6220.0 - Persons Not in the Labour Force, Australia, Sep 2005  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 17/03/2006   
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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 Persons Not in the Labour Force Survey. This section lists the data items and populations which relate to the survey. More detailed breakdowns of some data items are available on request.


The population(s) for a particular data item refers to the people in the survey to whom the data 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 the ABS data available on request, contact Linda Fardell on Canberra (02) 6252 7206, or by facsimile on (02) 6252 7512, or by email to <linda.fardell@abs.gov.au>.


Population 1

Persons not in the labour force


Population 2

Persons not in the labour force who wanted to work


Population 3

Persons not in the labour force with marginal attachment to the labour force


Population 4

Persons not in the labour force who wanted to work but were not actively looking for work and were available to start work within four weeks


Population 5

Persons not in the labour force who were discouraged job seekers


Population 6

Persons not in the labour force who wanted to work but were not actively looking for work and were not available to start work within four weeks


Population 7

Persons not in the labour force because they were caring for children, who wanted to work but were not actively looking for work


Population 8

Persons not in the labour force who previously had a job


Population 9

Persons not in the labour force without marginal attachment to the labour force


Population 10

Persons not in the labour force whose last job was less than 20 years ago

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 or person living alone
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
Note: Year of arrival collected in single years
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
65-69
70 and over
Note: Age collected in single years
9 Persons not in the labour force summary variable 1, 8, 10
With marginal attachment to the labour force
Wanted to work and were actively looking for work
Were available to start work within four weeks
Were not available to start work within four weeks
Wanted to work but were not actively looking for work and were available to start work within four weeks
Discouraged job seekers
Other
Without marginal attachment to the labour force
Wanted to work but were not actively looking for work and were not available to start work within four weeks
Did not want to work
Permanently unable to work
10 Whether wanted to work 1, 8, 10
Wanted to work
Might want to work
Did not want to work
Did not know
11 Whether looked for work in the last 12 months All
Had looked for work
Less than 5 weeks ago
5 and less than 8 weeks ago
8 and less than 13 weeks ago
13-52 weeks ago
13 and less than 26 weeks ago
26 and less than 39 weeks ago
39-52 weeks ago
Had not looked for work
12 Main activity when not in the labour force All
Retired or voluntarily inactive
Home duties or caring for children
Attending an educational institution
Own disability or handicap
Own illness or injury
Looking after ill or disabled person
Travel, holiday or leisure activity
Working in unpaid voluntary job
Other
13 Time since last job All
Had a job
Under 12 months
1 and under 4 weeks
4 and under 8 weeks
8 and under 13 weeks
13 and under 26 weeks
26 and under 39 weeks
39 and under 52 weeks
1 and under 3 years
3 and under 10 years
3 and under 5 years
5 and under 10 years
10 years or more
10 and under 20 years
20 years or more
Never had a job
13B Whether had a job in the last 20 years All
Had had a job
Last job less than 20 years ago
Last job 20 or more years ago
Never had a job
14 Reason for ceasing last job All
Had a job
Job loser
Retrenched, dismissed
Job was temporary or seasonal
Own ill health or injury
Business closed down for economic reasons
Job leaver
Unsatisfactory work arrangements
Retired, did not want to work any longer
Own disability or handicap
Returned to studies
Pregnancy or to have children
To get married
To look after family, house or someone else
To have holidays, moved house or spouse transferred
Business closed down for other than economic reasons
Other
Never had a job
15 Occupation in last job All
Last job less than 20 years ago
Managers and administrators
Professionals
Associate professionals
Tradespersons and related workers
Advanced clerical and service workers
Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers
Intermediate production and transport workers
Elementary clerical, sales and service workers
Labourers and related workers
Last job 20 or more years ago
Never had a job
16A Status in employment in last job (1) All
Last job less than 20 years ago
Employer
Own account worker
Employee
Contributing family worker
Unpaid voluntary worker
Last job 20 or more years ago
Never had a job
16B Status in employment in last job (2) All
Last job less than 20 years ago
Employee
Own account worker/Employer
Other
Last job 20 or more years ago
Never had a job
17 Full-time or part-time status in last job All
Last job less than 20 years ago
Full-time
Part-time
Varied/did not know
Last job 20 or more years ago
Never had a job
18A Intention to enter the labour force All
Intended to enter the labour force
Might enter the labour force
Did not intend to enter the labour force
Did not know
Permanently unable to work
Not applicable (full-time student)
18B Intention to enter the labour force in the next 12 months All
Intended to enter the labour force in the next 12 months
Might enter the labour force in the next 12 months
Did not intend to enter the labour force in the next 12 months
Did not know
Permanently unable to work
19 Full-time or part-time preference 2-7
Full-time
Part-time
No preference
Undecided
20 Main reason for not actively looking for work 4
Wanted to work and were actively looking for work
Were available to start work within four weeks
Were not available to start work within four weeks
Wanted to work and were actively looking for work
Were available to start work within four weeks
Were not available to start work within four weeks
Wanted to work but were not actively looking for work and were available to start work within four weeks
Discouraged job seekers
Considered too young by employers
Considered too old by employers
Lacked the necessary schooling, training, skills or experience
Difficulties because of language or ethnic background
No jobs in locality or line of work
No jobs at all
Other reasons
Personal reasons
Own ill health, physical disability or pregnancy
Attending an educational institution
Had no need to work
Welfare payments or pension may be affected
Moved house or holidays
Family reasons
Ill health of other than self
Caring for children
No child care in locality
No child care available at all
Cost or too expensive
Booked out or no places available
Children too young or too old
Prefers to look after children
Quality of child care unsuitable
Other reasons
Other family considerations
No jobs in suitable hours
Other reasons
Had a job to go to
Did not know
21 All reasons for not actively looking for work 4
Discouraged job seekers
Considered too young by employers
Considered too old by employers
Lacked the necessary schooling, training, skills or experience
Difficulties because of language or ethnic background
No jobs in locality or line of work
No jobs at all
Other reasons
Personal reasons
Own ill health, physical disability or pregnancy
Attending an educational institution
Had no need to work
Welfare payments or pension may be affected
Moved house or holidays
Family reasons
Ill health other than self
Caring for children
Other family considerations
No jobs in suitable hours
Other reasons
Had a job to go to
Did not know
22 Main reason not working due to caring for children 7
No child care in locality
No child care available at all
Cost or too expensive
Booked out or no places available
Children too young or too old
Prefers to look after children
Quality of child care unsuitable
Other child care reasons
23 Reason not available to start work within four weeks 6
Personal reasons
Own ill health, physical disability
Pregnancy
Studying or returning to studies
Moved house or holidays
Family reasons
Ill health of other than self
Unable to find suitable child care
Children too young or preferred to look after children
On a job-related training program
Other reasons
24 Marginal attachment summary variable 3
Wanted to work and were actively looking for work
Were available to start work within four weeks
Were not available to start work within four weeks
Wanted to work but were not actively looking for work and were available to start work within four weeks
Discouraged job seekers
Other
25 Age of youngest child 4A, 7
0-2 years
3-4 years
5 years
6-9 years
10-11 years
26 Number of children 4A, 6A,7
Aged 0-2 years
Aged 3-4 years
Aged 5 years
Aged 6-9 years
Aged 10-11 years