Definition
Components
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Data Element ConceptPerson (employed)—full-time/part-time status
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyFull-time/part-time status
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Value DomainNone
Comments
Guide for use:
Applies only to people whose labour force status is employed. (See metadata item Person—labour force status, code N for a definition of 'employed'). Paid employment includes persons who performed some work for wages or salary, in cash or in kind, and persons temporarily absent from a paid employment job but who retained a formal attachment to that job.
Code 1 Full-time:
Employed persons are working full-time if they:
(a) usually work 35 hours or more in a week (in all paid jobs) or
(b) although usually working less than 35 hours a week, actually worked 35 hours or more during the reference period.
Code 2 Part-time:
Employed persons are working part-time if they usually work less than 35 hours a week (in all paid jobs) and either did so during the reference period, or were not at work in the reference period.
Code 9 Not stated/ inadequately described:
Is not to be used on primary collection forms. It is primarily for use in administrative collections when transferring data from data sets where the item has not been collected.
Context:Labour force characteristics.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 1999. Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables, Labour Force Variables. Full-Time/Part-Time Status.
Comments:See the Australian Bureau of Statistics website for details regarding labour force data items and standard questions.