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UPCOMING SOCIAL STATISTICS

Pregnancy and Work Transitions, Australia, 2005 (cat. no. 4913.0) is expected to be released on 23 October 2006. Pregnancy and Work Transitions is a new survey topic. It will provide important statistics about the experiences of women with young children, including some aspects of women's working experiences while pregnant and after returning to paid work, as well as the use of leave by women and their partners following the birth of a child.

For further information contact Heather Crawford on (02) 6252 5742, or the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, email client.services@abs.gov.au.

Information Paper: Improving Statistics on Children and Youth - An Information Development Plan, 2006 (cat. no. 4907.0) is expected to be released in November. This paper identifies the agreed priority areas and actions for information development in the area of children and youth. The paper also presents the key issues in the policy field of children and youth for which statistical information is required, lists currently available data sources relevant to these issues and identifies gaps in the data supply.

For further information contact Lesley Martin on (08) 9360 5320, or the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, email client.services@abs.gov.au.