2900.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Understanding the Census and Census Data, Australia , 2016

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Understanding the Census and Census Data How we collected your information Turning your information into Census data + Understanding Census data quality + Understanding the data + Person variables AGEP Age ANCP Ancestry Multi Response ASSNP Core Activity Need for Assistance BPFP Country of Birth of Mother BPLP Country of Birth of Person BPMP Country of Birth of Father BPPP Country of Birth of Parents CHCAREP Unpaid Child Care CITP Australian Citizenship CTGP Child Type (including grandchildren) CTPP Child Type DOMP Unpaid Domestic Work Number of Hours EETP Engagement in Employment, Education and Training EMPP Number of Employees ENGLP Proficiency in Spoken English Language ENGP Proficiency in Spoken English GNGP Public Private Sector HEAP Level of Highest Educational Attainment HRSP Hours Worked HSCP Highest Year of School Completed INCP Total Personal Income (weekly) INDP Industry of Employment INGP Indigenous Status LANP Language Spoken at Home LFHRP Labour Force Status and Hours Worked Not Stated LFSP Labour Force Status MDCP Social Marital Status MSTP Registered Marital Status MTWP Method of Travel to Work OCCP Occupation POWP Place of Work PUR1P Place of Usual Residence One Year Ago PUR5P Place of Usual Residence Five Years Ago PURP Place of Usual Residence QALFP Non-School Qualification Field of Study QALLP Non-School Qualification Level of Education RELP Religious Affiliation RLCP Relationship as Reported for Couples RLGP Relationship in Household (including grandchildren) RLHP Relationship in Household RLNP Residential Status in a Non-Private Dwelling RPIP Family Household Reference Person Indicator SEXP Sex SIEMP Status in Employment SLPP Sex of Lone Parent STUP Full-Time Part-Time Student Status TISP Number of Children Ever Born TYPP Type of Educational Institution Attending TYSTAP Educational Institution Attendee Status UAI1P Usual Address One Year Ago Indicator UAI5P Usual Address Five Years Ago Indicator UAICP Usual Address Indicator Census Night UNCAREP Unpaid Assistance to a Person with a Disability VOLWP Voluntary Work for an Organisation or Group YARP Year of Arrival in Australia CDPP Community Development Programme Participation Distance to Work National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) Indicators OPGP Homelessness Operational Groups + Family variables + Dwelling variables + Conceptual information About this Release History of Changes	Public/Private Sector Indicator (GNGP) This variable classifies employed people according to whether they are employed in the government (public) or non-government (private) sector. The public sector is further broken down into National, State and Territory or Local Government. This variable is applicable to all persons aged 15 years or older who list their employment status as 'employed'. How this variable is created Public/Private Sector Indicator data is derived from responses to a number of questions on the form. Images of these questions are provided below. It is closely linked with those questions used to determine Industry of Employment. These questions include: · Question 40 The business name of the person's employer. · Question 41 The workplace address of the person's employer. · Question 42 The type of industry the person identifies with. · Question 43 The main goods or services produced by the person's employer. Data for GNGP is captured automatically from written numeric responses to these questions. This process is subject to low levels of recognition error. The data are subject to sample checks to ensure an acceptable level of quality. In 2011, GNGP was autocoded along with Industry (INDP) using versions of ABS's Business Register, however this was reliant on respondents reporting Business Name correctly. In cases where GNGP could not be determined through autocoding, responses were examined by ABS clerical staff and independently assessed for a GNGP code. Responses were coded to 'private' in the absence of any information suggesting that a 'government' classification was more appropriate. In 2016 there was a change to coding GNGP. GNGP coding was conducted along the same lines as the 2006 process where records were autocoded in order to assign an Industry ANZSIC code. This ANZSIC code was then used to assign a GNGP code via an automated Index process. Where responses were not assigned a GNGP code automatically, they were coded manually using the Groomed Business Name Index. Additional to this, there were 8 ANZSIC codes that were excluded from the automated GNGP process due to the variation of the industry sector. These were primarily in the health and education industries. Those particular codes were then manually assigned a GNGP code using information available on the Business Register Integrated Management system. Targeted supplementary questions (TSQ) were introduced in the 2016 online Census form for Industry and were also subject to GNGP coding. Form more information on TSQ for Industry, refer to Industry of Employment (INDP) quality statement. Variable history While questions on what industry people are employed in has been asked in all censuses since 1911, a separate variable to classify the sector as public or private was first provided for the 1971 Census. In 2016 this variable was renamed from 'Public/Private Employer Indicator' which was used in 2011. Over time the name of this variable has changed, but the meaning and the purpose of the question has remained the same. 1971 Industry Sector (GOVT) 1976 - 2006 Industry Sector (GNGP) - noting that in 1996-2001 a category for Community Development Employment Program was included 2011-2016 Public/Private Employer Indicator (GNGP) Non-response rate Non-response rate only applies to data items that directly reflect responses to individual Census form questions. Public/Private Sector Indicator does not have a non-response rate as it is a derived value created during Census processing for applicable persons. For more information, refer to Understanding Census data quality. Data usage notes In 2011, the responses for the the Industry category 'Public Administration, nfd' (Industry classification code 7500) were classified as 'Private sector' for the Public/Private Sector Indicator (GNGP) variable, rather than the other non-private categories Similarly, 2.0% of the responses for the Industry category 'Defence' (Industry classification code 7600) were classified as 'Private sector' for the Public/Private Sector Indicator (GNGP). In 2016, responses for these two categories of 'Public Administration, nfd' are still classified as 'Private Sector', and 'Defence'. Further information A definition of Public/Private Sector Indicator is available in the 2016 Census Dictionary. For information related to Public/Private Sector Indicator, see data quality statements for Industry of Employment and Labour Force Status. Household form question image Data for this variable is derived from questions 40 to 43 on the Census Household Form. Questions 40, 41, 42 and 43 as they appear on the 2016 Census Household Paper Form: A text only version of the online Census Household form is available from the Downloads tab. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.