4150.0 - Time Use Survey: User Guide, 2006

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DATA ITEMS

The detailed data item list and categories for the TUS CURFs is contained in Appendix 2. The data item list contains an index based on subject and an index based on field name. The data items included on the CURFs, and the categories within the data items, differ between the basic and expanded CURFs. The expanded CURF contains more variables than the basic CURF as well as more detailed data for selected variables. Table 8.1 shows the differences between the 2006 basic and expanded TUS CURFs. Most of the differences result from the difference in the level of detail and the difference in the maximum household size permitted on the basic and expanded CURFs. On the basic CURF, households with 7 or more members have been reduced to a maximum of 6, while on the expanded CURF households with 9 or more members have been reduced to a maximum of 8.

Table 8.1 Comparison of data between 2006 basic and expanded TUS CURFs

TABLE 8.1 COMPARISON OF DATA BETWEEN 2006 EXPANDED AND BASIC TUS CURFS

Data Item		Treatment in Expanded CURF	Treatment in Basic CURF	Item number

Household level
	Number of persons in household	NUPSHEC Maximum of 8 persons.	NUPSHBC Maximum of 6 persons.	EH14, BH14
	Number of persons aged 14 and under in household	NO14HEC Topcoded at 7 or more persons.	NO14HBC Topcoded at 5 or more persons.	EH15, BH15
	Capital city/balance of state	CAPBALCF	Not on dataset	EH18
	State or territory	STATETER	Not on dataset	EH19
	Index of relative socio-economic disadvantage - deciles	SEIFA	Not on dataset	EH21
	Index of relative socio-economic disadvantage - quintiles	Not on dataset	SEIFAQBC	BH19
	Landlord type	HDT03EC 10 categories.	HDT03BC 4 categories.	EH23, BH21
	Dwelling structure	DWLSTEC 8 categories.	DWLSTBC 4 categories.	EH25, BH23
	Occupation of household reference person	ANZCHEC 53 categories.	ANZCHBC 10 categories.	EH26, BH24
	Occupation of spouse of household reference person	ANZSPEC 53 categories.	ANZSPBC 10 categories.	EH27, BH25
	Hours usually worked by household reference person	HRSWKEC Not applicable/less than one hour, 1 to 5 hours, single hours from 6-59. Top coded at 60 or more hours.	HRSWKBC Not applicable/less than one hour, 1 to 15 hours, 16 to 24 hours, 25 to 34 hours, 35 to 39 hours, 40 hours, 41 to 49 hours. Top coded at 50 or more hours.	EH28, BH26
	Hours usually worked by spouse of household reference person	HRWKSEC Not applicable/less than one hour, 1 to 5 hours, single hours from 6-59. Top coded at 60 or more hours.	HRWKSBC Not applicable/less than one hour, 1 to 15 hours, 16 to 24 hours, 25 to 34 hours, 35 to 39 hours, 40 hours, 41 to 49 hours. Top coded at 50 or more hours.	EH29, BH27
	Household gross weekly income	OINCO16	Not on dataset	EH32
	Household gross weekly income deciles	HHDEC	Not on dataset	EH33
	Household equivalised gross weekly income	EQUIVINC	Not on dataset	EH34
	Number of income earners in household	INCEREC Top coded at 8 or more income earners.	INCERBC Top coded at 6 or more income earners.	EH36, BH31
Family level
	Family number (in household)	ABSFID Maximum of 8 non-family individuals.	ABSFID Maximum of 6 non-family individuals.	EF3, BF3
	Number of dependent children in family	NUMDPEC Top coded at 7 or more persons.	NUMDPBC Top coded at 5 or more persons.	EF13, BF13
	Number of persons aged 15 and over in family	NO15FEC Top coded at 8 or more persons.	NO15FBC Top coded at 6 or more persons.	EF14, BF14
	Number of children aged 14 and under in family	NOPS14E Top coded at 7 or more persons.	NOPS14B Top coded at 5 or more persons.	EF15, BF15
	Level of highest educational attainment of reference person in family	EDUAFEC 14 categories. Postgraduate Degree separate from Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate.	EDUAFBC 13 categories. Postgraduate Degree, Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate combined.	EF23, BF23
	Level of highest educational attainment of spouse of reference person in family	EDUASEC 14 categories. Postgraduate Degree separate from Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate.	EDUASBC 13 categories. Postgraduate Degree, Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate combined.	EF24, BF24
	Number of hours (reference child) usually attends formal child care each week	HRFCCEC Single hours, top coded at 40 or more hours.	HRFCCBC 5 hour range categories from 1-40. Top coded at over 40 hours.	EF33, BF33
	Number of hours (reference child) usually attends informal child care each week	NHICCEC Single hours, top coded at 40 or more hours.	NHICCBC 5 hour range categories from 1-40. Top coded at over 40 hours.	EF41, BF41
	Placement in family of youngest child with disability	PLACEDEC Top coded at 6th youngest or more.	PLACEDBC Top coded at 5th youngest or more.	EF48, BF48
	Placement in family of youngest child with disability who is restricted in everyday activities	PLACEREC	Not on dataset	EF49
Person Level
	Family number (in household)	ABSFID Maximum of 8 non-family individuals.	ABSFID Maximum of 6 non-family individuals.	EP3, BP3
	Age of person	AGEEC Single years from 15-84. Top coded at 85 or more years.	AGEBC 5 year range categories from 15-84. Top coded at 85 or more years.	EP9, BP9
	Social marital status	SOCMARCF	Not on dataset	EP11
	Family composition code	FAMCODE	Not on dataset	EP13
	Country of birth	COBEC 21 categories.	COBBC 4 categories.	EP15, BP13
	Country of birth of mother	COBMEC 21 categories.	COBMBC 4 categories.	EP16, BP14
	Country of birth of father	COBFEC 21 categories.	COBFBC 4 categories.	EP17, BP15
	Year of arrival in Australia	YOAEC Born in Australia, Arrived 1955 and before, 5 year range categories from 1956 to 2000, Arrived 2001 to year of collection.	YOABC Born in Australia, Arrived 1985 and before, 5 year range categories from 1986 to 2000, Arrived 2001 to year of collection.	EP18, BP16
	First language spoken	FLGSPEC 9 categories.	FLGSPBC 2 categories.	EP19, BP17
	Main language other than English spoken at home	MLGOEEC	Not on dataset	EP21
	Level of highest non-school qualification	NONSQUAL 10 categories. Postgraduate Degree separate from Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate.	NONSQBC 9 categories. Postgraduate Degree, Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate combined.	EP28, BP25
	Level of highest educational attainment	LHEAEC 14 categories. Postgraduate Degree separate from Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate.	LHEABC 13 categories. Postgraduate Degree, Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate combined.	EP29, BP26
	Level of education of current study	LEVLCUR 13 categories. Postgraduate Degree separate from Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate.	LEVLCBC 12 categories. Postgraduate Degree, Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate combined.	EP32, BP29
	Type of educational institution attending for current study	TEIACEC 6 categories.	TEIACBC 4 categories.	EP33, BP30
	Occupation	ANZSCEC 53 categories.	ANZSCBC 10 categories.	EP35, BP32
	Hours usually worked each week in all jobs	WRKHREC Not applicable/less than one hour, 1 to 5 hours, single hours from 6-59. Top coded at 60 or more hours.	WRKHRBC Not applicable/less than one hour, 1 to 15 hours, 16 to 24 hours, 25 to 34 hours, 35 to 39 hours, 40 hours, 41 to 49 hours. Top coded at 50 or more hours.	EP49, BP46
	Usual number of weekly overtime hours in all jobs	OTIMEEC Not applicable/less than one hour, single hours from 1-19. Top coded at 20 or more hours.	OTIMEBC Not applicable/less than one hour, 1 to 4 hours, 5 hour range categories from 5-19. Top coded at 20 or more hours.	EP51, BP48
	Industry of employment	ANZI6EC 68 categories.	ANZI6BC 21 categories.	EP53, BP50
	Time since last worked for 2 weeks or more	TMLSTWRK Under 4 weeks, single weeks from 4-103. Top coded at 104 or more weeks.	TIMLWBC Under 4 weeks, 4 weeks and under 13 weeks, 13 weeks and under 26 weeks, 26 weeks and under 52 weeks. Top coded at 52 or more weeks.	EP63, BP60
	Duration of looking for work	DURLWRK Under 4 weeks, single weeks from 4-103. Top coded at 104 or more weeks.	DULFWBC Under 4 weeks, 4 weeks and under 13 weeks, 13 weeks and under 26 weeks, 26 weeks and under 52 weeks. Top coded at 52 or more weeks.	EP64, BP61
	Duration of unemployment	DURUNEMP Under 4 weeks, single weeks from 4-103. Top coded at 104 or more weeks.	DUUNEBC Under 4 weeks, 4 weeks and under 13 weeks, 13 weeks and under 26 weeks, 26 weeks and under 52 weeks. Top coded at 52 or more weeks.	EP65, BP62
	Weekly income from unincorporated business	OINCO05A	Not on dataset	EP80
	Weekly income from wages or salary	OINCO11A	Not on dataset	EP81
	Weekly income from government cash pensions and allowances	OINCO11B	Not on dataset	EP82
	Weekly income from rental income	OINCO08	Not on dataset	EP83
	Weekly income from dividends and interest	DIVINTWK	Not on dataset	EP84
	Weekly income from other cash sources	OINCO10	Not on dataset	EP85
	Total weekly cash income	OINCO12	Not on dataset	EP87
Day level
	Family number (in household)	ABSFID Maximum of 8 non-family individuals.	ABSFID Maximum of 6 non-family individuals.	ED3, BD3
Episode level
	Family number (in household)	ABSFID Maximum of 8 non-family individuals.	ABSFID Maximum of 6 non-family individuals.	EE3, BE3
Activity level
	Family number (in household)	ABSFID Maximum of 8 non-family individuals.	ABSFID Maximum of 6 non-family individuals.	EA3, BA3