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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 Linda Fardell on Canberra (02) 6252 6562, or by facsimile on (02) 6252 7512, or by email to <linda.fardell@abs.gov.au>.

Population 1:

Employed persons.

Population 2:

Full-time workers.

Population 3:

Part-time workers.

Population 4:

Part-time workers who would prefer more hours.

Population 5:

Part-time workers who would prefer 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:

Underemployed part-time workers.

Population 7:

Underemployed workers

Data items						Populations
1	State or territory of usual residence					All
		New South Wales
		Victoria
		Queensland
		South Australia
		Western Australia
		Tasmania
		Northern Territory
		Australian Capital Territory
2	Area of usual residence					All
		Capital city
		Balance of state/territory
3	Region of usual residence					All
		Standard labour force dissemination regions
4	Sex					All
		Males
		Females
5	Marital status					All
		Married
		Not married
6	Relationship in household					All
		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
7A	Country of birth and period of arrival					All
		Born in Australia
		Born overseas
			Arrived before 1971
			Arrived 1971-1980
			Arrived 1981-1990
			Arrived 1991-2000
			Arrived 2001 to survey date
7B	Country of birth (1)					All
		Born in Australia
		Born overseas
			Born in main English-speaking countries
			Born in other than main English-speaking countries
7C	Country 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
8	Age group (years)					All
		15-19
		20-24
		25-34
		35-44
		45-54
		55-59
		60-64
		65 and over
		Note: Single years were collected
9	Underemployment status					7
		Worked less than 35 hours in reference week for economic reasons
		Part-time workers who would prefer 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
10A	Full-time or part-time status					All
		Full-time workers
		Part-time workers
10B	Full-time or part-time status (1)					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
				Would not prefer to work more hours
				Would prefer to work more hours
					Prefers more part-time hours
					Prefers full-time hours
11	Whether fully employed					All
		Fully employed
		Part-time workers who would prefer more hours and persons who worked less than 35 hours in the reference week for economic reasons
12	Status in employment					All
		Employee
		Employer
		Own account worker
		Contributing family worker
13	Number of hours worked in the reference period					4-7
		0-5
		6-10
		11-15
		16-20
		21-29
		30-34
		35 or more
		Note: Single hours were collected
14	Type of insufficient work					4-6
		Full-time
		Part-time
15	Duration of current period of insufficient work					4-7
		1-3 weeks
		4-12 weeks
		13-51 weeks
		52 weeks or more
		Note: Single weeks were collected
16	Level of highest educational attainment					4-7
		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
		Other education
		Level not determined
		No educational attainment/attendance
17	Whether would move interstate if offered a suitable job					4-7
		Would move interstate
		Would not move interstate
		Might move interstate
		Did not know
18	Whether would move intrastate if offered a suitable job					4-7
		Would move intrastate
		Would not move intrastate
		Might move intrastate
		Did not know
19	Whether would prefer to change occupation to work more hours					4-7
		Would prefer to change occupation
		Would prefer not to change occupation
		No preference
20	Whether would prefer to change employer to work more hours					4-7
		Would prefer to change employer
		Would prefer not to change employer
		No preference
21	Whether looking and/or available					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 but 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
21A	Whether available and/or looking					4-6
		Available to start work with more hours
			Available in the reference week
				Looking
				Not looking
			Available within four weeks (but not the reference week)
				Looking
				Not looking
		Not available to start work with more hours
			Looking
			Not looking
22	All steps taken to find work in the last four weeks					4-6
		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
23	Whether registered with Centrelink					4-6
		Registered with Centrelink for job search assistance
		Not registered with Centrelink for job search assistance
		Had not been looking for work with more hours
24	Preferred number of extra hours					4-6
		Less than 10
		10-19
		20-29
		30 or more
		Note: Single hours were collected
25	Main difficulty in finding work					4-6
		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
26	Usual number of hours worked					4-6
		1-5
		6-10
		11-15
		16-20
		21-29
		30-34
		Note: Single hours were collected
27	Preferred total number of hours					4-6
		Less than 30
		30-34
		35-39
		40 or more
		Note: Single hours were collected
28	Owner manager of incorporated enterprise (OMIE) status					All
		Employee (not OMIE)
		Owner manager of incorporated enterprise
		Owner manager of unincorporated enterprise
		Contributing family worker