STANDARD QUESTION MODULE
21. 'Labour Force Status' must first be established (see Labour Force Status - Collection Methods). For employed persons, 'Hours worked' is then determined by asking, as appropriate, the questions 'Hours actually worked last week' and/or 'Hours usually worked each week'. 'Full-time/Part-time status' of employed persons is derived from 'Hours worked'. For unemployed persons, questions are asked to determine if the person had been looking for full-time or part-time work in the last 4 weeks.
Household based surveys
22. The questions relevant to measuring full-time/part-time status in household based surveys are:
- The maximum set:
For employed persons: Question 39 (for persons who were at work in the reference week, or Question 59 (for employed persons away from work in the reference week).
For unemployed persons: Question 22-23, or 73-74.
The maximum set is available in Information Paper: Questionnaires used in the Labour Force Survey, 2001 (cat. no. 6232.0).
- The minimum set:
Derived for employed persons from question 12, and from question 13 for unemployed persons.
Self enumerated surveys
23. The relevant questions for self enumerated surveys are question 3 (for employed persons) and question 4 (for unemployed persons) in the self enumerated module.
Single question module for administrative data collections
24. This question is not used by the ABS. For more information regarding its recommended use, see The Labour Force Framework, Collection Methods, paragraphs 23 and 24.
STANDARD INPUT CATEGORIES
25. The input categories are derived from the answers to the relevant questions in the questionnaire module and are the same for both the maximum set and the minimum set. The input categories are:
- Full-time Status
- Part-time Status
26. The following derivation rules are used:
The maximum Labour Force set
To be coded to FULL-TIME STATUS an employed person has to:
- usually work 35 hours per week in all jobs; or usually work less than 35 hours but actually work 35 hours or more in the reference week.
For an unemployed person to be coded as looking for full-time work, the person has to:
- report that they had looked for full-time work in the four weeks to the end of the reference week.
To be coded to PART-TIME STATUS an employed person has to:
- usually work 1-34 hours per week in all jobs and actually work 1-34 hours or be away from work in the reference week.
For an unemployed person to be coded as looking for part-time work, the person has to:
- report that they had looked for part-time work only in the four weeks to the end of the reference week.
The minimum Labour Force set
To be coded to FULL-TIME STATUS an employed person has to:
- usually work 35 hours per week in all jobs in Question 12;
For an unemployed person to be coded as looking for full-time work, the person has to:
- report that they had been looking for full-time work in Question 13.
To be coded to PART-TIME STATUS an employed person has to:
- usually work 1-34 hours per week in all jobs in Question 12;
For an unemployed person to be coded as looking for part-time work, the person has to
- report that they had been looking for part-time work in Question 13.
27. The standard input for 'hours worked' and for 'hours usually worked per week' are complete hours.
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