How to Order the Data

As of Release 6, the access to the data can be gained by an Organisational Licence or an Individual Licence. Organisations that are likely to have more than four individuals who wish to use the HILDA data should consider signing up to an Orgnaisational Licence as this would provide quicker access to the data (and at a lower cost) once the Organisational Licence is signed.

Researchers who wish to use the HILDA data must:

• Read the 'Ordering the Data’ page which provides details of the licencing arrangements, which have changed as of Release 6.
• If your organisation has signed an Organisational Deed of Licence, then you should:
• Contact the Data Manager for your organisation for the Deed of Confidentiality.
• Sign a Deed of Confidentiality.
• Be given access to the data by your Data Manager (your organisation would have paid a flat fee of $330 for administration costs for each Release).
• If your organisation has not signed an Organisational Deed of Licence, then you should:
• Complete the appropriate Order Form and Individual Deed of Licence, which can be accessed here. To avoid lengthy delays in processing your application, make sure you have completed EVERY part that you need to (please refer to the notes about this on the Order Form).
• Send these completed documents to the address indicated on the Order Form, together with your payment of $77 for administration costs ($121 for overseas users).
• Receive an email from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) confirming that your Order Form and Individual Deed of Licence has arrived. If you do not receive this, then email hilda@fahcsia.gov.au as soon as possible to avoid delays in your application.
• Wait approximately two to three weeks for the delivery of the data on DVD.
• If you work for FaHCSIA, then you have different access arrangements and you should contact hilda@fahcsia.gov.au.

Up until Release 4 the HILDA data files have been referred to as the "confidentialised" and "unconfidentialised" files. From Release 5 onwards these fiels will be referred to as the "General Release" files (the confidentialised files) and the "In-confidence Release" files (the unconfidentialised files).

Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF)

There is now a cross-national equivalent file available for HILDA. This equivalent file provides a set of constructed variables that are not available on the original surveys. For more details on the CNEF and how to order both the HILDA-CNEF and CNEF data for other countries please go to: http://www.melbourneinstitute.com/hilda/cnef/cnef.htm