LWS - Australia 2010 : person file Codebook generated: 2016-04-01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IDENTIFIERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hid unique unit identifier 42595 1 18071 8994.33 5205.16 pid person identifier 42595 1 6 2.03 1.16 did unique country/year number -------------------------------------------------- N value 42595 258 dname country/year identifier -------------------------------------------------- N value 42595 "au10" cname country name -------------------------------------------------- N value 42595 "Australia" iso2 2-letter country abbreviation -------------------------------------------------- N value 42595 "au" year reference year -------------------------------------------------- N value 42595 2010 wave data wave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 42595 8 Wave VIII ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILE INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pwgt person weight (normalised) 42595 0 1.34 0.23 0.2 ppopwgt person weight (inflated) 42595 1.78 2875.08 504.12 433.59 pwgta additional person weight (for subsample) 22336 3.92 7178.2 960.71 855.97 inum implicate number 42595 1 1 1 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIVING ARRANGEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ relation relationship to household head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 18071 1000 head 10291 2000 spouse/partner 12648 3000 child 1585 4000 other partner partner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 198 100 has partner 20582 110 living with partner 13166 200 does not have partner 8649 . parents living with parents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3553 110 living with one parent 9095 120 living with two parents 29947 . children living with own children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 6073 110 living with own children aged 0-5 2033 120 living with own children 6-12 1083 130 living with own children 13-17 2303 140 living with own children 18+ 16870 200 not living with own children 14233 . nchildren number of own children living in household -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 16870 0 not living with own children 4416 1 living with 1 own child 4631 2 living with 2 own children 1757 3 living with 3 own children 646 4 living with 4 own children 42 5 living with 5 own children 14233 . Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ageyoch age of youngest own child living in household 11492 0 75 9.79 10.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEMOGRAPHICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: age: 1. [au10] Mixed categories: interval data; values refer to the lowest boundary of the interval. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- age age in years 42531 0 80 37.94 23.53 sex gender -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 16147 1 male 17799 2 female 8649 . NOTES: 1. [au10] Scope limitation: available only for persons aged 15 and over. marital marital status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 20780 100 married/in union 13166 200 not married/not in union 8649 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IMMIGRATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ immigr immigrant (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 24653 0 not immigrant 9293 1 immigrant 8649 . ctrybrth country of birth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 24653 1000 born in the country 9293 2000 born outside the country 8649 . NOTES: yrsresid: 1. [au10] Mixed categories: interval data; values refer to the lowest boundary of the interval. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- yrsresid years since arrived in country 9293 0 25 16.33 10.95 ethnic_c first language spoken -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 28082 1 English only 773 2 Northern European language 1433 3 Southern European language 809 4 Eastern European language 537 5 Southwest and Central Asian language 508 6 Southern Asian language 742 7 Southeast Asian language 823 8 Eastern Asian language 219 9 other language 8669 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ disabled disabled (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 27717 0 not disabled 6229 1 disabled 8649 . NOTES: 1. [au10] Disabled refers to persons who have any degree of core activity, schooling or employment restriction. disabl_c Disability or long-term health condition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 1000 1 Has profound core activity restriction 1083 2 Has severe core activity restriction 1899 3 Has moderate core activity restriction 656 4 Has mild core activity restriction 1591 5 Has a schooling/employment restriction only 6845 6 Has no specific restriction 20872 7 Has no disability or long-term health condition 8649 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDUCATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ educ highest completed education level (3-category recode) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13810 1 low 10801 2 medium 9077 3 high 258 9 indistinguishable 8649 . educ_c level of highest educational attainment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3162 1 year 8 or below including never attended school 2446 2 year 9 5551 3 year 10 2414 4 year 11 4993 5 year 12 258 6 certificate not further defined 237 7 certificate I/II 5808 8 certificate III/IV 2951 9 advanced diploma / diploma 4329 10 bachelor degree 1797 11 postgraduate degree , graduate diploma/graduate certificate 8649 . NOTES: 1. [au10] Mixed categories: code 9 includes all persons having a certificate not further defined. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTIVITY STATUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ emp employed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 15105 0 not employed 18841 1 employed 8649 . unemp unemployed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 32776 0 not unemployed 1170 1 unemployed 8649 . clfs current labour force status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 18841 100 ILO employed 1170 211 ILO unemployed 11594 220 not in labour force 1307 222 in education 1034 224 disabled 8649 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMPLOYMENT INTENSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ptime part-time in all jobs (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 12594 0 full-time 6247 1 part-time 23754 . NOTES: 1. [au10] Definitional deviation: part-time defined as working less than 35 hours a week. NOTES: hours: 1. [au10] Mixed categories: interval data; values refer to the lowest boundary of the interval. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hours weekly hours worked, any information 18841 1 50 34.84 13.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOB CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ status1 status in employment, job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 16675 100 dependent employed 1699 200 self-employed 465 210 employer 23756 . inda1 industry (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 734 1 agriculture 3837 2 industry 14191 3 services 23833 . indb1 industry (9-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 734 1 agriculture, forestry and fishing 2336 2 mining and quarrying; manufacturing; utilities 1501 3 construction 3808 4 wholesale and retail trade, repair; hotels and restaurants 1143 5 transport, storage and communications 509 6 financial intermediation 2203 7 real estate, renting and business activities 5352 8 public administration; education; health and social work 1176 9 other community, social/personal services; activities of households; extra-territorial 23833 . indc1 industry (17-category ISIC 3.1 recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 734 1 A-agriculture, hunting and forestry 373 3 C-mining and quarrying 1722 4 D-manufacturing 241 5 E-electricity, gas and water supply 1501 6 F-construction 2668 7 G-wholesale and retail trade; repair 1140 8 H-hotels and restaurants 1143 9 I-transport, storage and communications 509 10 J-financial intermediation 2203 11 K-real estate, renting and business activities 1671 12 L-public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1446 13 M-education 2235 14 N-health and social work 1176 90 indistinguishable 23833 . NOTES: 1. [au10] Mixed categories: code 1 also includes fishing (which in fact belongs to code 2). 2. [au10] Mixed categories: code 90 includes categories 15, 16 and 17. ind1_c industry (national classification based on ANZSIC 2006), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 734 1 A-agriculture, forestry and fishing 373 2 B-mining 1722 3 C-manufacturing 241 4 D-electricity, gas, water and waste services 1501 5 E-construction 610 6 F-wholesale trade 2058 7 G-retail trade 1140 8 H-accomodation and food services 830 9 I-transport, postal and warehousing 313 10 J-information media and telecommunications 509 11 K-finance and insurance services 294 12 L-rental, hiring and real estate services 1285 13 M-professional, scientific and technical services 624 14 N-administrative and support services 1671 15 O-public administration and safety 1446 16 P-education and training 2235 17 Q-health care and social assistance 358 18 R-arts and recreation services 818 19 S-other services 23833 . occa1 occupation (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 6512 1 managers and professionals (ISCO 1 & 2) 10190 2 other skilled workers (ISCO 3-8, 10) 2099 3 labourers/elementary (ISCO 9) 23794 . occ1_c occupation (national classification based on ANZSCO), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2589 1 managers and administrators 3923 2 professionals 2734 3 technicians and trade workers 1791 4 community and personal service workers 2723 5 clerical and administrative worker 1699 6 sales workers 1243 7 machinery operators and drivers 2099 8 labourers 23794 . NOTES: hours1: 1. [au10] Mixed categories: interval data; values refer to the lowest boundary of the interval. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hours1 weekly hours worked, job 1 18841 0 50 34.22 13.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORK EXPERIENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CURRENT INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pi total income, person 42531 -147921 3380963 31867.3 48514 pil labour income, person 42531 -147921 1029518 23583.3 42651.3 pile paid employment income, person 42531 0 1029518 21949.2 40666.5 pils self-employment income, person 42531 -147921 854679 1634.14 14739.1 pic capital income, person 42531 -79774 3242402 1716.7 22409.9 picroy royalties, person 42531 0 43276 7.21 428.91 pit transfer income, person 42531 0 185514 6555.41 10739.7 pits social security transfers, person 42531 0 185514 6191.57 10324.3 pitsi work-related insurance transfers, person 42531 0 185514 1216.17 6636.06 pitsu universal benefits, person 42531 0 58140 4589.09 7388.27 pitsa assistance benefits, person 42531 0 17623 121.95 715.73 pitp private transfers, person 42531 0 84884 363.84 2567.93 pitped merit-based education transfers, person 42531 0 42390 45.69 890.71 piatold old-age transfers, person 42531 0 185514 3425.37 8526.19 piatdis disability transfers, person 42531 0 40721 708.34 3216.18 piatsur survivors transfers, person 42531 0 26487 118.18 1507.43 piatfam family/children transfers, person 42531 0 52336 1167.11 4677.78 piatune unemployment transfers, person 42531 0 20856 345.85 1899.63 piathou housing transfers, person 42531 0 5214 98.46 496.54 piap total pension income, person 42531 0 185514 4261.73 9152.4 piapprv private pensions and annuities, person 42531 0 185514 1068.68 6379.61 piappub public pensions, person 42531 0 45957 3100.88 6210.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDFALL INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NON-CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pxit income taxes and social contributions, person 42531 -17443 484255 4495.42 12409.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS - LIABILITIES TRANSACTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- currency currency units 42595 36 36 36 0 deflator deflation factor -------------------------------------------------- N value 42595 1 Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- grossnet gross/net income information 42595 120 120 120 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pas pension assets and other long-term savings 42595 0 6603611 42969.5 149935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATTIDUTES TOWARD HOUSEHOLD FINANCES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ basb savings behaviour -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 1684 11 does not save: expenses exceed income 4655 12 does not save: expenses about the same as income 3435 20 saves 32821 . NOTES: 1. [au10] Please use in combination with weight intended for the consumption subsample (PWGTA , inflated). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (WEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------