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	Method of Travel to Work (MTWP) This variable records the method(s) a person used to get to work on Census Day, Tuesday August 9, 2016. It is applicable to all persons aged 15 years or older who list their employment status as 'employed'. How this variable is created The responses to this question are captured automatically from mark box responses on the Census form. Respondents were able to select more than one response, though the majority of persons reported only a single mode of travel to work. An image of this question is provided below. In some cases, where a respondent has marked a response, then crossed it out and marked another response, the automatic capture of the mark box is not able to distinguish between a valid mark and a crossed out mark. Since more than one response is allowed for this question, in any cases where more than one method was marked and a paper Census Form was used, responses were confirmed clerically to ensure that one or more of the marks wasn't crossed out by the respondent. Respondents were asked to provide responses using mark-boxes and if they used more than one method of transport, then they could mark all methods used. Up to three methods were recorded in the Processing system. In pre-processed data, 0.6% respondents provided more than three responses. In these cases, responses were accepted in the order they appeared on the form and the extra responses were rejected. In cases where the combination of responses contained 'Did not go to work', 'Worked at home' or 'Walked only' then these unique responses override any others. If more than one of these unique responses is in the same combination, then a single response is selected in the order they appear above. Variable history The question relating to Method of Travel to Work was first asked in the 1976 Census. Similar questions have been asked in every census since then. No changes were made for 2016. Non-response rate Unlike most Census variables, the non-response rate for Method of Travel to Work is not affected by persons who did not return a Census form because this variable is only applicable to persons with a labour force status of 'employed'. Persons who do not respond or have a labour force status of 'not stated' are not applicable to Method of Travel to Work. The non-response rate for this variable was 1.0% (1.5% in 2011). Data usage notes When used in conjunction with Place of Work data, users should be aware that Place of Work refers to the main job last week, while Method of Travel to Work refers to Census day. This may explain why, for a small proportion of records, Method of Travel to Work data may appear inconsistent with Place of Work or Place of Usual Residence information. This data is used in conjunction with place of usual residence and workplace address to construct 'journey to work' data for transport planning. Further information A definition of Method of Travel to Work is available in the 2016 Census Dictionary. For more information related to Method of Travel to Work, see data quality statements for Place of Work and Place of Usual Residence. Household form question image Question 45 as it appeared 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.