Persons Employed at Home
CONTACT
Assistant Director
Labour Force Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Telephone (02) 6252 6085
Facsimile (02) 6252 7784
DESCRIPTION
This survey provides information on the number and characteristics of employees engaged in home-based work and their conditions of employment. Data are cross-classified by standard demographic characteristics such as age, sex, marital status, relationship in householdand birthplace.
Data from this survey are used for labour market policy and planning, and to compare the respective income and working hours of home-based employees with other workers. Home-based work is an area of employment of particular relevance to women trying to balance work and family responsibilities.
SCOPE
Persons in scope of the Labour Force Survey who are employees and usually work more hours at home than elsewhere in their main or second job. Excludes farmers, farm managers, farm hands and assistants and persons in non-private dwellings. Since 1997, excludes persons living in some remote and sparsely settled parts of Australia.
DISSEMINATION
Publication
Persons Employed at Home, Australia (cat. no. 6275.0).
Data Service
Customised unpublished data are available in a variety of formats.
Data Details
Data are available at person level only.
Standard demographic, family and labour force information as for the Labour Force Survey.
Additional demographic and family information
Age of children
Home based employment
Reason for working at home
Usual gross weekly pay in home based job
Basis of payment
Time in current job
Trade union membership
Superannuation coverage
Workers compensation coverage
Other selected topics
Employment
Occupation
Industry
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia, States, Territories and Labour Force Statistical Regions within each State.
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Irregular. Latest survey 1995. A survey is scheduled for 2000.
METHOD OF COLLECTION
Monthly Population Survey.
HISTORICAL DATA
Conducted in 1989, 1992 and 1995. Comparisons among the surveys are possible.
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