statistics@abs.gov.au>.


Population 1

Employees in main job


Population 2

Employees (excluding OMIEs) in main job


Population 3

Employees who were single jobholders


Population 4

Employees in main job who were multiple jobholders

Data items						Populations
1	State or territory of usual residence					All
		New South Wales
		Victoria
		Queensland
		South Australia
		Western Australia
		Tasmania
		Northern Territory
		Australian Capital Territory
2	Area of usual residence					All
		State capital city
		Balance of state/territory
3	Region of usual residence					All
		Standard labour force dissemination regions
4	Sex					All
		Males
		Females
5	Marital status					All
		Married
		Not married
6	Relationship in household					All
		Family member
			Husband, wife or partner
				With dependants
				Without dependants
			Lone parent
				With dependants
				Without dependants
			Dependent student
			Non-dependent child
			Other family person
		Non-family member
			Lone person
			Not living alone
		Relationship not determined
7A	Country of birth and period of arrival					All
		Born in Australia
		Born overseas
			Arrived before 1971
			Arrived 1971-1980
			Arrived 1981-1990
			Arrived 1991-2000
			Arrived 2001 to survey date
7B	Country of birth (1)					All
		Born in Australia
		Born overseas
			Born in main English-speaking countries
			Born in other than main English-speaking countries
7C	Country of birth (2)					All
		Born in Australia
		Born overseas
			Oceania and Antarctica
			North-West Europe
			Southern and Eastern Europe
			North Africa and the Middle East
			South-East Asia
			North-East Asia
			Southern and Central Asia
			Americas
			Sub-Saharan Africa
8	Age group (years)					All
		15-19
		20-24
		25-34
		35-44
		45-54
		55-59
		60-64
		65 and over
		Note: Age collected in single years.
9	Number of children in family aged under 15 years					All
		Had children under 15 years
			1 child
			2 children
			3 children
			4 children
			5 children
			6 or more children
		Did not have any children under 15 years
10	Full-time or part-time status in main job					All
		Full-time employees
		Part-time employees
11	Full-time or part-time status of employment					All
		Full-time workers
		Part-time workers
12	Occupation of main job					All
		Managers
		Professionals
		Technicians and trade workers
		Community and personal service workers
		Clerical and administrative workers
		Sales workers
		Machinery operators and drivers
		Labourers
13	Industry of main job					All
		Agriculture, forestry and fishing
		Mining
		Manufacturing
		Electricity, gas, water and waste services
		Construction
		Wholesale trade
		Retail trade
		Accommodation and food services
		Transport and storage
		Transport, postal and warehousing
		Information media and telecommunications
		Financial and insurance services
		Rental, hiring and real estate services
		Professional, scientific and technical services
		Administrative and support services
		Public administration and safety
		Education and training
		Health care and social assistance
		Arts and recreation services
		Other services
14	Sector of main job					All
		Public
		Private
		Could not be determined
15	Hours actually worked in all jobs					All
		Less than 1 hour/no hours
		1-14
		15-19
		20-24
		25-29
		30-34
		35
		36-39
		40
		41-44
		45-48
		49 and over
16	Hours actually worked in main job					All
		Less than 1 hour/no hours
		1-14
		15-19
		20-24
		25-29
		30-34
		35
		36-39
		40
		41-44
		45-48
		49 and over
17	Hours usually worked in all jobs					All
		Less than 1 hour
		1-14
		15-19
		20-24
		25-29
		30-34
		35
		36-39
		40
		41-44
		45-48
		49 and over
18	Hours usually worked in main job					All
		Less than 1 hour
		1-14
		15-19
		20-24
		25-29
		30-34
		35
		36-39
		40
		41-44
		45-48
		49 and over
19	Whether entitled to paid holiday leave					2
		Entitled to paid holiday leave
		Not entitled to paid holiday leave
		Did not know
20	Whether entitled to paid sick leave					2
		Entitled to paid sick leave
		Not entitled to paid sick leave
		Did not know
21	Whether had paid leave entitlements					2
		With paid leave entitlements
		Without paid leave entitlements
22	Whether had any say in the days on which worked					2
		With paid leave entitlements
		Without paid leave entitlements
			Had some say in the days on which worked
			Did not have any say in the days on which worked
23	Whether had any say in start and finish times					All
		Had some say in start and finish times
			Able to choose times on a day-to-day basis
			Times negotiated with employer in advance
			Other
		Did not have any say in start and finish times
24	Whether had an agreement with employer to work flexible hours					All
		Had an agreement to work flexible hours
			Had a written agreement with the employer to work flexible hours
			Had an unwritten agreement to work lexible hours
		Did not have an agreement to work flexible hours
25	Whether able to choose to work extra hours in order to take time off					All
		Able to choose to work extra hours
		Not able to choose to work extra hours
		Did not know
26	Whether able to choose when holidays were taken					All
		Could choose
		Could sometimes choose
		Could not choose
27	Whether earnings/income varied from one pay period to the next					All
		Earnings/income varied
		Earnings/income did not vary
28	Whether considered job to be casual					2
		Considered job to be casual
		Did not consider job to be casual
29	Whether received casual loading as part of pay					2
		Received casual loading
		Did not receive casual loading
		Did not know
30	Whether usually required to be on call or standby					All
		Usually required to be on call or standby
		Not usually required to be on call or standby
31	Whether guaranteed a minimum number of hours of work					2
		Guaranteed minimum number of hours
		Not guaranteed minimum number of hours
32	Whether usually worked the same number of hours each week					All
		Usually worked the same number of hours each week
		Did not usually work the same number of hours each week
33	Whether hours varied weekly or was usually required to be on call or standby					All
		Hours varied weekly or was usually required to be on-call or standby
			How far in advance work schedule was known
				Less than 1 day
				1 day to less than 1 week
					1 day
					2 days
					3 days
					4 days
					5 days
					6 days
				1 week to less than 2 weeks
				2 weeks to less than 4 weeks
				4 weeks or more
				Other/varied
		Hours did not vary weekly and was not required to be on-call or standby
34	Whether usually worked extra hours or overtime and how compensated for overtime worked					All
		Worked extra hours or overtime
			Paid for overtime
			Included in salary package			All
			Entitled to receive time off in lieu
			Compensated in some other way
			Not compensated
			Note: Multiple response category. People may appear in more than one category.
		Did not work extra hours or overtime
35	Whether usually worked shift work and hours worked in most recent shift					All
		Usually worked shift work
			Hours worked in most recent shift

				Less than 8 hours
				8 hours
				9-12 hours
				13 hours and over
		Did not usually work shift work
36	Whether usually worked shift work and type of shift usually worked					All
		Usually worked shift work
			Type of shift usually worked
				A rotating shift which periodically changes
				A regular evening shift or graveyard shift
				A regular morning shift
				A regular afternoon shift
				Irregular shift
				Split shift
				On call
				Other
		Did not usually work shift work
37	Days of the week usually worked in all jobs					All
		Monday to Friday
		Monday
		Tuesday
		Wednesday
		Thursday
		Friday
		Saturday
		Sunday
		Days varied
		Note: Multiple response category. People may appear in more than one category.
38	Number of days of the week usually worked in all jobs					All
		1 day
		2 days
		3 days
		4 days
		5 days
		6 days
		7 days
39	Whether worked weekdays and/or weekends in all jobs					All
		Weekdays only
		Weekends only
		Both weekdays and weekends