4229.0 - Adult Learning, Australia, 2006-07  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 21/12/2007  First Issue
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APPENDIX 1 POPULATIONS AND DATA ITEMS LIST


DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

The ABS has a range of data available on request from the Adult Learning topic collected in the Multi-Purpose Household Survey (MPHS). More detailed breakdowns of some data items may also be available on request.


The population(s) refer to the persons in the survey to whom the data item relates.


For information about ABS data available on request, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.



POPULATIONS

Population 1 All persons aged 25 to 64 years


Population 2 Persons aged 25 to 64 years who participated in formal learning in last 12 months


Population 3 Persons aged 25 to 64 years who participated in non-formal learning in last 12 months


Population 4 Persons aged 25 to 64 years who participated in formal or non-formal learning in last 12 months


Population 5 Persons aged 25 to 64 years who participated in informal learning in last 12 months


Population 6 Persons aged 25 to 64 years whose most recent formal learning was for a job-related reason


Population 7 Persons aged 25 to 64 years whose most recent non-formal learning was for a job-related reason


Population 8 Persons aged 25 to 64 years who did not participate in formal or non-formal learning in last 12 months but wanted to


Population 9 Employed persons aged 25 to 64 years


Population 10 Persons aged 25 to 64 years who did not participate in learning in last 12 months



DATA ITEMS

CHARACTERISTICS

Sex


Age (in single years)


Country of birth and year of arrival


State or territory of usual residence


Area of usual residence


Region of usual residence


Indigenous identifier


Marital status


Relationship in household



LABOUR FORCE

Full-time/Part-time employment


Labour force status


Multiple job holder


Hours usually worked


Occupation


Industry



EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Level of highest educational attainment


Field of highest educational attainment


Level of highest non-school qualification


Field of highest non-school qualification


Highest year of school completed



INCOME

Total gross weekly household income - all sources


Total gross weekly household income - all sources - quintiles


Equivalised weekly household income - quintiles


Partners weekly income - all sources


Partners sources of income


Partners main source of income


Partners types of government pensions/allowances received


Weekly personal income - all sources


Weekly personal income - all sources - quintiles


All sources of personal income


Main source of personal income


Personal types of government pensions/allowances received



ADULT LEARNING

Whether participated in formal learning


Number of formal courses participated in previous 12 months


Level of most recent formal course


Field of most recent formal course


Institution or organisation at which participated in most recent formal course


Main reason for participating in most recent formal course


Whether currently studying for most recent formal course


Whether participated in non-formal learning


Number of non-formal courses participated in previous 12 months


Type of most recent non-formal course


Main field of most recent non-formal course


Institution or organisation at which participated in most recent non-formal course


Whether most recent non-formal course participated in as distance or correspondence


Whether currently studying for most recent non-formal course


Whether participated in most recent non-formal course for a job-related reason


Main reason for participating in most recent non-formal course


Whether participated in informal learning


Type of informal learning participated in


Whether wanted to participate in formal or non-formal learning


All reasons for not participating in formal or non-formal learning


Main reason for not participating in formal or non-formal learning


Whether wanted to participate in more formal or non-formal learning


All reasons for not participating in more formal or non-formal learning


Main reason for not participating in more formal or non-formal learning


All reasons for not wanting to participate in formal or non-formal learning


Main reason for not wanting to participate in formal or non-formal learning


Difficulties undertaking formal or non-formal learning


Whether looked for learning opportunities


All sources of learning opportunities found



HOUSEHOLD USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Whether has access to computer at home


Whether has access to Internet at home


Whether used Internet in last 12 months


Main purpose of Internet access


Whether accessed Internet at home


Whether accessed Internet at work


Whether accessed Internet at any other place