AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS (ABS)
NAME OF COLLECTION
Work and Involvement in Selected Culture, Sporting and Leisure Activities
OVERVIEW
The Work and Involvement in Selected Culture, Sporting and Leisure Activities (WISCSLA) Survey was first conducted in 1993, again in 1997, 2001, 2004 and most recently in April 2007. The WISCSLA collects data on involvement in cultural activities and sports participation for persons 15 years of age and older.
The object of the survey is to obtain data about the population's paid and unpaid involvement in a range of culture, sport and leisure activities. Principal users are the National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics (NCCRS) of the ABS, the Statistical Working Group to the Cultural Ministers Council, the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, and the Recreation and Sports Industry Statistics Group (RSISG) to the Standing Committee on Recreation and Sport (SCORS).
The WISCSLA produces two main outputs:
This WISCSLA is conducted as part of the Monthly Population Survey, which comprises the
Labour Force Survey and, in most months, a supplementary survey topic.
The WISCSLA collects data under the topics listed above as well as socio-demographic characteristics collected in the Monthly Population Survey. Data items contained within these topics are capable of being cross classified with
Data items relevant to migrants and ethnicity.
DATA DETAIL
Data items relevant to migrants and ethnicity
- Country of birth
Note: Country of birth is collected as a core data item in the Labour Force Survey. Although individual country of birth is collected, standard outputs for this data item are usually aggregated to one of the following formats:
- Born in Australia
- Born overseas
- Born in main English-speaking countries
- Born in other than main English-speaking countries
- Born in Australia
- Born overseas
- Oceania and Antarctica
- North-West Europe
- Southern and Eastern Europe
- North Africa and the Middle East
- South-East Asia
- North-East Asia
- Southern and Central Asia
- Americas
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Country of birth and period of arrival
- Born in Australia
- Born overseas
- Arrived before 1971
- Arrived 1971-1980
- Arrived 1981-1990
- Arrived 1991-2000
- Arrived 2001 to survey date
Other data items collected
The full details of data items collected for the 2004 Work and Involvement in Selected Culture, Sporting and Leisure Activities Survey is represented in
Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, Australia, Apr 2004 (cat. no. 6281.0) and
Involvement in Organised Sport and Physical Activity, Australia, Apr 2004 (cat. no. 6285.0).
Further details on scope, geographic coverage, data availability and publications, methodology, classifications and concepts are available in the
Work and Involvement in Selected Culture, Sporting and Leisure Activities entry
in the
Directory of Statistical Sources.
CONTACT DETAILS
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the
National Information and Referral Service.
Phone: 1300 135 070
Fax: 1300 135 211
Post: Client Services, ABS, GPO Box 796, Sydney 1041
Email:
client.services@abs.gov.au and you will be contacted within two working days.