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).

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

DSS specific information:

For data collection using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) the suggested question is:

What is your postcode?

(Single response)

Enter Postcode

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.

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

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.

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

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)

DSS specific information:

For data collections using the Computer Assisted Telephone Interview demographic module National best practice data set, 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.)

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on respondent being from a country that is not Australia.