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APPENDIX DATA ITEMS LIST


DATA ITEMS LIST

The ABS has a range of data available from the Survey of Child Care 2005. This section

lists the data items that relate to the survey. More detailed breakdowns of some data

items may also be available on request.

Characteristics of families
	Number of children aged 0-12 in family
	Age of the youngest child in the family
	State or Territory of usual residence
	Area of usual residence
	Family composition
	Australian Standard Geographic Classification remoteness structure/ARIA
Characteristics of parents
	Age of father
	Age of mother
	Full-time/part-time employment status of father
	Full-time/part-time employment status of mother
	Full-time/part-time employment status of parent(s)
	Labour force status of father
	Labour force status of mother
	Labour force status of parents
	Weekly hours worked by father
	Weekly hours worked by mother
	Work arrangements used by either parent to help care for their child(ren)
	Work arrangements used by father to help care for his children
	Work arrangements used by mother to help care for her children
	Whether father studying full time
	Whether mother studying full time
	All sources of cash income of father
	All sources of cash income of mother
	All sources of cash income of parents
	Principal source of cash income of father
	Principal source of cash income of mother
	Principal source of cash income of parents
	Weekly income of father
	Weekly income of mother
	Weekly income of parent(s)
	Proportion of family income that is spent on child care
Characteristics of children
	Sex of Child
	Age in months of child
	Age of Child
	Country of Birth
	Main language spoken at home by child
	Whether attended school
Child care arrangements for families
	Type of care and/or preschool used by family
	Weekly cost of child care and/or preschool to the family
	Whether provider receives Child Care Benefit for any formal care and/or preschool used by family
	Whether parent(s) intend to claim Child Care Benefit for cost any formal care and/or preschool to the family
	Whether parent(s) intend to claim Child Care Benefit for the cost of any informal care to the family
	Whether parent(s) intend to claim Child Care Benefit for the cost of any care and/or preschool to the family
	Number of children using formal care and/or preschool in the family
	Number of children using informal care in the family
Child care arrangements for children
	Type of care and/or preschool used
	Type of care
	Weekly cost of care after the Child Care Benefit
	Weekly hours of care
	Number of weekdays care used
	Number of weekend days care used
	Number of days care used
	Type of days attended care
	All reasons used formal care and/or preschool
	All reasons used informal care
	Main reason used formal care and/or preschool
	Main reason used informal care
	Whether use of formal care or preschool changed in last 12 months
	Whether use of informal care changed in last 12 months
	Main reason use of formal care or preschool changed in last 12 months
	Main reason use of informal care changed in last 12 months
	Whether care provider receives Child Care Benefit to reduce the cost of the care
	Whether Child Care Benefit claimed for care
	Whether parent(s) intend to claim for the cost of care
	Main reason intends to claim for the cost of the care rather than have the benefit paid directly to the carer
	Main reason does not intend to claim Child Care Benefit for formal care
	Main reason does not intend to claim Child Care Benefit for informal care
Requirements for formal care in previous four weeks
	Whether (additional) formal care required in previous four weeks
	Whether (additional) formal care or preschool required in previous four weeks
	Whether (additional) preschool required in previous four weeks
	Main reason did not require (additional) formal care or preschool in previous four weeks
	Main type of formal care or preschool required in previous four weeks
	Main type of formal care required in previous four weeks
	Main reason (additional) formal care required in previous four weeks
	Main reason (additional) formal care or preschool required in previous four weeks
	Main reason (additional) preschool required in previous four weeks
	Number of days (additional) formal care required in previous four weeks
	Number of days (additional) formal care or preschool required in previous four weeks
	Number of days (additional) preschool required in previous four weeks
	Main reason did not use required formal care or preschool in previous four weeks
	Main reason did not use required formal care in previous four weeks
	Main reason did not use required preschool in previous four weeks
	Whether preferred type of formal care or preschool available in previous four weeks
	Whether preferred type of formal care available in previous four weeks
	Whether preschool available in previous four weeks
	Main reason preferred formal care or preschool was not available in previous four weeks
	Main reason preferred formal care was not available in previous four weeks
	Main reason preferred preschool was not available in previous four weeks
Child care arrangements for each type of care
	Day of care
	Hours of care
Child care arrangements for specific types of care
	Whether attended vacation care
	Whether required vacation care
	Time of day of attendance at before and/or after school care program
	Location of before and/or after school care
	Whether long day care centre provides care before 9am and or after 5pm
	Whether long day care centre conducts its program during school holidays
	All reasons for choosing a long day care centre
	Main reason for choosing a long day care centre
	If long day care (centre) service is located where would be most suited
	Preferred location of long day care centre
	All reasons for not using preferred location of long day care centre
	All reasons for choosing a preschool
	Main reason for choosing a preschool