Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)
1995 cohort: User guide
Data elements A — Demographics
Technical report 49A
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This technical paper contains information about the variables in the LSAY Y95 cohort data set. It groups each variable into data elements which identifies common variables within and across waves. Information is provided about each data element including its purpose, values, base populations and relevant notes.
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Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Data elements A — Demographics
Contents
Student: Place of residence 5
Size of place of residence 5
State 6
Student: Gender 7
Sex 7
Student: Indigenous 8
ATSI 8
Student: Date of birth/Age 9
Date of Birth – Day 9
Date of Birth – Month 10
Date of Birth – Year 11
Date of Birth of respondent 12
Date of Birth of respondent – SAS date 13
Age 14
Student: Country of birth 15
Country of birth 15
Country of birth: Australia 16
Country of birth: All 17
Country of birth: 3 categories 20
Country of birth: Major groups 21
Year of arrival in Australia 22
Student: Language spoken at home 23
Language spoken at home 23
Language spoken at home: All 24
Language spoken at home: English/other 27
Language spoken at home: Recoded 28
Language spoken at home: 2 categories 29
Language spoken at home: 4 categories 30
Frequency of English spoken at home 31
Student: Disability 32
Disability 32
Disability type 33
Disability type: All 34
Disability type: Recognised 35
Parent: Country of birth 36
Mother’s country of birth 36
Mother’s country of birth: Australia 37
Mother’s country of birth: All 38
Mother’s country of birth: 3 categories 41
Mother’s country of birth: Major groups 42
Father’s country of birth 43
Father’s country of birth: Australia 44
Father’s country of birth: All 45
Father’s country of birth: 3 categories 48
Father’s country of birth: Major groups 49
Parents’ country of birth: 3 categories 50
Parent: Occupation 51
Mother’s occupation 51
Mother’s occupation (ASCO) 52
Mother’s occupation (ASCO – inc. assumptions) 53
Mother’s occupation (ASCO – minor groups) 55
Father’s occupation 57
Father’s occupation (ASCO) 58
Father’s occupation (ASCO – inc. assumptions) 59
Father’s occupation (ASCO – minor groups) 61
Parent: Education 63
Mother’s education level 63
Mother’s education level: Schooling 64
Mother’s education level: Qualification 65
Father’s education level 66
Father’s education level: Schooling 67
Father’s education level: Qualification 68
Parents’ education level 69
Parents’ education level: Schooling 70
Parents’ education level: Qualification 71
Parents’ education level: Qualification (both) 72
Parent: Socioeconomic status 73
SES 1-4: Mother’s occupation (ASCO – minor groups) 73
SES 1-4: Mother’s occupation (ASCO – inc. assumptions) 74
Class: Mother's occupation (ASCO) 75
ISEI Score: Mother’s occupation (ASCO) 76
ANU3 Score for Mother’s Occupation 77
SES 1-4: Father's occupation (ASCO – minor groups) 78
SES 1-4: Father’s occupation (ASCO – inc. assumptions) 79
Class: Father’s occupation (ASCO) 80
ISEI Score: Father’s occupation (ASCO) 81
ANU3 Score for Father’s Occupation 82
Parents’ occupation – 4 categories 83
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Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Data elements A — Demographics
Student: Place of residence
Size of place of residence
Purpose
To determine whether a respondent’s place of residence is metropolitan, regional or rural/remote.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / SIZE / Num / Size of place of residence
Values
Wave/Year / Variable name / Values / Values label /1/1995 / SIZE / 10 / 10 Metro area (Over 100,000)
20 / 20 Regional area (1,000 to 99,000)
30 / 30 Rural and Remote (less than 1,000)
Base population
Available on request
State
Purpose
To determine a respondent’s state of residence.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /3/1997 / STATERES / Num / State of residence (at time of interview)
7/2001 / STATTERR / Num / State or Territory
Values
Wave/Year / Variable name / Values / Values label /3/1997 / STATERES / 1 / 1 New South Wales
2 / 2 Victoria
3 / 3 Queensland
4 / 4 South Australia
5 / 5 Western Australia
6 / 6 Tasmania
7 / 7 Northern Territory
8 / 8 ACT
7/2001 / STATTERR / 1 / 1 New South Wales
2 / 2 Victoria
3 / 3 Queensland
4 / 4 South Australia
5 / 5 Western Australia
6 / 6 Tasmania
7 / 7 Northern Territory
8 / 8 ACT
Base population
Available on request
Student: Gender
Sex
Purpose
To determine the gender of a respondent.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / SEX / Num / Sex
Values
Wave/Year / Variable name / Values / Values label /1/1995 / SEX / 1 / 1 Male
2 / 2 Female
Base population
Available on request
Student: Indigenous
ATSI
Purpose
To determine whether the respondent is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / INDIG / Num / Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Values
Wave/Year / Variable name / Values / Values label /1/1995 / INDIG / 0 / 0 No
1 / 1 Yes
8 / 8 Don't know
Base population
Available on request
Student: Date of birth/age
Date of Birth – Day
Purpose
To determine the day of birth of the respondent.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / DOB_DD / Num / Date of birth of respondent: Day
Values
Not applicable
Base population
Available on request
Date of Birth – Month
Purpose
To determine the month of birth of the respondent.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / DOB_MM / Num / Date of birth of respondent: Month
Values
Not applicable
Base population
Available on request
Date of Birth – Year
Purpose
To determine the year of birth of the respondent.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / DOB_YY / Num / Date of birth of respondent: Year
Values
Not applicable
Base population
Available on request
Date of Birth of respondent
Purpose
To determine the date of birth of the respondent in date format.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / DOB / Char / Date Of Birth of respondent
Values
Not applicable
Base population
Available on request
Notes
DOB is derived from the variables DOB_DD, DOB_MM and DOB_YY. DOB is in character format of the form MM/DD/YY.
Date of Birth of respondent – SAS date
Purpose
To determine the date of birth of the respondent in SAS date format.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / DOB_SAS / Num / Data of Birth of respondent - SAS Date
Values
Not applicable
Base population
Available on request
Notes
DOB is derived from the variables DOB_DD, DOB_MM and DOB_YY. DOB is in SAS date format.
Age
Purpose
To determine the age of the respondent.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / AGE / Num / Age in Years
Values
Not applicable
Base population
Available on request
Notes
AGE is derived from the variables DOB_DD, DOB_MM and DOB_YY.
Student: Country of birth
Country of birth
Purpose
To determine the respondent’s country of birth.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / RCOB / Char / Respondent’s country of birth
Values
Not applicable
Base population
Available on request
Notes
RCOB records verbatim responses.
Country of birth: Australia
Purpose
To determine whether the country of birth of the respondent is Australia.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / COB_SAU / Num / COB of Student: Australia
Values
Wave/Year / Variable name / Values / Values label /1/1995 / COB_SAU / 1 / 1 Australia
2 / 2 Other
Base population
Available on request
Notes
COB_SAU is derived from the variable COB_S3
Country of birth: All
Purpose
To determine the country of birth of the respondent where the country of birth is not Australia.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / COB_SALL / Num / Respondent's country of birth: all codes
Values
Wave/Year / Variable name / Values / Values label /1/1995 / COB_SALL / 0 / 0 Skipped
1 / 1 United Kingdom
2 / 2 Ireland
3 / 3 New Zealand
4 / 4 United States
5 / 5 America Exc Sth America
6 / 6 Canada
7 / 7 South Africa
10 / 10 Europe
11 / 11 Greece
12 / 12 Italy
13 / 13 Yugoslavia
14 / 14 Spain
15 / 15 Portugal
16 / 16 France
17 / 17 Switzerland
18 / 18 Germany
19 / 19 Austria
20 / 20 Hungary
21 / 21 Netherlands
22 / 22 Belgium
23 / 23 Czech
24 / 24 Poland
25 / 25 Romania
26 / 26 Albania
27 / 27 Denmark
28 / 28 Sweden
29 / 29 Norway
31 / 31 Malta
32 / 32 Cyprus
33 / 33 Bulgaria
34 / 34 Armenia
35 / 35 Montenegro
39 / 39 Macedonia
40 / 40 Asia
41 / 41 Vietnam
42 / 42 Kampuchea
43 / 43 Laos
44 / 44 Thailand
45 / 45 Burma
46 / 46 China
47 / 47 Singapore
48 / 48 Malaysia
49 / 49 Hong Kong
50 / 50 Taiwan
51 / 51 Korea
52 / 52 Japan
53 / 53 India
54 / 54 Sri Lanka
55 / 55 Pakistan
56 / 56 Bangladesh
57 / 57 Philippines
58 / 58 Indonesia
59 / 59 Timor
60 / 60 Brunei
61 / 61 Borneo
62 / 62 Afghanistan
63 / 63 Maldives
64 / 64 Cocos
65 / 65 Christmas Islands
66 / 66 Nepal
71 / 71 Turkey
72 / 72 Lebanon
73 / 73 Israel
74 / 74 Syria
75 / 75 Jordan
76 / 76 Iran
77 / 77 Iraq
78 / 78 Saudi Arabia
79 / 79 UAE
80 / 80 Oman
81 / 81 Bahrain
82 / 82 Kuwait
83 / 83 Qatar
90 / 90 Africa
91 / 91 Egypt
92 / 92 Libya
93 / 93 Tunisia
94 / 94 Morocco
95 / 95 Sudan
96 / 96 Somalia
97 / 97 Eritrea
98 / 98 Zaire
99 / 99 Zambia
100 / 100 Kenya
101 / 101 Kenya
102 / 102 Botswana
103 / 103 Mauritius
104 / 104 Seychelles
105 / 105 Nigeria
106 / 106 Algeria
107 / 107 Mozambique
108 / 108 Angola
110 / 110 South/Central America
111 / 111 Chile
112 / 112 Argentina
113 / 113 Brazil
114 / 114 Venezuela
115 / 115 Peru
116 / 116 Columbia
117 / 117 El Salvador
118 / 118 Uruguay
120 / 120 Pacific Islands
121 / 121 Fiji
122 / 122 Tonga
123 / 123 Samoa
124 / 124 Solomon Islands
125 / 125 Vanuatu
126 / 126 Norfolk Island
127 / 127 PNG
128 / 128 Tahiti
129 / 129 New Caledonia
131 / 131 Russia
132 / 132 Ukraine
133 / 133 Latvia
134 / 134 Estonia
135 / 135 Lithuania
136 / 136 Uzbek
141 / 141 Jamaica
142 / 142 Cuba
143 / 143 Bermuda
144 / 144 Barbados
145 / 145 Mexico
151 / 151 Iceland
Base population
Available on request
Notes
COB_SALL is recoded from the variable RCOB.
Country of birth: 3 categories
Purpose
To determine whether the country of birth of the respondent is Australia, an overseas English speaking country, or an overseas non-English speaking country.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / COB_S3 / Num / Respondent's Country of Birth: 3 Categories
Values
Wave/Year / Variable name / Values / Values label /1/1995 / COB_S3 / 1 / 1 Born in Australia
2 / 2 Born overseas Eng Speaking country
3 / 3 Born overseas Non-Eng Speaking country
Base population
Available on request
Notes
COB_S3 is derived from the variable COB_SMAJ
Country of birth: Major groups
Purpose
To determine the country of birth of the respondent where the country of birth is not Australia using major groups.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / COB_SMAJ / Num / Respondent's country of birth: major groups
Values
Wave/Year / Variable name / Values / Values label /1/1995 / COB_SMAJ / 0 / 0 Skipped
1 / 1 English Speaking: NZ
2 / 2 English speaking: UK and Ireland
3 / 3 English speaking: Other
4 / 4 Europe: Southern
5 / 5 Europe Other
6 / 6 Asia
7 / 7 Mid East and Nrth Africa
8 / 8 Other Africa
9 / 9 Sth and Central America
10 / 10 Pacific
11 / 11 North America: Non English
Base population
Available on request
Notes
COB_SMAJ is derived from the variable COB_SALL
Year of arrival in Australia
Purpose
To determine the respondent’s year of arrival in Australia.
Variables
Wave/Year / Variable name / Variable type / Question number/Label /1/1995 / COB_ARR / Num / Year of arrival in Australia
Values