Frequently Asked Questions

* For any questions relating to Individual and/or Organisational Licences, please refer to the Manual for Access and Use of FaHCSIA Longitudinal Survey Datasets

 

Using the Data

1. How do I navigate through all the documentation in HILDA?
2. What is the distinction between "employee of own business" and "employer/self-employed"?
3. Which weight should I use?
4. Should I weight an unbalanced panel?
5. What weight should I use if I pool sample across waves?
6. How do I match people across waves?
7. How do I match people within households?
8. How do I match couples together?
9. How do I match children to their parents?
10. Why are some weights zero?
11. How do I reference HILDA?
12. How do I calculate if someone is retired in wave 4?