Household—gross income (annual), dollar range code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Household annual gross income range |
METEOR identifier: | 290737 |
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 dollar range code. |
Context: | Gross household income ranges are used as an indicator of the economic status of the household. |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Household—gross income |
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METEOR identifier: | 269756 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 15/12/2005 Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017 |
Definition: | The value of gross income from all sources (before deductions for income tax, superannuation, etc.) for all household members. |
Context: | A gross personal income of each household member is combined to determine gross household income. |
Object class: | Household |
Property: | Gross income |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Dollar range, code N |
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METEOR identifier: | 290706 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 04/05/2005 |
Definition: | Code to indicate amount of money as a range. |
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. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Public Health Information Working Group |
Reference documents: | Refer to the ABS website Statistical Standards/Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables/Cash Income Variables: 1200.0 - Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables, 1999
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Relational attributes | |
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 $ 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). 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 $ 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). |