Household—gross income (annual), ten thousand dollar range code N[N]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Household annual gross income range ($ 10,000 range) |
METEOR identifier: | 290742 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 04/05/2005 |
Definition: | The value of gross annual income from all sources (before deductions for income tax, superannuation, etc.) for all household members as represented by a ten thousand dollar range code. |
Context: | Gross household income ($ 10,000 ranges) is used as an indicator of the economic status of the household. |
Data Element Concept: | Household—gross income |
Value Domain: | Ten thousand dollar range, code N[N] |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | The main components of gross income are:
Gross income is regarded as all receipts which are received regularly and are of a recurring nature. Certain receipts such as lump sum receipts, windfall gains and withdrawals from savings are not considered to conform to these criteria and are not included as income. Please note that this data element is not consistent with the ABS standards for cash income. Refer to the ABS website Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables/Cash Income Variables: |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Public Health Information Working Group |
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Computer Assisted Telephone Interview demographic module DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 DSS specific information: For data collection using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), the suggested question is: I would now like to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 Computer Assisted Telephone Interview demographic module NBPDS Health, Standard 03/12/2008 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 |