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 + Family variables CACF Count of All Children in Family CDCAF Count of Dependent Children Under 15 Temporarily Absent CDCF Count of Dependent Children in Family CDSAF Count of Dependent Students (15-24 years) Temporarily Absent CNDAF Count of Non-Dependent Children Temporarily Absent CNDCF Count of Non-Dependent Children in Family CPAF Count of Persons Temporarily Absent from Family CPRF Count of Persons in Family FBLF Family Blending FIDF Family Income Derivation Indicator FINASF Total Family Income as Stated (weekly) FMCF Family Composition FMGF Grandparent Families FNOF Family Number FRLF Relationship Between Families HCFMF Family Household Composition (Family) LFSF Labour Force Status of Parents and Partners in Families SPLF Location of Spouse SSCF Same-Sex Couple Indicator FINF Total Family Income (weekly) + Dwelling variables + Conceptual information About this Release History of Changes	Labour Force Status of Parents/Partners in Families (LFSF) This variable indicates the labour force status of parents or partners in couple and lone parent families. This variable is applicable to all families in family households. How this variable is created Labour Force Status of Parents/Partners in Families is derived using data from Relationship in Household, Family Composition, Labour Force Status and Hours Worked. Images of these questions are provided below. Variable history This variable was first introduced in 2011. Some minor phrasing changes were made to this variable in 2016. Non-response rate Non-response rate only applies to data items that directly reflect responses to individual Census form questions. Labour Force Status of Parents/Partners in Families does not have a non-response rate as it is a derived value created during Census processing for applicable families. For more information, refer to Understanding Census data quality. Further information A definition of Labour Force Status of Parents/Partners in Families is available in the 2016 Census Dictionary. For more information related to Labour Force Status of Parents/Partners in Families, see data quality statements for Relationship in Household, Family Composition, Labour Force Status and Hours Worked. Household form question image Data for this variable is derived from the following questions on the Census Household Form: Question 5, which is used to relationship to 'Person 1'/'Person 2', Questions 34, which are used to determine Labour Force Status, and Question 44, which is used to determine Hours Worked. Questions 5, 34 and 44 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.