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APPENDIX 2 DATA ITEM LIST


DATA ITEMS

This section lists the data items, SAS names and populations which relate to the LFS and Labour Mobility CURF. Every record has an identifier ABSPID.

The LFS weight is called LFSWTD.

The LABOUR MOBILITY weight is called FINPRSWT.

The following data items are LFS items:

• State/territory
• Capital city/balance of state
• Sex
• Social marital status
• Relationship in household
• Year of arrival
• Country of birth
• Age
• Labour force status at February 2006
• Status in employment at February 2006
• Full-time or part-time status at February 2006
• Usual hours worked at February 2006
• Occupation at February 2006
• Industry at February 2006.

Classification			SAS Name	Population
State/terriitory			STATEURC	All
	NSW
	Vic.
	Qld
	SA
	WA
	Tas.
	Balance of Aust.*
	* (NT/ACT/Other territories)
Capital city/balance of state			AREAURC	All
	Capital city
	Balance of state
Sex			SEX	All
	Male
	Female
Social marital status			MARSTAT	All
	Married
	Not married
Relationship in household			LMRHHCF	All
	Husband, wife or partner
	Lone parent
	Dependent student
	Non-dependent child
	Other related individual
	Non-family member
	Relationship not determined
Year of arrival			BIRTHARC	All
	Born in Australia
	Arrived 1985 and before
	Arrived 1986-1995
	Arrived 1996 to year of collection
	Not stated/Inadequately described
Country of birth			COBCURF	All
	Not collected
	Australia
	Main English speaking countries *
	Other
	* Canada, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America
Age			AGEBCB	All
	15 to 24 *
	25 to 29
	30 to 34
	35 to 39
	40 to 44
	45 to 49
	50 to 54
	55 to 64 *
	65 to 69
	70 to 74
	75 to 79
	80 and over
	* single years
Labour force status at February 2006			LFSTATCF	All
	Employed
	Unemployed
	Not in the labour force
Status in employment at February 2006 *			STATEMPC	All
	Not applicable
	Employee
	Employer
	Own account worker/Contributing family worker
	* in current main job
Full-time or part-time status at February 2006			FTPTSTAT	2,3,5,7-10
	Not applicable
	Full-time employed
	Part-time employed
Usual hours worked at February 2006			HRAWMJCF	All
	Not applicable/Less than 1 hour
	1 to 5 hours
	6 to 10 hours
	11 to 15 hours
	16 to 20 hours
	21 to 24 hours
	25 to 29 hours
	30 to 34 hours
	35 to 39 hours
	40 hours
	41 to 44 hours
	45 to 49 hours
	50 to 59 hours
	60 hours and over
Occupation at February 2006			OCURCURF	2,3,5,7-10
	Not applicable
	Managers and administrators
	Professionals
	Associate professionals
	Tradespersons and related workers
	Advanced clerical and service workers
	Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers
	Intermediate production and transport workers
	Elementary clerical, sales and service workers
	Labourers and related workers
Industry at February 2006			LMINDCJS	2,3,5,7-10
	Not applicable
	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
	Mining
	Manufacturing
	Electricity, gas and water supply
	Construction
	Wholesale trade
	Retail trade
	Accommodation, cafes and restaurants
	Transport and storage
	Communication services
	Finance and insurance
	Property and business services
	Government administration and defence
	Education
	Health and community services
	Cultural and recreational services
	Personal and other services
Level of highest educational attainment			EATASCDC	All
	Postgraduate Degree, Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate
	Bachelor Degree
	Advanced Diploma/Diploma
	Certificate III/IV
	Certificate I/II
	Certificate not further defined
	Year 12
	Year 11
	Year 10
	Year 9
	Year 8 or below/Never attended school
	Level not determined
Level of highest non-school qualification			HIGHNSQC	All
	Postgraduate Degree, Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate
	Bachelor Degree
	Advanced Diploma/Diploma
	Certificate III/IV
	Certificate I/II
	Certificate not further defined
	No non-school qualification
	Level not determined
Highest year of school completed			SCHEDUC	All
	Year 12 or equivalent
	Year 11 or equivalent
	Year 10 or equivalent
	Year 9 or equivalent
	Year 8 or below, including never attended school
Number of employers or businesses in the last 12 months			EMPBUSYC	All
	None
	One
	Two
	Three
	Four or more
Change of employer/business			CHEMBUSC	4,5
	Not applicable
	1 change in employer/business in the last 12 months
	2 changes in employer/business in the last 12 months
	3 or more changes in employer/business in the last 12 months
	Did not change employer/business in the last 12 months
	Currently not employed
Change in work			CHGWORKC	3,8
	Not applicable
	Same employer for one year or more: Employees (excluding OMIEs) with some change in work
	Same employer for one year or more: Employees (excluding OMIEs) with no change in work
	Owner managers and contributing family workers
Whether working at February 2006			LMWKINGC	All
	Working
	Not working
Employment type at February 2006			TYPEEMPC	2,3,5,7-10
	Not applicable
	Employees (excluding OMIEs) with paid leave entitlements
	Employees (excluding OMIEs) without paid leave entitlements
	Owner managers of incorporated enterprises
	Owner managers of unincorporated enterprises/ Contributing family workers
Duration with employer/business at February 2006			DREM06CF	2,3,5,7-10
	Not applicable
	Under 3 months
	3 and under 6 months
	6 and under 12 months
	1 and under 2 years
	2 and under 3 years
	3 and under 5 years
	5 and under 10 years
	10 and under 20 years
	20 years and over
Whether changed occupation with current employer in the last 12 months (any change)			MOBQ109C	3
	Not applicable
	Same occupation
	Changed occupation
Whether changed occupation at ASCO Major Group (previous occupation to current occupation)*			OCPRECUR	3
	Not applicable
	Same occupation
	Different occupation
	* Been with current employer for 12 months or more and whether had a change in occupation in the last 12 months
Previous occupation with current employer/business			OCCPREVC	8
	Not applicable
	Managers and administrators
	Professionals
	Associate professionals
	Tradespersons and related workers
	Advanced clerical and service workers
	Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers
	Intermediate production and transport workers
	Elementary clerical, sales and service workers
	Labourers and related workers
Whether changed usual hours worked with current employer/business in the last 12 months - Employees (excluding OMIEs)			CHGHCURF	3
	Not applicable
	Same usual hours worked
	Changed usual hours worked:
		Still full time
		Still part time
		Full time to part time
		Part time to full time
	Varied/did not know
Whether changed usual hours worked with current employer/business in the last 12 months - Owner managers and contributing family workers			CHGHR3C	3
	Not applicable
	Same usual hours worked
	Changed usual hours worked:
		Still full time
		Still part time
		Full time to part time
		Part time to full time
	Varied/did not know
Previous usual hours worked with current employer/business			PREVHRSC	All
	Not applicable/Less than 1 hour
	1 to 5 hours
	6 to 10 hours
	11 to 15 hours
	16 to 20 hours
	21 to 24 hours
	25 to 29 hours
	30 to 34 hours
	35 to 39 hours
	40 hours
	41 to 44 hours
	45 to 49 hours
	50 to 59 hours
	60 hours and over
Whether entitled to paid sick leave at February 2006			SICK100C	3,9-10
	Not applicable
	Entitled to paid sick leave
	Not entitled to paid sick leave
	Did not know
Whether entitled to paid holiday leave at February 2006			HOLS101C	3,9-10
	Not applicable
	Entitled to paid holiday leave
	Not entitled to paid holiday leave
	Did not know
Whether had paid leave entitlements at February 2006			LVENTMJC	3,9-10
	Not applicable
	Had paid leave entitlements
	Did not have paid leave entitlements
Whether promoted with current employer in the last 12 months			PROMEMP	3
	Not applicable
	Promoted
	Not promoted
Whether transferred with current employer in the last 12 months			TRANSEMP	3
	Not applicable
	Transferred
	Not transferred
Whether promoted and/or transferred with current employer in the last 12 months			PROMTRAC	3

	Not applicable
	Promoted and/or transferred
	Not promoted and/or transferred
Reason for ceasing last job			MOBCEASC	4,5
	Not applicable
	Job losers:
		Retrenched, made redundant, employer went out of business, dismissed, no work was available
		Job was temporary or seasonal
		Own health or injury
	Job leavers:
		Unsatisfactory work conditions
		Holiday job, returned to studies
		Retired
		New business, better job, family or other reasons
		Business closed or sold for other reasons
Usual hours worked in last job			HRQ135DC	All
	Not applicable/Less than 1 hour
	1 to 5 hours
	6 to 10 hours
	11 to 15 hours
	16 to 20 hours
	21 to 24 hours
	25 to 29 hours
	30 to 34 hours
	35 to 39 hours
	40 hours
	41 to 44 hours
	45 to 49 hours
	50 to 59 hours
	60 hours and over
Employment type in last job			TYPEMP2C	4,5
	Not applicable
	Employees (excluding OMIEs) with paid leave entitlements
	Employees (excluding OMIEs) without paid leave entitlements
	Owner managers of incorporated enterprises
	Owner managers of unincorporated enterprises/Contributing family workers
Duration of last job			DURLJB2C	4,5
	Not applicable
	Under 3 months
	3 and under 6 months
	6 and under 12 months
	1 and under 2 years
	2 and under 3 years
	3 and under 5 years
	5 and under 10 years
	10 and under 20 years
	20 years and over
When began last job			BEGANLSJ	4,5
	Not applicable
	Began last job more than one year ago
	Began and ceased a job in the last 12 months
Whether changed occupation (last to current employer/business)			LMCHOCCF	5
	Not applicable
	Same occupation
	Changed occupation
Whether changed industry (last to current employer/business)			LMCINDCF	5
	Not applicable
	Same industry
	Changed industry
Whether changed employment type (last to current employer/business)			CHEMTYCF	5
	Not applicable
	Same employment type
	Changed employment type
Whether changed usual hours worked (last to current employer/business)			CHUSHRCF	4,5
	Not applicable
	Same usual hours worked
	Changed usual hours worked
	Currently not employed
Occupation of last job			OCCLASTC	4,5
	Not applicable
	Managers and administrators
	Professionals
	Associate professionals
	Tradespersons and related workers
	Advanced clerical and service workers
	Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers
	Intermediate production and transport workers
	Elementary clerical, sales and service workers
	Labourers and related workers
Industry of last job			LMINDLST	4,5
	Not applicable
	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
	Mining
	Manufacturing
	Electricity, gas and water supply
	Construction
	Wholesale trade
	Retail trade
	Accommodation, cafes and restaurants
	Transport and storage
	Communication services
	Finance and insurance
	Property and business services
	Government administration and defence
	Education
	Health and community services
	Cultural and recreational services
	Personal and other services
Whether entitled to paid sick leave in last job			SICK137C	4,5
	Not applicable
	Entitled to paid sick leave
	Not entitled to paid sick leave
	Did not know
Whether entitled to paid holiday leave in last job			HOLS138C	4,5
	Not applicable
	Entitled to paid holiday leave
	Not entitled to paid holiday leave
	Did not know
Whether had paid leave entitlements in last job			LVENTLJC	4,5
	Not applicable
	Had paid leave entitlements
	Did not have paid leave entitlements
Whether working at February 2005			LMWKNG2C	3-8
	Working
	Not working
Usual hours worked at February 2005			MOBQ155C	All
	Not applicable/Less than 1 hour
	1 to 5 hours
	6 to 10 hours
	11 to 15 hours
	16 to 20 hours
	21 to 24 hours
	25 to 29 hours
	30 to 34 hours
	35 to 39 hours
	40 hours
	41 to 44 hours
	45 to 49 hours
	50 to 59 hours
	60 hours and over
Employment type at February 2005			TYPEMP3C	3,6-8
	Not applicable
	Employees (excluding OMIEs) with paid leave entitlements
	Employees (excluding OMIEs) without paid leave entitlements
	Owner managers of incorporated enterprises
	Owner managers of unincorporated enterprises/Contributing family workers
Whether changed occupation (February 2005 to February 2006)			LMCHOMAC	3,7,8
	Not applicable
	Same occupation
	Different occupation
Whether changed industry (February 2005 to February 2006)			LMCHINDC	3,7,8
	Not applicable
	Same industry
	Different industry
Whether changed employment type (February 2005 to February 2006)			LMCEMTYC	3,7,8
	Not applicable
	Same employment type
	Different employment type
Whether changed usual hours worked (February 2005 to February 2006)			LMCUSHRC	3
	Not applicable
	Same usual hours worked
	Different usual hours worked
	Currently not employed
Occupation at February 2005			OCCFEBCU	3,6-8
	Not applicable
	Managers and administrators
	Professionals
	Associate professionals
	Tradespersons and related workers
	Advanced clerical and service workers
	Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers
	Intermediate production and transport workers
	Elementary clerical, sales and service workers
	Labourers and related workers
Industry at February 2005			LMINDLFB	3,6-8
	Not applicable
	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
	Mining
	Manufacturing
	Electricity, gas and water supply
	Construction
	Wholesale trade
	Retail trade
	Accommodation, cafes and restaurants
	Transport and storage
	Communication services
	Finance and insurance
	Property and business services
	Government administration and defence
	Education
	Health and community services
	Cultural and recreational services
	Personal and other services
Whether entitled to paid sick leave at February 2005			SICK157C	3
	Not applicable
	Entitled to paid sick leave
	Not entitled to paid sick leave
	Did not know
Whether entitled to paid holiday leave at February 2005			HOLS158C	3
	Not applicable
	Entitled to paid holiday leave
	Not entitled to paid holiday leave
	Did not know
Whether had paid leave entitlements at February 2005			LVENTFJC	3
	Not applicable
	Had paid leave entitlements
	Did not have paid leave entitlements