4228.0.30.001 - Microdata: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, Australia, 2011-2012

USING THE CURF

ABOUT THE CURF
IDENTIFIERS
CURF FILE NAMES

ABOUT THE CURF

The data included in the PIAAC CURF are released under the provisions of the Census and Statistics Act 1905. This legislation allows the Australian Statistician to release unit record data, or microdata, provided this is done "in a manner that is not likely to enable the identification of a particular person or organisation to which it relates."

The ABS ensures the confidentiality of the data by:

removing name, address and any other information that might uniquely identify any individual
changing a small number of values - particularly unusual values - and removing very unusual records
controlling the detail available for all records on the CURF
perturbing or randomly adjusting income data
excluding some data items that were collected
controlling the modes of access to restrict access to more detailed data
placing restrictions on how the data are used, supported by both information in the User Manual: Responsible Use of ABS CURFs, the undertaking signed by the head of each organisation and the terms and conditions signed by each user.

As a result, data on the CURF will not exactly match other previously published estimates. Any changes to the distribution of values are not significant and the statistical validity of aggregate data is not affected.

IDENTIFIERS

Each person has a unique random identifier - ABSPID.

CURF FILE NAMES

The PIAAC Basic CURF can be accessed on CD-ROM and is available in SAS, SPSS and STATA formats. The CURF comprises the following files:

Data files

PIAAC12B.csv contains the data for the CURF in comma delimited ASCII text format
PIAAC12B.sas7bdat contains the data for the CURF in SAS format
PIAAC12B.sav contains the data for the CURF in SPSS format
PIAAC12B.dta contains the data for the CURF in STATA format.

Information files

The Data item list contains all the data items, including details of categories and code values, that are available on the Basic CURF.
The Formats file is a SAS library containing formats.
The Frequency file contains data item code values and category labels with weighted person frequencies of each value. This file is in plain text format.

This page last updated 14 February 2013

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Contents Introduction Survey Methodology File Structure Using the CURF Data Item List Conditions of Use About this Release	USING THE CURF ABOUT THE CURF IDENTIFIERS CURF FILE NAMES ABOUT THE CURF The data included in the PIAAC CURF are released under the provisions of the Census and Statistics Act 1905. This legislation allows the Australian Statistician to release unit record data, or microdata, provided this is done "in a manner that is not likely to enable the identification of a particular person or organisation to which it relates." The ABS ensures the confidentiality of the data by: removing name, address and any other information that might uniquely identify any individual changing a small number of values - particularly unusual values - and removing very unusual records controlling the detail available for all records on the CURF perturbing or randomly adjusting income data excluding some data items that were collected controlling the modes of access to restrict access to more detailed data placing restrictions on how the data are used, supported by both information in the User Manual: Responsible Use of ABS CURFs, the undertaking signed by the head of each organisation and the terms and conditions signed by each user. As a result, data on the CURF will not exactly match other previously published estimates. Any changes to the distribution of values are not significant and the statistical validity of aggregate data is not affected. IDENTIFIERS Each person has a unique random identifier - ABSPID. CURF FILE NAMES The PIAAC Basic CURF can be accessed on CD-ROM and is available in SAS, SPSS and STATA formats. The CURF comprises the following files: Data files PIAAC12B.csv contains the data for the CURF in comma delimited ASCII text format PIAAC12B.sas7bdat contains the data for the CURF in SAS format PIAAC12B.sav contains the data for the CURF in SPSS format PIAAC12B.dta contains the data for the CURF in STATA format. Information files The Data item list contains all the data items, including details of categories and code values, that are available on the Basic CURF. The Formats file is a SAS library containing formats. The Frequency file contains data item code values and category labels with weighted person frequencies of each value. This file is in plain text format. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window. This page last updated 14 February 2013

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