2900.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Understanding the Census and Census Data, Australia , 2016

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Understanding the Census and Census Data How we collected your information Turning your information into Census data + Understanding Census data quality + Understanding the data + Person variables AGEP Age ANCP Ancestry Multi Response ASSNP Core Activity Need for Assistance BPFP Country of Birth of Mother BPLP Country of Birth of Person BPMP Country of Birth of Father BPPP Country of Birth of Parents CHCAREP Unpaid Child Care CITP Australian Citizenship CTGP Child Type (including grandchildren) CTPP Child Type DOMP Unpaid Domestic Work Number of Hours EETP Engagement in Employment, Education and Training EMPP Number of Employees ENGLP Proficiency in Spoken English Language ENGP Proficiency in Spoken English GNGP Public Private Sector HEAP Level of Highest Educational Attainment HRSP Hours Worked HSCP Highest Year of School Completed INCP Total Personal Income (weekly) INDP Industry of Employment INGP Indigenous Status LANP Language Spoken at Home LFHRP Labour Force Status and Hours Worked Not Stated LFSP Labour Force Status MDCP Social Marital Status MSTP Registered Marital Status MTWP Method of Travel to Work OCCP Occupation POWP Place of Work PUR1P Place of Usual Residence One Year Ago PUR5P Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago PURP Place of Usual Residence QALFP Non-School Qualification Field of Study QALLP Non-School Qualification Level of Education RELP Religious Affiliation RLCP Relationship as Reported for Couples RLGP Relationship in Household (including grandchildren) RLHP Relationship in Household RLNP Residential Status in a Non-Private Dwelling RPIP Family Household Reference Person Indicator SEXP Sex SIEMP Status in Employment SLPP Sex of Lone Parent STUP Full-Time Part-Time Student Status TISP Number of Children Ever Born TYPP Type of Educational Institution Attending TYSTAP Educational Institution Attendee Status UAI1P Usual Address One Year Ago Indicator UAI5P Usual Address Five Years Ago Indicator UAICP Usual Address Indicator Census Night UNCAREP Unpaid Assistance to a Person with a Disability VOLWP Voluntary Work for an Organisation or Group YARP Year of Arrival in Australia CDPP Community Development Programme Participation Distance to Work National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) Indicators OPGP Homelessness Operational Groups + Family variables + Dwelling variables + Conceptual information About this Release History of Changes	Labour Force Status and Hours Worked Not Stated (LFHRP) This variable combines Labour Force Status (LFSP) with the 'Not stated' category from the Hours Worked (HRSP) variable to provide more detailed information on employed persons. This version is commonly released in the Census output product range. This variable is applicable to all persons aged 15 years or older. How this variable is created This variable is derived by combining responses from the questions on Labour Force Status and Hours Worked. Images of these questions are provided below. Labour Force Status is derived from responses to a number of questions on the form. Data is captured automatically from four mark box responses and from the written numeric response to the question asking how many hours the person worked in all jobs 'last week'. Occupation information may sometimes be used. Images of the questions are provided below. Hours Worked is captured automatically from written numeric responses, or the 'None' mark box, from question 44 on the Census Household Form. This process is subject to low levels of recognition error. In addition, outlying values are checked manually to ensure that they match the actual response on the form. The data may include a small proportion of persons with an unusual number of hours worked, as all numeric responses are accepted as reported. Variable history This variable was new for 2011 and has not changed in 2016. However, changes were made to the questions used to derive Labour Force Status and the 'none' box for Hours Worked was removed from the online Census form. Non-response rate Non-response rate only applies to data items that directly reflect responses to individual Census form questions. Labour Force Status and Hours Worked Not Stated does not have a non-response rate as it is a derived value created during Census processing for applicable persons. For more information, refer to Understanding Census data quality. Further information A definition of Labour Force Status and Hours Worked Not Stated is available in the 2016 Census Dictionary. For information related to Labour Force Status and Hours Worked Not Stated, see the data quality statements for Labour Force Status and Hours Worked. Household form question image Data for this variable is mainly derived from questions 34, 35, 44, 46 and 47. Occupation questions 38 and 39 may also be used. Questions 34, 35, 44, 46, 47, 38 and 39 as they appeared on the 2016 Census Household Paper Form: A text only version of the online Census Household form is available from the Downloads tab. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.