| Data items | Populations |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS |  |
| 1 | | State or territory of usual residence | All |
| 2 | | Area of usual residence | All |
| 3 | | Region of usual residence | All |
| 4 | | Sex | All |
| 5 | | Social Marital status | All |
| 6 | | Relationship in household | All |
| 7A | | Country of birth and period of arrival | All |
| 7B | | Country of birth (1) | All |
| 7C | | Country of birth (2) | All |
| 8 | | Age group (years) | All |
| PERSONS NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE | |
| 9 | | Full-time study status (15-24 year olds) | All |
| 10A | | Persons not in the labour force summary variable | 1,8,10 |
| 10B | | Marginal attachment summary variable | 3 |
| 11 | | Whether wanted to work | 1,8,10 |
| 12 | | Whether looked for work in the last 12 months | All |
| 13 | | Main activity when not in the labour force | All |
| 14A | | Time since last job | All |
| 14B | | Whether had a job in the last 20 years | All |
| 15 | | Reason for ceasing last job | All |
| 16 | | Occupation of last job | All |
| 17A | | Status in employment in last job (1) | All |
| 17B | | Status in employment in last job (2) | All |
| 18 | | Full-time or part-time status in last job | All |
| 19A | | Intention to enter the labour force | All |
| 19B | | Intention to enter the labour force in the next 12 months | All |
| 20 | | Full-time or part-time preference | All |
| 21 | | Main reason for not actively looking for work | 4 |
| 22 | | All reasons for not actively looking for work | 4 |
| 23 | | Main reason not working due to caring for children | 7 |
| 24 | | Main reason not available to start work within four weeks | 6 |
| 25 | | All reasons not available to start work within four weeks | 6 |
| 26 | | Age of youngest child | 7 |
| 27 | | Number of children | 7 |
| 28 | | Preferred number of hours | All |
| UNDEREMPLOYED WORKERS | |
| 9A | | Underemployment status | 7 |
| 9B | | Whether looking and/or available | 4,5,6 |
| 9C | | Whether available and/or looking | 4,5,6 |
| 10 | | Full-time or part-time status | All |
| 11 | | Whether fully employed | All |
| 12 | | Status in employment | All |
| 13 | | Number of hours worked in the reference week | 4,5,6,7 |
| 15 | | Duration of current period of insufficient work | 4,5,6,7 |
| 16A | | Level of highest educational attainment | 4,5,6,7 |
| 16B | | Level of highest non-school qualification | 4,5,6,7 |
| 16C | | Highest year of school completed | 4,5,6,7 |
| 16D | | Highest non-school qualification and whether qualification obtained overseas or within Australia | 4,5,6,7 |
| 17 | | Whether would move interstate if offered a suitable job | 4,5,6,7 |
| 18 | | Whether would move intrastate if offered a suitable job | 4,5,6,7 |
| 19 | | Whether would prefer to change occupation to work more hours | 4,5,6,7 |
| 20 | | Whether would prefer to change employer to work more hours | 4,5,6,7 |
| 21 | | All steps taken to find work with more hours in the last four weeks | 4,5,6 |
| 22 | | Whether registered with Centrelink | 4,5,6 |
| 23 | | Preferred number of extra weekly hours | 4,5,6 |
| 24 | | Main difficulty in finding work with more hours | 4,5,6 |
| 25 | | Weekly hours usually worked | 4,5,6 |
| 26 | | Preferred total number of weekly hours | 4,5,6 |
| 27 | | Employment type | All |
| JOB SEARCH EXPERIENCE | |
| 9 | | Number of children in family aged under 15 years | All |
| 14A | | Number of jobs started in the previous 12 months | 1,2,3,4 |
| 14B | | Number of jobs lasting two weeks or more started in the previous 12 months | 1,2,3,4 |
| 15 | | All steps taken to find work/attain a job | 1,3,5 |
| 16 | | Whether looked for full-time or part-time work | 1 |
| 17 | | Preferred number of hours | 1 |
| 18 | | Duration of current period of unemployment | 1 |
| 19 | | Whether has been registered with Centrelink as a job seeker | 1 |
| 20A | | All steps taken to find work | 1 |
| 20B | | Active steps taken to find work | 1 |
| 20C | | Active steps taken to find work and whether has been registered with a Job Services Australia provider | 1 |
| 20D | | Whether has been registered with a Job Services Australia provider | All |
| 21A | | Number of offers of employment in the current period of unemployment | 1 |
| 21B | | Whether turned down job offers (in current period of unemployment) | 1 |
| 21C | | All reasons for turning down job offers (in current period of unemployment) | 1 |
| 21D | | Main reason for turning down job offers (in current period of unemployment) | 1 |
| 22A | | All difficulties in finding work | 1 |
| 22B | | Main difficulty in finding work | 1 |
| 23 | | Number of spells of looking for work in the previous 12 months | 1 |
| 24 | | Time spent looking for work in the previous 12 months | 1 |
| 25 | | Whether had ever worked for two weeks or more | 1 |
| 26 | | Status in employment of last job | 1 |
| 27 | | Occupation of last job | 1 |
| 28 | | Industry of last job | 1 |
| 29 | | Whether worked full-time or part-time in last job | 1 |
| 30 | | Duration of last job | 1 |
| 31 | | Reason for ceasing last job | 1 |
| 32 | | Whether had job to go to lasting two weeks or more | 1 |
| 33 | | Status in employment in current job | 2,3,4 |
| 34 | | Employment type in main job | 2,3,4,5 |
| 35 | | Employment type in current job | 2,3,4 |
| 36 | | Month started current job (February 2013-February 2014) | 2,3,4 |
| 37 | | Duration of looking for work before current job | 2,3,4 |
| 38 | | Occupation of current job | 2,3,4 |
| 39 | | Full-time or part-time status of current employment | 2,3,4,5 |
| 40 | | Whether preferred to work more hours than usually worked | 2,3,4 |
| 41 | | Whether had paid leave entitlements in current job | 3 |
| 42 | | Whether entitled to paid sick leave in current job | 3 |
| 43 | | Whether entitled to paid holiday leave in current job | 3 |
| 44 | | Whether first job ever held lasting two weeks or more | 2,3,4 |
| 45 | | All steps taken to attain a job | 3 |
| 46 | | Whether job seeker approached employer | 3 |
| 47 | | Whether had prior knowledge that current job was available | 3 |
| 48 | | Role of Job Services Australia in job attainment | 3 |
| 49 | | Whether considered starting or purchasing a business in the last 12 months | 1,3,5 |
| 50 | | Reasons for not starting, purchasing or continuing with a business in the last 12 months | 1,3,5 |
| 51 | | Whether started or purchased a business | 4 |
| 52 | | Reasons for starting or purchasing a business | 4 |
| 52A | | Main reason for starting or purchasing a business | 4 |
| 53 | | All steps taken to find work in the previous 12 months | 5 |
| 54 | | Reasons for looking for other work while still employed | 5 |
| 55A | | All difficulties in getting another job | 5 |
| 55B | | Main difficulty in getting another job | 5 |
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