Australian Bureau of Statistics
Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

INTRODUCTION


This product provides a range of information about the release of microdata from the Childhood Education and Care Survey (CEaCS), Australia, June 2011 including details about the survey methodology, and how to use the CURF. A data item list, information on the conditions of use and the quality of the microdata and definitions used are also provided.

Microdata are the most detailed information available from a survey and are generally the responses to individual questions on the questionnaire or data derived from two or more questions and are released with the approval of the Australian Statistician.


AVAILABLE PRODUCTS

The following microdata product is available from this survey:

• Expanded CURF via the Remote Access Data Laboratory (RADL) and ABS Data Laboratory (ABSDL).

Further information about these services, and other information to assist users in understanding and accessing CURFs in general, is available from the CURF Microdata Entry Page on the ABS web site.

Before you apply for access, users should read and familiarise themselves with the information contained in this product and the User Manual: Responsible Use of ABS CURFs.

To apply for access press the green button below.



FURTHER INFORMATION

Further information about the survey and the microdata product can be found in this product:

• A detailed list of data items for the Expanded CURF is available on the Downloads tab
• The Quality Declaration, Abbreviations and Glossary relating to these products can be found in the Explanatory Notes tab
• Other related products can be found on the Related Information tab.

DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

Data obtained in the survey but not contained on the CURF may be available from the ABS, on request, as statistics in tabulated form.

Subject to confidentiality and sampling variability constraints, special tabulations can be produced incorporating data items, populations and geographic areas selected to meet individual requirements. These are available on request, on a fee for service basis. Contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or client.services@abs.gov.au for further information.