6265.0 - Underemployed Workers, Australia, Sep 2004  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 15/03/2005   
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APPENDIX 2 POPULATIONS AND DATA ITEMS LIST


DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

The ABS has a range of data available on request from the Underemployed Workers Survey. This section lists the data items and populations which relate to the survey. More detailed breakdowns of some data items may also be available on request.


The population(s) for a particular data item refers to the person in the survey to whom the data item 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 ABS data available on request, contact Sue Taylor on Canberra (02) 6252 5603, or by facsimile on (02) 6252 7512, or by email to <sue.taylor@abs.gov.au>.


Population 1:

Employed persons.


Population 2:

Full-time workers.


Population 3:

Part-time workers.


Population 4:

Part-time workers who want more hours.


Population 5:

Part-time workers who want more hours who had been looking for work with more hours or were available to start work with more hours in the reference week or within four weeks.


Population 6:

Part-time workers who want more hours who were available to start work with more hours in the reference week or within four weeks.


Population 7:

Underemployed workers

Data itemsPopulations

1State or territory of usual residenceAll
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
2Area of usual residenceAll
Capital city
Balance of state/territory
3Region of usual residenceAll
Standard labour force dissemination regions
4SexAll
Males
Females
5Marital statusAll
Married
Not married
6Relationship in householdAll
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
Lone person
Not living alone
Relationship not determined
7ACountry of birth and period of arrivalAll
Born in Australia
Born overseas
Arrived before 1971
Arrived 1971-1980
Arrived 1981-1990
Arrived 1991-2000
Arrived 2001 to survey date
7BCountry of birth (1)All
Born in Australia
Born overseas
Born in main English-speaking countries
Born in other than main English-speaking countries
7CCountry 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
8Age group (years)All
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-59
60-64
65 and over
Note: Age collected in single years
9Underemployment status7
Worked less than 35 hours in reference week for economic reasons
Part-time workers wanting more hours who were available to start work with more hours in the reference week or within four weeks
Looking and available to start
Not looking but available to start
10Full-time or part-time status (1)All
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
10AFull-time or part-time status (2)All
Employed persons
Full-time workers
Worked 35 hours or more in the reference week
Worked less than 35 hours in the reference week
For non-economic reasons
For economic reasons
Part-time workers
Not wanting more hours
Want more hours
Want more part-time hours
Want full-time hours
11Whether fully employedAll
Fully employed
Part-time workers who want more hours and persons who worked less than 35 hours in the reference week for economic reasons
12Status in employmentAll
Employee
Employer
Own account worker
Contributing family worker
13Number of hours worked in the reference period4-7
0-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-29
30-34
35 or more
14Type of insufficient work4-6
Full-time
Part-time
15Duration of current period of insufficient work4-7
1-3 weeks
4-12 weeks
13-51 weeks
52 weeks or more
16Level of highest educational attainment4-7
Postgraduate Degree
Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate
Bachelor Degree
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
Certificate III/IV
Certificate I/II
Certificate not further defined
Year 12
Year 11
Year 10 or below
Level not determined
No educational attainment
17Whether would move interstate if offered a suitable job4-7
Would move interstate
Would not move interstate
Might move interstate
Did not know
18Whether would move intrastate if offered a suitable job4-7
Would move intrastate
Would not move intrastate
Might move intrastate
Did not know
19Whether would prefer to change occupation to work more hours4-7
Would prefer to change occupation
Would prefer not to change occupation
No preference
20Whether would prefer to change employer to work more hours4-7
Would prefer to change employer
Would prefer not to change employer
No preference
21Whether looking and/or available (1)4-6
Had been looking for work with more hours
Looking and available to start
Looking and available in the reference week
Looking and not available in the reference week but within four weeks
Looking and not available to start
Had not been looking for work with more hours
Not looking and available to start
Not looking and available in the reference week
Not looking and not available in the reference week but within four weeks
Not looking and not available to start
21AWhether looking and/or available (2)4-6
Looking or available to start work with more hours in the reference week
Looking and available
Looking and not available
Not looking and available
Not looking and not available to start work with more hours in the reference week
22All steps taken to find work with more hours in the last four weeks4-6
Asked current employer for more work
Contacted prospective employers
Registered with Centrelink
Checked Centrelink touchscreens
Checked factory noticeboards
Contacted an employment agency
Looked in newspapers
Searched Internet sites
Answered a newspaper advertisement for a job
Advertised or tendered for work
Contacted friends or relatives
Other steps taken to find work
Had not been looking for work with more hours
23Whether registered with Centrelink4-6
Registered with Centrelink for job search assistance
Not registered with Centrelink for job search assistance
Had not been looking for work with more hours
24Preferred number of extra hours4-6
Less than 10
10-19
20-29
30 or more
25Main difficulty in finding work with more hours4-6
Had been looking for work with more hours
Own ill health or disability
Considered too young by employers
Considered too old by employers
Unsuitable hours
Too far to travel/transport problems
Lacked necessary skills or education
Language difficulties
Insufficient work experience
No vacancies in line of work
Too many applicants for available jobs
No vacancies at all
Difficulties with ethnic background
Difficulties in finding child care
Other family responsibilities
Other difficulties
No difficulties reported
Had not been looking for work with more hours
26Usual number of hours worked4-6
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-29
30-34
27Preferred total number of hours4-6
Less than 30
30-34
35-39
40 or more