COLLECTION METHODS
STANDARD QUESTION MODULE
16. Details of the full labour force survey questionnaire are presented in the Information Paper: Questionnaires used in the Labour Force Survey, 2001 (cat. no. 6232.0) The minimum question set is detailed in The Labour Force Framework: Collection Methods. 'Labour Force Status' must first be established and status in employment is only applicable to employed persons. Additional questions relevant to measuring 'Status in Employment' are outlined below.
Household based surveys
17. Status in employment is determined for all employed persons. Labour force status must first be established, as defined in The Labour Force Framework: Collection Methods. Questions relevant to measuring status in employment are:
- The maximum set
Questions 28-32 (for employed persons at work in the reference week), and Questions 47-51 (for employed persons away from work in the reference week) in the full labour force module given in Information Paper: Questionnaires used in the Labour Force Survey, 2001 (cat. no. 6232.0).
- The minimum set
Questions 6-11 in the shortened version determine status in employment.They are identical to the questions used in the maximum set. These questions are optional, and can be omitted if data on status in employment are not required.
Self enumerated surveys
18. The relevant question for self enumerated surveys is Question 2 in the self enumerated module given in The Labour Force Framework: Collection Methods.
Single Question Module for Administrative Data Collections
19. This question is not used by the ABS. For more information regarding its recommended use, see The Labour Force Framework: Collection Methods, paragraphs 23 and 24. The single question module does not include a check on the corporate nature of the business for those who own their own business, a crucial element for determining status in employment.
STANDARD INPUT CATEGORIES AND DERIVATION OF INPUT CATEGORIES
20. The input categories are derived from the answers to the relevant questions in the questionnaire module. The input categories are:
- Employee
- Employer
- Own Account Worker
- Contributing Family Worker
The maximum set derivation rules
21. The following derivation rules are used:
1. To be coded to EMPLOYEE a person has to:
- Work for an employer for wages or salary (Q29 =1 or Q30 = 09); or
- Work for an employer on a commission basis and be paid a retainer fee by their employer (Q30 = 05); or
- Work for an employer for payment in kind (Q30 = 07);or
- Work for an employer for tips or piece-rates or other remuneration (Q30 = 08 or Q30 = 10)); or
- Work in own incorporated business with employees (Q31 = 'yes' and Q32 = 'yes'); or
- Work in own incorporated business without employees (Q31 = 'no' and Q 32 = 'yes').
2. To be coded to EMPLOYER a person has to:
- Work in own unincorporated business with employees (Q31 = 'yes' and Q32 = 'no'); or
- Work independently in a profession or trade, and hire one or more employees (Q31 = 'yes' and Q32 = 'no').
3. To be coded to OWN ACCOUNT WORKER a person has to:
- Work in own unincorporated business without employees (Q31 = 'no' and Q32 = 'no'); or
- Work independently in a profession or trade and hire no employees (Q31 = 'no' and Q32 = 'no').
4. To be coded to CONTRIBUTING FAMILY WORKER a person has to:
- Work without pay in an economic enterprise operated by a relative (Q30 = 06).
The minimum set derivation rules
22. The derivation rules from the minimum question set are the same as for the maximum set above.
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