1287.0 - Standards for Income Variables, Jun 2015  
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APPENDIX A: BASIC INCOME MODULE - PERSONAL INTERVIEW

COMPUTER ASSISTED PERSONAL INTERVIEW (CAPI)

Background information about this module is available in 'Collection of Variable Data' under 'Total Income'. This module is not suitable for telephone interviewing (please refer to Appendix B for the telephone interview version).

References to the Schoolkids Bonus should be removed from both the questionnaire and word substitution list for any surveys that will be conducted after 1 July 2016 when this payment will be abolished.


Question wordingTo population

Q01
<Note> The following preamble must be read by the interviewer when respondent answering for self. When interviewing the respondent about other people in the household, it is optional.

<preamble>
I would now like to ask you some questions about income.

Information on income provides an indication of living standards in different areas of Australia and for different population groups. This information can be used to help determine the types of services that are needed and who needs them.

[Do you/does (proxy name)] receive income from wages or salaries [including from [your/his/her] own incorporated business]?
1. Yes
5. No
1. → Q02
5. → Q05

Q02
Before income tax, salary sacrifice or anything else is taken out, how much [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from wages or salaries?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent is unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate.

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-999999997>→ Q03

Q03
What period does that cover?
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify
1-6. → Q05





7. → Q04

Q04
Interviewer: Insert 'other' period.
(Allow text entry) → Q05

Q05
[Do you/does (proxy name)] receive a government pension, allowance or benefit, for example paid by Centrelink or the Department of Veterans' Affairs?
1. Yes
5. No
1. → Q06
5. → Q16

Q06
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive any of these pensions, allowances or benefits?

Interviewer: Show Prompt Card

Only one response is allowed.
1. Australian Age Pension
2. Service Pension from the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Exclude Defence Force superannuation benefits.
3. Disability Support Pension from Centrelink
4. Newstart Allowance
5. Paid Parental Leave
6. Carer Payment
7. Partner Allowance
8. Widow Allowance from Centrelink
9. Wife Pension
10. Sickness Allowance
11. Special benefit
12. No / None of these
1-11. →Q07










12. →Q10

Q07
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from [name of pension, benefit, allowance]?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent is unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate.

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-99999997>→ Q08

Q08
What period does that cover?
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify
1-6. → Q10





7. → Q09

Q09
Interviewer: Insert 'other' period.
(Allow text entry) → Q10

Q10
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive any of these pensions, allowances or benefits?

Interviewer: Show Prompt Card

Multiple responses allowed
1. Family Tax Benefit as a regular payment from Centrelink
2. Parenting Payment
3. Youth Allowance
4. Carer Allowance
5. War Widow's or Widower's Pension from the Department of Veterans' Affairs, including Income Support Supplement
6. Disability Pension from the Department of Veterans' Affairs
7. Overseas government pension
8. Schoolkids Bonus
9. Any other government payment
10. No/none of these
1-9. → Q10A








10. → Q16

Q10A - sequence guide
1. If ONLY 'Schoolkids Bonus' in Q10 (Q10=8)
2. If 'Any other government payment' in Q10 (Q10=9)
3. Else
1. → Q15
2. → Q11
3. → Q12

Q11
Interviewer: Enter name of other government payment
(Allow text entry) → Q12

Q12
How much [in total] [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from [list pensions, allowances or benefits identified as being received in Q10]?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent is unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate.

Do not include Schoolkids Bonus.

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-99999997>→ Q13

Q13
What period does that cover?
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify
1-6. →Q14A





7. → Q14

Q14
Interviewer: Enter 'other' period
(Allow text entry) → Q14A

Q14A- sequence guide
1. If Q10 = 8
2. Else
1. → Q15
2. → Q16

Q15
How much [did you/did (proxy name)] receive from the last Schoolkids Bonus payment?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-999997>→ Q16

Q16
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive income from any of the following sources:

Interviewer: Show Prompt Card . If 'yes', prompt for which ones.

Multiple responses allowed.
1. Child support or maintenance
2. Superannuation, an annuity or private pension
3. Workers' compensation
4. None of the above
1- 3. → Q17


4. → Q20

Q17
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from [source]?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent is unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate.

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-99999997>Q17 to Q19 are asked of each income reported in Q16 then Q20

Q18
What period does that cover?
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify
1-6. → Q20





7. → Q19

Q19
Interviewer: Insert 'other' period
(Allow text entry) → Q20

Q20
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently have any rental investment property?
1. Yes
5. No
1. → Q21
5. → Q24

Q21
[Do you/does (proxy name)] expect to make a profit or loss from [your/his/her] rental investment property this financial year?

Coding instructions: If '3. Neither', income is recorded as zero.
1. Profit
2. Loss
3. Neither
1. → Q22
2. → Q23
3. → Q24

Q22
Before income tax is taken out, but after investment expenses have been deducted, how much profit [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to make from [your/his/her] share in rental investment property this financial year?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year profit as a proxy.

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-99999997>→ Q24

Q23
After investment expenses have been deducted, how much [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to lose from [your/his/her] share in rental investment property this financial year?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year loss as a proxy.

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-99999997>→ Q24

Q24
[Apart from [your/his/her] rental investment property], [do you/does (proxy name)] currently have any unincorporated businesses whether owned outright by [you/him/her] or through [your/his/her] share in a partnership?
1. Yes
5. No
1. → Q25
5. → Q28

Q25
[Do you/does (proxy name)] expect to make a profit or loss this financial year?

Coding instructions: If '3. Neither', income is recorded as zero.
1. Profit
2. Loss
3. Neither
1. → Q26
2. → Q27
3. → Q28

Q26
Before income tax is taken out, but after business expenses have been deducted, how much profit [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to make from [your/his/her] share in unincorporated businesses this financial year?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year profit as a proxy.

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-9999997>→ Q28

Q27
After business expenses have been deducted, how much [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to lose from [your/his/her] share in unincorporated businesses this financial year?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year loss as a proxy.

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-9999997>→Q28

Q28
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive income from dividends from shares?
1. Yes
5. No
1. → Q29
5. → Q29A

Q29
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to receive from dividends from shares this financial year?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year income as a proxy.

If 'nil' enter zero.

(Allow numeric entry)
<0-999999997>→Q29A

Q29A - Sequence guide
1. If there have been no missing responses to income amounts other than dividends
2. Else
1. → Q30
2. → Q31

Q30
Would the amount [you/(proxy name)] expect[s] to receive from dividends from shares (this financial year) be less than $200?
1. Yes
5. No
→ Q31

Q31
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive income from interest?
1. Yes
5. No
1. → Q32
5. → Q32A

Q32
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to receive from interest this financial year?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year income as a proxy.

If 'nil' enter zero.

(Allow numeric entry)
<0-99999997>→ Q32A

Q32A - Sequence guide
1. If there have been no missing responses to income amounts other than interest
2. Else
1. → Q33
2. → Q34

Q33
Would the amount [you/(proxy name)] expect[s] to receive from interest (this financial year) be less than $200?
1. Yes
5. No
→ Q34

Q34
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive income from any other source?
1. Yes
5. No
1. → Q35
5. → END or Q39

Q35
What are these sources?
(Allow text entry)→ Q36

Q36
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from (this source/these sources)?

Interviewer: Enter dollar amount.

(Allow numeric entry)
<1-999999997>→ Q37

Q37
What period does that cover?
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify
1-6. → END or Q39





7. → Q38

Q38
Interviewer: Insert 'other' period
(Allow text entry) → END or Q39

Q39 (Optional)
<Note: Main source of income can be derived if complete data are available for each source of income. For those reporting just one source, that is their main source. Where complete data are not reported for each source, for instance where the respondent did not know the amount, it is suggested that respondents be sequenced to this question>

You have told me that [you/(proxy name)] [receive/receives] [list all sources of income].

What is [your/(proxy name)'s] main source of income? [Please consider dividends from shares, and interest as one source.]

Show prompt card.
1. Wages or salary (including from own incorporated business)
2. Own unincorporated business or share in a partnership
3. Government pension or allowance
4. Rental investment property
5. Superannuation, an annuity or private pension
6. Dividends from shares and/or interest
7. Other
8. Nil or negative
9. Don't know
→ END



Word substitution


Question word sub appears inDetails

Q01, Q02, Q05, Q06, Q07, Q10, Q16, Q17, Q20, Q21,
Q22, Q23, Q24, Q25, Q26, Q27, Q28, Q29, Q31, Q32, Q34, Q36
[do you/does (proxy name)]
Insert 'do you' if respondent answering for self.
Otherwise insert 'does (proxy name)'.

Q01, Q21, Q22, Q23, Q24,Q26, Q27[your/his/her]
Insert 'your' if respondent answering for self.
Insert 'his' if proxy respondent is male.
Insert 'her' if proxy respondent is female.

Q01[including from [your/his/her] own incorporated business]
Insert 'including from [your/his/her] own incorporated business' if respondent indicated in other survey modules that they have their own incorporated business.
Note, if this information is not available then this word sub should be permanently on.

Q07[name of pension, benefit, allowance]
Insert allowance reported in Q06.

Q12[in total]
Insert 'in total' if more than one source reported in Q10.

Q12[list pensions, allowances or benefits identified as being received in Q10]
List allowances reported in Q10. Exclude the Schoolkids Bonus.

Q15[did you/did (proxy name)]
Insert 'did you' if respondent answering for self.
Otherwise insert 'did (proxy name)'.

Q17 [source]
Insert source reported in Q16.
Note that Q17 is asked separately of each source reported in Q16.

Q24[Apart from [your/his/her] rental investment property]
Insert if Q20 = 1.

Q24[you/him/her]
Insert 'you' if respondent answering for self.
Insert 'him' if proxy respondent is male.
Insert 'her' if proxy respondent is female.

Q30, Q33, Q39[you/(proxy name)]
Insert 'you' if respondent answering for self.
Otherwise insert '(proxy name)'.

Q30, Q33[s]
Insert 's' if reporting for proxy respondent.

Q39[receive/receives]
Insert 'receive' if respondent answering for self.
Insert 'receives' if answering for proxy respondent.

Q39[list all sources of income]
List applicable sources with a comma between each and an 'and' before the last source if multiples apply:
a. wages or salary (if Q01 = 1)
b. own unincorporated business or share in a partnership (if Q25 = 1)
c. government pensions or allowances (if Q05 = 1)
d. rental investment property (if Q20 = 1)
e. superannuation, an annuity or private pension (if Q16 = 2)
f. [dividends from shares and interest / dividends from shares / interest] (if Q28 = 1 and Q31 = 1 / if Q28 = 1 and Q31 = 5 / if Q28 = 5 and Q31 = 1)
g. child support or maintenance (if Q16 = 1)
h. workers' compensation (if Q16 = 3)
i. income from another source (if Q34 = 1).

Q39[your/(proxy name)'s]
Insert 'your' if respondent answering for self.
Otherwise insert '(proxy name)'s'.

Q39[Please consider dividends from shares, and interest as one source.]
Insert if Q28 = 1 and Q31 = 1.