ERIC ED507580: Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY): 1998 Cohort--User Guide. Data Elements D: Social. Technical Report 53D

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LONGITUDINAL SURVEYS
OF AUSTRALIAN YOUTH
TECHNICAL REpORT 53D
1998 Cohort
User guide
Data elements D:
Social

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Longitudinal Surveys of Australian
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1998 cohort: User guide
Data elements D — Social
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P Technical report 53D

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This technical paper contains information about the variables
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in the LSAY Y98 cohort data set. It groups each variable into
data elements which identifies common variables within and
across waves. Information is provided about each data
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element including its purpose, values, base populations and
relevant notes.

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Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Data elements D—Social
Contents

Health, living arrangements and finance: Living arrangements .................................... 7 
Type of accommodation ................................................................................................... 7 
Live with parents ............................................................................................................. 10 
Father/Step-father ........................................................................................................... 11 
Mother/Step-mother ........................................................................................................ 12 
Brother/Step-brother ....................................................................................................... 13 
Sister/Step-sister ............................................................................................................. 14 
Other relatives ................................................................................................................. 15 
Non-relatives ................................................................................................................... 16 
Own children ................................................................................................................... 17 
Husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner ..................................................................... 18 
Husband/wife/de facto .................................................................................................... 19 
Boyfriend/girlfriend ........................................................................................................ 20 
Partner ............................................................................................................................. 21 
Father-in-law/partner’s father ......................................................................................... 22 
Mother-in-law/partner’s mother ...................................................................................... 23 
Number of people in household ...................................................................................... 24 
Number of brothers and sisters ....................................................................................... 25 
Number of older brothers and sisters .............................................................................. 26 
Number of brothers ......................................................................................................... 27 
Number of sisters ............................................................................................................ 28 
Number of other relatives ............................................................................................... 29 
Number of non-relatives ................................................................................................. 30 
Husband/wife/partner currently working ........................................................................ 31 
Husband/wife/partner works full-time or part-time ........................................................ 32 
Husband/wife/partner current occupation ....................................................................... 33 
Husband/wife/partner other activity ............................................................................... 34 
Health, living arrangements and finance: Children ...................................................... 36 
Number of children ......................................................................................................... 36 
Age of child 1 .................................................................................................................. 37 
Age of child 2 .................................................................................................................. 38 
Age of child 3 .................................................................................................................. 39 
Age of child 4 .................................................................................................................. 40 
Age of child 5 .................................................................................................................. 41 
Age of child 6 .................................................................................................................. 42 
Age of child 7 .................................................................................................................. 43 
Child(ren) are step-children/fostered .............................................................................. 44 
Health, living arrangements and finance: Marriage ..................................................... 45 
Marital status ................................................................................................................... 45 
Marital status (reported at last interview) ....................................................................... 47 
Month married ................................................................................................................ 48 
Year married ................................................................................................................... 51 
Lived together before marriage ....................................................................................... 53 
Month started to live together ......................................................................................... 54 
Year started to live together ............................................................................................ 57 
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Health, living arrangements and finance: Disability and health .................................. 59 
Disability funding ........................................................................................................... 59 
Disability funding: Arms/legs/hands .............................................................................. 60 
Disability funding: Seeing .............................................................................................. 61 
Disability funding: Hearing ............................................................................................ 62 
Disability funding: Skin/allergies ................................................................................... 63 
Disability funding: Breathing/asthma/bronchitis ............................................................ 64 
Disability funding: Heart/blood pressure ........................................................................ 65 
Disability funding: Stomach/liver/kidney/digestive problems ....................................... 66 
Disability funding: Diabetes ........................................................................................... 67 
Disability funding: Depression/bad nerves ..................................................................... 68 
Disability funding: Epilepsy ........................................................................................... 69 
Disability funding: Dyslexia/other learning problems .................................................... 70 
Disability funding: Chronic fatigue/post viral syndromes .............................................. 71 
Disability funding: Other problems or disabilities .......................................................... 72 
Disability/Health problem limits amount or type of work .............................................. 73 
Disability/Health problems: Arms/legs/hands ................................................................ 74 
Disability/Health problems: Seeing ................................................................................ 75 
Disability/Health problems: Hearing .............................................................................. 76 
Disability/Health problems: Skin /allergies .................................................................... 77 
Disability/Health problems: Breathing/asthma/bronchitis .............................................. 78 
Disability/Health problems: Heart/blood pressure .......................................................... 79 
Disability/Health problems: Stomach/liver/kidney/digestive problems ......................... 80 
Disability/Health problems: Diabetes ............................................................................. 81 
Disability/Health problems: Depression/bad nerves ....................................................... 82 
Disability/Health problems: Epilepsy ............................................................................. 83 
Disability/Health problems: Dyslexia/other learning problems ..................................... 84 
Disability/Health problems: Chronic fatigue/post-viral syndromes ............................... 85 
Disability/Health problems: Other problems or disabilities ........................................... 86 
State of health ................................................................................................................. 87 
Height (cms) .................................................................................................................... 88 
Weight (kgs) .................................................................................................................... 89 
Health, living arrangements and finance: Government payments .............................. 90 
Youth Allowance/Newstart Allowance .......................................................................... 90 
Parenting Payment .......................................................................................................... 92 
Sickness Allowance ........................................................................................................ 93 
Disability Support Pension ............................................................................................. 94 
Family Payment .............................................................................................................. 95 
Other ............................................................................................................................... 96 
None of these .................................................................................................................. 97 
Amount per fortnight received in government payments ............................................... 98 
Health, living arrangements and finance: Housing payments ...................................... 99 
Frequency of housing payments ..................................................................................... 99 
Amount of housing payments ....................................................................................... 101 
Health, living arrangements and finance: Finance ...................................................... 102 
Use of credit card .......................................................................................................... 102 
Frequency of clearing debt on credit card ..................................................................... 103 
Able to save money ....................................................................................................... 105 
Frequency of saving money .......................................................................................... 106 
Managing financially .................................................................................................... 107 
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Shortage of money: Sold something because you needed money ................................ 109 
Shortage of money: Went without meals ...................................................................... 110 
Shortage of money: Had to ask family or friends for money ....................................... 111 
Shortage of money: Had to borrow money ................................................................... 112 
Shortage of money: Sought help from welfare or community organisation ................. 113 
Shortage of money: Didn’t get medicines or go to a doctor ......................................... 114 
Shortage of money: Couldn’t buy text books or other study materials ........................ 115 
Shortage of money: Couldn’t buy other things you needed ......................................... 116 
Shortage of money: Couldn’t pay electricity, gas or telephone bills ............................ 117 
Shortage of money: Couldn’t pay mortgage/rent on time ............................................ 118 
Shortage of money: Couldn’t afford to heat your home ............................................... 119 
General attitudes: Interests ............................................................................................ 120 
Number of books in home ............................................................................................. 120 
Number of books read for pleasure ............................................................................... 121 
Learning new things ...................................................................................................... 122 
Why the world’s in the state it is .................................................................................. 123 
Why things happen the way they do ............................................................................. 124 
Things that you don’t understand ................................................................................. 125 
New ideas ...................................................................................................................... 126 
Finding out how something works ................................................................................ 127 
Improving skills after started work ............................................................................... 128 
Learn new skills after started work ............................................................................... 129 
Tools/machinery ........................................................................................................... 130 
Experimenting ............................................................................................................... 131 
Working with art ........................................................................................................... 132 
Teaching/training .......................................................................................................... 133 
Running meetings/managing people ............................................................................. 134 
Keeping records and files .............................................................................................. 135 
General attitudes: Life satisfaction ............................................................................... 136 
The work you do ........................................................................................................... 136 
What you do in your spare time .................................................................................... 138 
How you get on with people ......................................................................................... 140 
The money you get each week ...................................................................................... 142 
Your social life .............................................................................................................. 144 
Your independence ....................................................................................................... 146 
Your career prospects ................................................................................................... 148 
Your future .................................................................................................................... 150 
Your life at home .......................................................................................................... 152 
Your standard of living ................................................................................................. 154 
The way the country is run ............................................................................................ 156 
The state of the economy .............................................................................................. 158 
Where you live .............................................................................................................. 160 
Your life as a whole ...................................................................................................... 162 
General attitudes: Spare time ........................................................................................ 164 
Go to the library ............................................................................................................ 164 
Read books .................................................................................................................... 166 
Read newspapers or magazines .................................................................................... 168 
Use the internet ............................................................................................................. 170 
Play sport or do exercise ............................................................................................... 172 
Do any community activities ........................................................................................ 174 
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Play computer or video games ...................................................................................... 176 
Go to church/place of worship ...................................................................................... 177 
Volunteer ....................................................................................................................... 178 
General attitudes: Volunteer ......................................................................................... 179 
Canvassing/campaigning/fundraising ........................................................................... 179 
Unpaid member of Board or committee ....................................................................... 180 
Provide information ...................................................................................................... 181 
Help organise activities ................................................................................................. 182 
Coaching/teaching ......................................................................................................... 183 
Meals on Wheels/Collect, serve or deliver food ........................................................... 184 
Provide health care/support/counselling ....................................................................... 185 
St John Ambulance ....................................................................................................... 186 
Lifeline or Youthline ..................................................................................................... 187 
Reading for the blind .................................................................................................... 188 
Church or youth group work ......................................................................................... 189 
Home help for elderly or others .................................................................................... 190 
Childcare ....................................................................................................................... 191 
Environment activities .................................................................................................. 192 
Other ............................................................................................................................. 193 
Other volunteer activities .............................................................................................. 194 
Frequency of community work ..................................................................................... 196 
Outcomes: Job-related skills ......................................................................................... 197 
Outcomes: Helped get a job .......................................................................................... 198 
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Health, living arrangements and finance: Living
arrangements
Type of accommodation
Purpose
To determine the type of accommodation the respondent is living in.
Variables
Wave/Year Variable Variable Question number/Label
name type
3/2000 CH001 Num H1 Where usually live
4/2001 DH001 Num H1 Living arrangements
5/2002 EH006A Num H6 Type of accommodation
5/2002 EH006B Num H6b Type of accommodation (after other recoded)
6/2003 FH006 Num H6 Type of accommodation
7/2004 GH006 Num H6 Type of accommodation
8/2005 HH006 Num H6 Type of accommodation
9/2006 IH006 Num H6 Type of accommodation
10/2007 JH006 Num H6 Type of accommodation
11/2008 KH006 Num H6 Type of accommodation
3/2000 CH001 Num H1 Where usually live
Values
Wave/Year Variable Values Values label
name
3/2000 CH001 1 1 In your parents home
2 2 With othe relatives
3 3 In a private house as a boarder
4 4 In a shared house/flat
5 5 In a hostel
6 6 Somewhere else
4/2001 DH001 1 1 In your parents home
2 2 With other relatives
3 3 In a private house as a boarder
4 4 In a shared house/flat
5 5 In a hostel
6 6 Somewhere else
5/2002 EH006A 1 1 A shared house or flat
2 2 A place you are renting
3 3 A place you are buying
4 4 A place you own outright
5 5 A private house as a boarder
6 6 A university or TAFE residence
7 7 A hostel or boarding house
8 8 Somewhere else
5/2002 EH006B 1 1 A shared house or flat
2 2 A place you are renting

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Wave/Year Variable Values Values label
name
3 3 A place you are buying
4 4 A place you own outright
5 5 A private house as a boarder
6 6 A university or TAFE residence
7 7 A hostel or boarding house
8 8 Somewhere else
6/2003 FH006 1 1 Shared house or flat
2 2 Renting
3 3 Buying
4 4 Own outright
5 5 Private house as a boarder
6 6 University or TAFE residence
7 7 Hostel or boarding house
8 8 Other
7/2004 GH006 1 1 Shared house or flat
2 2 Renting
3 3 Buying
4 4 Own outright
5 5 Private house as a boarder
6 6 University or TAFE residence
7 7 Hostel or boarding house
8 8 Other
8/2005 HH006 1 1 Shared house or flat
2 2 Renting
3 3 Buying
4 4 Own outright
5 5 Private house as a boarder
6 6 University or TAFE residence
7 7 Hostel or boarding house
8 8 Other
9/2006 IH006 1 1 Shared house or flat
2 2 Renting
3 3 Buying
4 4 Own outright
5 5 Private house as a boarder
6 6 University or TAFE residence
7 7 Hostel or boarding house
8 8 Other
10/2007 JH006 1 1 Shared house or flat
2 2 Renting
3 3 Buying
4 4 Own outright
5 5 Private house as a boarder
6 6 University or TAFE residence
7 7 Hostel or boarding house
8 8 Other
11/2008 KH006 1 1 Shared house or flat
2 2 Renting
3 3 Buying

Health, living arrangements and finance: Living arrangements Type of accommodation

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