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| Question wording | To population |
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Q01
<Note> The following preamble must be read by the interviewer when respondent answering for self. When interviewing the respondent about other people in the household, it is optional.
<preamble>
I would now like to ask you some questions about income.
Information on income provides an indication of living standards in different areas of Australia and for different population groups. This information can be used to help determine the types of services that are needed and who needs them.
[Do you/does (proxy name)] receive income from wages or salaries [including from [your/his/her] own incorporated business]? |  |
1. Yes
5. No | 1. → Q02
5. → Q05 |
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Q02
Before income tax, salary sacrifice or anything else is taken out, how much [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from wages or salaries?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent is unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate.
(Allow numeric entry)
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| <1-999999997> | → Q03 |
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Q03
What period does that cover? | |
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify | 1-6. → Q05
7. → Q04 |
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Q04
Interviewer: Insert 'other' period. | |
| (Allow text entry) | → Q05 |
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Q05
[Do you/does (proxy name)] receive a government pension, allowance or benefit, for example paid by Centrelink or the Department of Veterans' Affairs? | |
1. Yes
5. No | 1. → Q06
5. → Q16 |
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Q06
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive any of these pensions, allowances or benefits?
Interviewer: Show Prompt Card
Only one response is allowed. | |
1. Australian Age Pension
2. Service Pension from the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Exclude Defence Force superannuation benefits.
3. Disability Support Pension from Centrelink
4. Newstart Allowance
5. Paid Parental Leave
6. Carer Payment
7. Partner Allowance
8. Widow Allowance from Centrelink
9. Wife Pension
10. Sickness Allowance
11. Special benefit
12. No / None of these | 1-11. →Q07
12. →Q10 |
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Q07
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from [name of pension, benefit, allowance]?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent is unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <1-99999997> | → Q08 |
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Q08
What period does that cover? | |
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify | 1-6. → Q10
7. → Q09 |
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Q09
Interviewer: Insert 'other' period. | |
| (Allow text entry) | → Q10 |
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Q10
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive any of these pensions, allowances or benefits?
Interviewer: Show Prompt Card
Multiple responses allowed | |
1. Family Tax Benefit as a regular payment from Centrelink
2. Parenting Payment
3. Youth Allowance
4. Carer Allowance
5. War Widow's or Widower's Pension from the Department of Veterans' Affairs, including Income Support Supplement
6. Disability Pension from the Department of Veterans' Affairs
7. Overseas government pension
8. Schoolkids Bonus
9. Any other government payment
10. No/none of these | 1-9. → Q10A
10. → Q16 |
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| Q10A - sequence guide | |
1. If ONLY 'Schoolkids Bonus' in Q10 (Q10=8)
2. If 'Any other government payment' in Q10 (Q10=9)
3. Else | 1. → Q15
2. → Q11
3. → Q12 |
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Q11
Interviewer: Enter name of other government payment | |
| (Allow text entry) | → Q12 |
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Q12
How much [in total] [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from [list pensions, allowances or benefits identified as being received in Q10]?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent is unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate.
Do not include Schoolkids Bonus.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <1-99999997> | → Q13 |
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Q13
What period does that cover? | |
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify | 1-6. →Q14A
7. → Q14 |
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Q14
Interviewer: Enter 'other' period | |
| (Allow text entry) | → Q14A |
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| Q14A- sequence guide | |
1. If Q10 = 8
2. Else | 1. → Q15
2. → Q16 |
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Q15
How much [did you/did (proxy name)] receive from the last Schoolkids Bonus payment?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <1-999997> | → Q16 |
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Q16
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive income from any of the following sources:
Interviewer: Show Prompt Card . If 'yes', prompt for which ones.
Multiple responses allowed. | |
1. Child support or maintenance
2. Superannuation, an annuity or private pension
3. Workers' compensation
4. None of the above | 1- 3. → Q17
4. → Q20 |
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Q17
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from [source]?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent is unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <1-99999997> | Q17 to Q19 are asked of each income reported in Q16 then Q20 |
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Q18
What period does that cover? | |
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify | 1-6. → Q20
7. → Q19 |
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Q19
Interviewer: Insert 'other' period | |
| (Allow text entry) | → Q20 |
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Q20
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently have any rental investment property? | |
1. Yes
5. No | 1. → Q21
5. → Q24 |
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Q21
[Do you/does (proxy name)] expect to make a profit or loss from [your/his/her] rental investment property this financial year?
Coding instructions: If '3. Neither', income is recorded as zero. | |
1. Profit
2. Loss
3. Neither | 1. → Q22
2. → Q23
3. → Q24 |
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Q22
Before income tax is taken out, but after investment expenses have been deducted, how much profit [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to make from [your/his/her] share in rental investment property this financial year?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year profit as a proxy.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <1-99999997> | → Q24 |
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Q23
After investment expenses have been deducted, how much [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to lose from [your/his/her] share in rental investment property this financial year?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year loss as a proxy.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <1-99999997> | → Q24 |
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Q24
[Apart from [your/his/her] rental investment property], [do you/does (proxy name)] currently have any unincorporated businesses whether owned outright by [you/him/her] or through [your/his/her] share in a partnership? | |
1. Yes
5. No | 1. → Q25
5. → Q28 |
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Q25
[Do you/does (proxy name)] expect to make a profit or loss this financial year?
Coding instructions: If '3. Neither', income is recorded as zero. | |
1. Profit
2. Loss
3. Neither | 1. → Q26
2. → Q27
3. → Q28 |
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Q26
Before income tax is taken out, but after business expenses have been deducted, how much profit [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to make from [your/his/her] share in unincorporated businesses this financial year?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year profit as a proxy.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <1-9999997> | → Q28 |
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Q27
After business expenses have been deducted, how much [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to lose from [your/his/her] share in unincorporated businesses this financial year?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year loss as a proxy.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <1-9999997> | →Q28 |
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Q28
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive income from dividends from shares? | |
1. Yes
5. No | 1. → Q29
5. → Q29A |
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Q29
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to receive from dividends from shares this financial year?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year income as a proxy.
If 'nil' enter zero.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <0-999999997> | →Q29A |
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| Q29A - Sequence guide | |
1. If there have been no missing responses to income amounts other than dividends
2. Else | 1. → Q30
2. → Q31 |
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Q30
Would the amount [you/(proxy name)] expect[s] to receive from dividends from shares (this financial year) be less than $200? | |
1. Yes
5. No | → Q31 |
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Q31
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive income from interest? | |
1. Yes
5. No | 1. → Q32
5. → Q32A |
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Q32
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] expect to receive from interest this financial year?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount. If respondent unable to answer, prompt for their best estimate or ask for previous financial year income as a proxy.
If 'nil' enter zero.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <0-99999997> | → Q32A |
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| Q32A - Sequence guide | |
1. If there have been no missing responses to income amounts other than interest
2. Else | 1. → Q33
2. → Q34 |
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Q33
Would the amount [you/(proxy name)] expect[s] to receive from interest (this financial year) be less than $200? | |
1. Yes
5. No | → Q34 |
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Q34
[Do you/does (proxy name)] currently receive income from any other source? | |
1. Yes
5. No | 1. → Q35
5. → END or Q39 |
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Q35
What are these sources? | |
| (Allow text entry) | → Q36 |
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Q36
How much [do you/does (proxy name)] receive from (this source/these sources)?
Interviewer: Enter dollar amount.
(Allow numeric entry) | |
| <1-999999997> | → Q37 |
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Q37
What period does that cover? | |
1. Week
2. Fortnight
3. Four weeks
4. Calendar month
5. Quarter
6. Year
7. Other - please specify | 1-6. → END or Q39
7. → Q38 |
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Q38
Interviewer: Insert 'other' period | |
| (Allow text entry) | → END or Q39 |
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Q39 (Optional)
<Note: Main source of income can be derived if complete data are available for each source of income. For those reporting just one source, that is their main source. Where complete data are not reported for each source, for instance where the respondent did not know the amount, it is suggested that respondents be sequenced to this question>
You have told me that [you/(proxy name)] [receive/receives] [list all sources of income].
What is [your/(proxy name)'s] main source of income? [Please consider dividends from shares, and interest as one source.]
Show prompt card. | |
1. Wages or salary (including from own incorporated business)
2. Own unincorporated business or share in a partnership
3. Government pension or allowance
4. Rental investment property
5. Superannuation, an annuity or private pension
6. Dividends from shares and/or interest
7. Other
8. Nil or negative
9. Don't know | → END |
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| Question word sub appears in | Details |
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Q01, Q02, Q05, Q06, Q07, Q10, Q16, Q17, Q20, Q21,
Q22, Q23, Q24, Q25, Q26, Q27, Q28, Q29, Q31, Q32, Q34, Q36 | [do you/does (proxy name)]
Insert 'do you' if respondent answering for self.
Otherwise insert 'does (proxy name)'. |
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| Q01, Q21, Q22, Q23, Q24,Q26, Q27 | [your/his/her]
Insert 'your' if respondent answering for self.
Insert 'his' if proxy respondent is male.
Insert 'her' if proxy respondent is female. |
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| Q01 | [including from [your/his/her] own incorporated business]
Insert 'including from [your/his/her] own incorporated business' if respondent indicated in other survey modules that they have their own incorporated business.
Note, if this information is not available then this word sub should be permanently on. |
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| Q07 | [name of pension, benefit, allowance]
Insert allowance reported in Q06. |
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| Q12 | [in total]
Insert 'in total' if more than one source reported in Q10. |
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| Q12 | [list pensions, allowances or benefits identified as being received in Q10]
List allowances reported in Q10. Exclude the Schoolkids Bonus. |
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| Q15 | [did you/did (proxy name)]
Insert 'did you' if respondent answering for self.
Otherwise insert 'did (proxy name)'. |
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| Q17 | [source]
Insert source reported in Q16.
Note that Q17 is asked separately of each source reported in Q16. |
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| Q24 | [Apart from [your/his/her] rental investment property]
Insert if Q20 = 1. |
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| Q24 | [you/him/her]
Insert 'you' if respondent answering for self.
Insert 'him' if proxy respondent is male.
Insert 'her' if proxy respondent is female. |
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| Q30, Q33, Q39 | [you/(proxy name)]
Insert 'you' if respondent answering for self.
Otherwise insert '(proxy name)'. |
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| Q30, Q33 | [s]
Insert 's' if reporting for proxy respondent. |
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| Q39 | [receive/receives]
Insert 'receive' if respondent answering for self.
Insert 'receives' if answering for proxy respondent. |
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| Q39 | [list all sources of income]
List applicable sources with a comma between each and an 'and' before the last source if multiples apply:
a. wages or salary (if Q01 = 1)
b. own unincorporated business or share in a partnership (if Q25 = 1)
c. government pensions or allowances (if Q05 = 1)
d. rental investment property (if Q20 = 1)
e. superannuation, an annuity or private pension (if Q16 = 2)
f. [dividends from shares and interest / dividends from shares / interest] (if Q28 = 1 and Q31 = 1 / if Q28 = 1 and Q31 = 5 / if Q28 = 5 and Q31 = 1)
g. child support or maintenance (if Q16 = 1)
h. workers' compensation (if Q16 = 3)
i. income from another source (if Q34 = 1). |
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| Q39 | [your/(proxy name)'s]
Insert 'your' if respondent answering for self.
Otherwise insert '(proxy name)'s'. |
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| Q39 | [Please consider dividends from shares, and interest as one source.]
Insert if Q28 = 1 and Q31 = 1. |
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