Child Care
CONTACT
Assistant Director
Family Statistics Unit
Family and Community Statistics Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Telephone (02) 6252 7030
Facsimile (02) 6252 8007
DESCRIPTION
This survey provides information on the supply of and demand for child care for children aged less than 12 years. Information is also available on the cost of care, the receipt of the Childcare Cash Rebate and working arrangements of parents with children under 12.
Data from this survey can be used to monitor changes in the way families balance work and family responsibilities and to establish and monitor child care use patterns.
SCOPE
Children aged 0-11 years with parents in scope of the Labour Force Survey. Excludes persons in non-private dwellings. Also excludes persons living in some remote and sparsely settled parts of Australia.
DISSEMINATION
Publication
Child Care Australia (cat. no. 4402.0).
Data Service
Customised unpublished data are available in a variety of formats.
A confidentialised unit record file is available for the 1993 and 1996 surveys.
Data Details
Data are primarily available at person level. Extensive data are also available at family level.
Standard demographic, family and labour force information as for the Labour Force Survey.
Additional Demographic and Family Information
Age (children aged 0-11)
Sex (children aged 0-11)
Main language spoken at home
Family type
Child Care Arrangements
Type of care arrangement used
Days of attendance
Hours of care
Cost of care
Location of care
Reasons for use of child care
Child Care Cash Rebate
Whether claimed childcare cash rebate
Reasons for not claiming childcare cash rebate
Type of child care
Unmet Demand for Formal Care
Type of additional formal care required
Number of days (additional) formal care required
Reasons for requiring/not requiring (additional) formal care
Reasons (additional) formal care not available
Reasons for not using (additional) formal care if available
Employer Assisted Child Care
Type of child care assistance provided by employer
Whether employer assistance used by parent
Other Selected Topics
Labour force characteristics of parents
Income of parents
School attendance
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia, States and Territories.
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Three-yearly. Latest survey 1999.
METHOD OF COLLECTION
Monthly Population Survey.
HISTORICAL DATA
This survey has been conducted since 1969. Recent surveys were conducted in 1990, 1993 and 1996. Comparisons among the surveys are possible.
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