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Employment Variables

The employment related derived variables are listed in the table below. The occupation variables are coded to 4-digit Australian Standard Classification of Occupation (ASCO)9 which is then used to produce:

  • the 1–digit and 2–digit ASCO codes;
  • ANU4 occupational status scale (which ranges from 0 to 100); and
  • the 2–digit and 4–digit International Standard Classification of Occupation–88 (ISCO–88) codes (only the 4–digit ISCO is on the In–Confidence Release (unconfidentialised)).

The industry variables are coded to 4-digit Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Industry (ANZSIC)10 which is then used to produce:

  • the division level and the 2–digit ANZSIC codes; and
  • the 2–digit International Standard Industry Classification (ISIC) codes.

The 4–digit ASCO, ISCO and ANZSIC codes are available on the In–confidence Release (unconfidentialised) files only.

The history variables should first be consulted if you are attempting to piece together information about previous employment spells as some of the work may already be done for you.

In all waves but wave 2, the labour force status of individuals was asked on the Household Form, which provides useful information in the weighting and imputation processes for non–respondents. We have imputed the broad labour force status for all those people enumerated in wave 2 in three different ways. Firstly the HF labour force status was set to equal the PQ labour force status for individuals who completed an interview in wave 2. Any non–respondents in wave 2 who responded in wave 3 then had labour force status established from their response to the wave 3 calendar questions, which overlapped with the wave 2 interview date. The remaining non-respondents were imputed by a hotdeck imputation method which seeks to find a donor with a similar set of characteristics to the non-respondent (including the previous wave labour force status where available) and uses the donor’s labour force status to impute for the non-respondents.

Table 20: Derived employment variables
Variable Description
_ESDTL DV: Labour force status – detail
_ESBRD DV: Labour force status – broad
_ JBHRUC DV: Combined hrs per week usually worked in all jobs
_ JBMHRUC DV: Combined hrs per week usually worked in main job
_JBHRQF DV: Data Quality Flag: hours of work main job vs all jobs
_JBTPRHR DV: Hours would like to work
_JBMOCC1 DV: Occupation 1–digit ASCO
_JBMOCC2 DV: Occupation 2–digit ASCO
_JBMOCCS DV: ANU4 occupational status scale, current main job
_JBMI82 DV: ISCO–88 2–digit, Occupation current main job
_JBMI881 DV: ISCO–88 4–digit, Occupation current main job
_JBMIND1 DV: C14 Current job industry. ANZSIC division
_JBMIND2 DV: C14 Current job industry. 2–digit ANZSIC
_JBMII2 DV: ISIC 3.1 2–digit Industry current main job
_WCPD2 DV: Days of paid workers compensation in last 12 months
_WCAPD3 DV: Days absent from work on paid workers compensation in last 12 months
_ALPD2 DV: Days of paid annual leave in ast 12 months
_ALSK2 DV: Days of paid sick leave in last 12 months
_ALOP2 DV: Days of paid (maternity, paternity, bereavement, family, carers) leave in last 12 months
_ALUP2 DV: Days of unpaid leave in last 12 months
_ES DV: Employment status in main job if currently employed
_JBMUABS DV: ABS defined trade union membership (don’t know=no)
_JBCASAB DV: Casual worker (ABS definition: no paid holiday leave, no paid sick leave)
_JBOCCT DV: Tenure in current occupation (years)
_JBEMPT DV: Tenure with current employer (years)
_JST DV: Weeks unemployed, missing if no exact duration
_UJLJOC1 DV: NPQ:D30 Occupation last job (not currently in paid work) 1–digit ASCO
_UJLJOC2 DV: NPQ:D30 Occupation last job (not currently in paid work) 1–digit ASCO
_UJLJOCS DV: ANU4 occupational status scale, last job, not currently in paid work
_UJLJI82 DV: ISCO–88 2–digit, Occupation last job, not currently in paid work
_UJLJI881 DV: ISCO–88 4–digit, Occupation last job, not currently in paid work
_UJLJIN1 DV: NPQ:D25 Industry, last job (not currently in paid work) ANZSIC division
_UJLJIN2 DV: NPQ:D25 Industry, last job (not currently in paid work) 2–digit ANZSIC
_UJLJII2 DV: ISIC 3.1 2–digit Industry previous job, if not currently in paid work
_UJLHRUC DV: Hours per week worked in last job
_UJLJWS DV: Pay in last job per annum ($)
_UJLJT DV: Tenure with last employer (years)
_MOLT DV: Months since did activity required by Centrelink/NP
_PJOOCC1 DV: CPQ Occupation in previous job (currently employed) 1–digit ASCO
_PJOOCC2 DV: CPQ Occupation in previous job (currently employed) 2–digit ASCO
_PJOOCCS DV: ANU4 occupational status scale, CPQ: in previous job if job changed
_PJOI82 DV: ISCO–88 2–digit, CPQ: Occupation previous job if job changed
_PJOI881 DV: ISCO–88 4–digit, CPQ: Occupation previous job if job changed
_PJOTOC1 DV: CPQ: Occupation in previous job (if currently unemployed) 2–digit ASCO
_PJOTOC2 DV: CPQ: Occupation in previous job (if currently unemployed) 2–digit ASCO
_PJOTOCS DV: ANU4 occupational status scale, in previous job if unemployed
_PJOTI82 DV: ISCO–88 2–digit, CPQ: Occupation previous job if unemployed
_PJOTI88 DV: ISCO–88 4–digit, CPQ: Occupation previous job if unemployed
_PJOTIN1 DV: CPQ:D28 Previous job industry (if currently unemployed) ANZSIC division
_PJOTIN2 DV: CPQ:D28 Previous job industry (if currently unemployed) 2– digit ANZSIC
_PJOTII2 DV: ISIC 3.1 2–digit Industry previous job, if unemployed
_PJOIND1 DV: CPQ: Previous job industry (if currently employed). ANZSIC division
_PJOIND2 DV: CPQ:C43 Previous job industry (if currently employed). 2–digit ANZSIC
_PJOII2 DV: ISIC 3.1 2–digit Industry previous job, if job changed
AJBPERM DV: Permanently unable to work
BHGEBI DV: Eligibility for interview – HF Labour force status – broad [imputed]
BHGEBF DV: Imputation flag labour force status – broad
BHGEBI1 to BHGEBI14 DV: Eligibility for interview – HF Labour force status – broad [imputed]
BHGEBF1 to BHGEBF14 DV: Imputation flag labour force status – broad
1 Variables are only on the In–confidence Release (unconfidentialised) files.
2 Wave 5 onwards.
3 Wave 6 onwards.

 

Endnotes:

9 ASCO, Second Edition 1997. From Release 7, we will use the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO), First Edition 2006. We plan to backcode the occupation responses for waves 1 to 6 to this new codeframe. Back to where you were
10 ANZSIC 1993 Edition. From Release 7, we will use the ANZSIC 2006 Edition. We plan to backcode the industry responses for waves 1 to 6 to this new codeframe. Back to where you were

 
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