1136.0 - A Directory of Education and Training Statistics, 2009

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Contents Introduction Statistical Collections Related Publications Education and Training - General Contents Expenditure and Costs Contents Higher Education Contents Labour Force Contents Early Childhood Education Contents Schools Contents Social Contents Vocational Education and Training Contents Indigenous Education and Training Statistics Contents Other Statistical or Research Reports Contents Classifications or Manuals Contents About this Release	UNDEREMPLOYED WORKERS SURVEY CONTACT Labour Market Section Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra Telephone (02) 6252 7206 DESCRIPTION The Underemployed Workers Survey provides information about workers who are not fully employed, i.e. part-time workers who indicate that they would prefer to work more hours, and full-time workers who did not work full-time hours in the reference period for economic reasons. This group includes 'time-related underemployed' workers. Measures of underemployment supplement other measures of labour market slack, such as the number of unemployed persons and discouraged job seekers. While estimates of underemployed workers are also available from the Labour Force Survey each quarter (February, May, August and November), this supplementary survey provides greater detail on the characteristics and the job search activities of this important segment of labour underutilisation. The data also provide important support to policy formulation, as well as for labour market forecasts, and are an important source for those concerned with employment policy initiatives, and benefit and support programs. Scope The scope of the LFS survey is restricted to persons aged 15 years and over, but excludes the following people: members of the permanent Australian defence forces; certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments, customarily excluded from the census and estimated populations; overseas residents in Australia; members of non-Australian defence forces (and their dependants); students at boarding schools and patients in hospitals; residents of homes (e.g. retirement homes, for people with disabilities); and inmates of prisons. Reference Period September Frequency of Collection Annual Method of collection The Underemployed Workers Survey is conducted throughout Australia in September as a LFS supplementary survey. Information is collected from a responsible adult on behalf of household members. Trained interviewers conduct most interviews (70%) over the telephone, and the remainder are conducted face-to-face. DISSEMINATION Release schedule The results of supplementary surveys are released approximately six months after the survey reference period. Publications Underemployed Workers, Australia (ABS cat. no. 6265.0) Other information The concept of 'underemployment', and the ABS underemployment framework, are fully explained in Chapter 5 of Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods (ABS cat. no. 6102.0.55.001). Geography The survey is conducted in both urban and rural areas in all states and territories, but excludes people living in very remote parts of Australia. Data are available for Australia, state and territory, and capital city/balance of state (excluding territories). Data Service Customised tables are available from the ABS upon request, as a charged service. DATA ITEMS Demographic State or territory of usual residence Area of usual residence Region of usual residence Sex Marital status Relationship in household Country of birth Year of arrival in Australia Age group Education Level of highest educational attainment Historical Data The Underemployed Workers Survey was conducted in May 1985, 1988 and 1991. In 1994 it became an annual survey, collected each September. Results of the 1996 and later surveys may be downloaded from the 'Past & Future Releases' tab of Underemployed Workers, Australia (ABS cat. no. 6265.0). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.