6202.0.30.004 - Microdata: Labour Force Survey and Labour Mobility, Australia, Feb 2012 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/12/2012   
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INTRODUCTION


This product provides a range of information about the release of microdata from the February 2012 Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the February 2012 Labour Mobility Survey including details about the survey methodology and how to use the CURF. Data item lists and information on the conditions of use and the quality of the microdata as well as the definitions used are also provided.

Microdata are the most detailed information available from a survey and are generally the responses to individual questions on the questionnaire or data derived from two or more questions and are released with the approval of the Australian Statistician.

AVAILABLE PRODUCTS

The following microdata products are available from this survey:

  • Basic CURF on CD-ROM. The Basic CD-ROM allows approved users interactive access in the user's own environment (via a CD-ROM/DVD);
  • Expanded CURF via the RADL. Expanded CURFs allow more detail to be presented for some data items, for example, age, geography, industry and occupation.

Further information about these services, and other information to assist users in understanding and accessing CURFs in general, is available from the CURF Microdata Entry Page on the ABS web site.

Before you apply for access, users should read and familiarise themselves with the information contained in this product and the User Manual: Responsible Use of ABS CURFs.

To apply for access press the green button below.

click here to apply for microdata

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further information about the survey and the microdata products can be found in this product:
  • A detailed list of data items for the Basic CURF and the Expanded CURF are available on the Downloads tab;
  • The Quality Declaration, Abbreviations and Glossary relating to these products can be found on the Explanatory Notes tab;
  • Other related products can be found on the Related Information tab.

DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

Data obtained in the survey but not contained on the CURF may be available from the ABS, on request, as statistics in tabulated form.

Subject to confidentiality and sampling variability constraints, special tabulations can be produced incorporating data items, populations and geographic areas selected to meet individual requirements. These are available on request, on a fee for service basis. Contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or client.services@abs.gov.au for further information.