Seq No. | Metadata item | Data Type [Length] | Value & Meaning | DSS specific attributes |
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- | Household annual gross income range | Number
[1]
| 1 | Less than $ 20,000 | 2 | $ 20,001-$ 30,000 | 3 | $ 30,001-$ 50,000 | 4 | $ 50,001 - $ 100,000 | 5 | More than $ 100,000 | | | 6 | Don't know/not sure | 7 | Not stated |
| DSS specific information: For data collection using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), the suggested question is: I would now like to ask you about your household’s income. We are interested in how income relates to health, lifestyle and access to health services. Before tax is taken out, which of the following ranges best describes your household’s income, from all sources, over the last 12 months? (Read options: Single response)
Less than $ 20,000 $ 20,000-$ 30,000 $ 30,001-$ 50,000 $ 50,001-$ 100,000 More than $ 100,000 Don’t know/not sure Refused Where narrower ranges are required, household annual gross income may be collected in $ 10,000 ranges using the data element Household annual gross income range ($ 10,000 range). | - | Household annual gross income range ($ 10,000 range) | Number
[2]
| 1 | Less than $ 10,000 | 2 | $ 10,000 - $ 20,000 | 3 | $ 20,001 - $ 30,000 | 4 | $ 30,001 - $ 40,000 | 5 | $ 40,001 - $ 50,000 | 6 | $ 50,001 - $ 60,000 | 7 | $ 60,001 - $ 70,000 | 8 | $ 70,001 - $ 80,000 | 9 | $ 80,001 - $ 90,000 | 10 | $ 90,001 - $ 100,000 | 11 | More than $ 100,000 | 12 | Don't know / not sure | 13 | Not stated |
| DSS specific information: For data collection using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), the suggested question is: I would now like to ask you about your household’s income. We are interested in how income relates to health, lifestyle and access to health services. Before tax is taken out, which of the following ranges best describes your household’s income, from all sources, over the last 12 months? (Read options: Single response) Less than $ 10,000 $ 10,000 - $ 20,000 $ 20,001 - $ 30,000 $ 30,001 - $ 40,000 $ 40,001 - $ 50,000 $ 50,001 - $ 60,000 $ 60,001 - $ 70,000 $ 70,001 - $ 80,000 $ 80,001 - $ 90,000 $ 90,001 - $ 100,000 Over $ 100,000 Don’t know/not sure Refused | - | Postcode—Australian (person) | Number
[4]
| {NNNN} The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post. | DSS specific information: For data collection using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) the suggested question is: What is your postcode? (Single response) Enter Postcode | - | Suburb/town/locality name (person) | String
[50]
| A[A(49)] A combination of alphabetic characters. | DSS specific information: For data collection using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), the suggested question is: What is your suburb, town or community? (Single response) Enter town/suburb/community. | - | Age range | Number
[2]
| 01 | 0-4 | 02 | 5-14 | 03 | 15-24 | 04 | 25-34 | 05 | 35-44 | 06 | 45-54 | 07 | 55-64 | 08 | 65-74 | 09 | 75 years or older | 99 | Not stated |
| DSS specific information: For some data collection settings, using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), the suggested question is : Which age group are you in? Would it be.....
0-4 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75 years or older Refused | - | Age | Number
[3]
| | DSS specific information: In CATI surveys, age refers to completed age of respondent on day of interview. If collecting age in single years is not possible, age may be collected as a range. Refer to the data element Person – age range, code NN. | - | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN A SACC code set representing a country. | | - | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | | - | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: For data collection using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) the suggested questions are: Q.1 Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? Yes - go to Q.2 No – no more questions Q.2 Are you of Aboriginal origin, Torres Strait Islander origin, or both? Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | - | Marital status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Never married | 2 | Widowed | 3 | Divorced | 4 | Separated | 5 | Married (registered and de facto) | 6 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: For data collection using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) the recommended question is: Which of the following best describes your current marital status? (Read options. Single response. Interviewer note: ‘De facto’ equals ‘Living with partner’) Married Living with partner Widowed Divorced Separated Never married Not stated/inadequately described (this category is not read out by interviewer) | - | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: For data collections using the Computer Assisted Telephone Interview demographic module DSS, only Codes 1 and 2 are collected. For data collection using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) it is recommended that sex be ascertained by the interviewer on the basis of information already collected or other cues such as voice or name. If the interviewer is unsure of the respondent’s sex the following question may be used: As this interview is being conducted over the phone, I need to ask are you male or female? Male Female (Interviewer note: If respondent provides any response that can’t be categorised to male or female, terminate interview.) | - | Year of arrival in Australia | Date/Time
[4]
| YYYY
The calendar year, beginning on the 1st of January and ending on the 31st of December. | |
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