Skip Navigation | ANU Home | Search ANU
The Australian National University
IPUMSi - Australia
Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute
IPUMSI
Home
Contact Us
Documentation
What is IPUMS
Using Australian Data
Using Occupation Data
Homogamy Analysis
Site Tools
Using Income Data
Conciliation Table
ANU Status Scales
Links
Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute (ADSRI)
College of Arts & Social Sciences (CASS)
Printer Friendly Version of this Document

IPUMS-International

International Integrated Microdata Access System



Conciliation Table for Australian Microdata

1986 Code and 1981 Code 1986 Code 1991 Code 1996 Code
Variable Name Memnonic Memnonic Memnonic Memnonic
         
Age AGE AGE30S AGEP AGEP
[0] 0   0  
1. 0 1 1 1 1
2. 1 2 2 2 2
3. 2 3 3 3 3
4. 3 4 4 4 4
5. 4 5 5 5 5
6. 5 6 6 6 6
7. 6 7 7 7 7
8. 7 8 8 8 8
9. 8 9 9 9 9
10. 9 10 10 10 10
11. 10 11 11 11 11
12. 11 12 12 12 12
13. 12 13 13 13 13
14. 13 14 14 14 14
15. 14 15 15 15 15
16. 15-19 16-19 16 16-19 16-20
17. 20-24 20-24 17 20-24 21-25
18. 25-29 25-29 18 25 26
19. 30-34 30-34 19 26 27
20. 35-39 35-39 20 27 28
21. 40-44 40-44 21 28 29
22. 45-49 45-49 22 29 30
23. 50-54 50-54 23 30 31
24. 55-59 55-59 24 31 32
25. 60-64 60-64 25 32 33
26. 65-69 65-69 26 33 34
27. 70-74 70-74 27 34 35
28. 75 & older 75-109 28 35-37 36-38
         
Sex SEX SEX SEXP SEXP
1. Male 1 1 1 1
2. Female 2 2 2 2
         
Age Left School ALS ALS ALSP ALSP
1. 12 or younger 3 1 3 3
2. 13 years old 4 2 3 3
3. 14 years old 5 3 3 3
4. 15 years old 6 4 4 4
5. 16 years old 7 5 5 5
6. 17 years old 8 6 6 6
7. 18 years old 9 7 7 7
8. 19 years old 10 8 8 8
9. 20 years old 11 9 8 8
10. 21 or older 12 10 8 8
11. Still at school 1 11 1 1
12. Did not go to school 2 12 2 2
13. Not stated 13 13 9 9
14. Not applic. 0 14 10 10,11
         
Current educational status EDI STU STUP STUP
0. Not applic. 0 4 4 6
1. Full-time student 2 1 2 2
2. Part-time student 3 2 3 3
3. Not attending an educational institution 1 3 1 1
4. Not stated 4 4 4 4,5
         
Type of educational institution now attending Not asked TYP TYPP TYPP
1. Pre-school mv 1 1 1
2. Infants or primary, govt sector mv 2 2 2
3. Infants or primary, non-govt sector mv 3 3 3
4. Secondary, govt sector mv 4 4 4
5. Secondary, non-govt sector mv 5 5 5
6. TAFE (tech. & further educ.) mv 6 6 6
7. CAE (College of Advanced Education) mv 7 7 7
8. University mv 8 7 7
9. Other mv 9 8 8
10. Not state mv 10 9 9
11. Not applic. mv 11 10 10,11
         
Highest level of qualification QAL QAL02S QALP QALLP
1. Higher degree 1-59 1 1 1
2. Grad. diploma 101-171 2 2 2
3. Bach. degree 201-276 3 3 3
4. Diploma 301-373 4 4,5 4,5
5. Trade certif. 401-456 5 6 6
6. Other certif. 501-578 6 7 7
7. Not class. by level 601-737 7 8 9
8. Inad. desc. 899 8 9 8
9. No quals 900 9 10 10
10. Not stated 901 10 9  
11. Not stated 902-904 11 10 11
         
Field of highest qualification QALF QAL13S QALP QALF
1. Management, administration recode 1 56 groups 1
2. Sciences, engineering, architecture using 2 please 5,6
3. Social sciences, humanities, religion, education combined 3 consult 3,4
4. Medical, veterinary data on 4 relevant 2
5. Arts level and 5 codebook  
6. Agriculture, forestry field 6   8
7. Manufacturing   7    
8. Services   8    
9. Military   9    
10. Other & inad. desc.   10   7,9
11. No qualification 900 11    
12. Not stated 901 12 57 10,11
13. Not applic. 902-904 13 58 12,13
         
Year highest qualification obtained YOQ YOQ QLYP QALYP
1. Within last year or two 8,9 1 7 7
2. 2-5 years ago 5,7 2 5,6 5,6
3. 6-10 years ago 4 3 4 4
4. 11-15 years ago 3 4 3 3
5. 16-20 years ago 2 5 2 2
6. 21-25 years ago 1 6 1 1
7. >25 years ago 1 7 1 1
8. Not stated 10 8 8 8
9. Not applic. 0 9 9 9,10
         
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Origin RAC ABL ABLP ABLP
1. Aboriginal 2 1 1 2
2. Torres Strait Islander 3 2 2 2
3. Other 1 3 3 1
4. Not stated 4 4 4 4
         
Ancestry Not Asked ANC02 Not Asked Not Asked
1. English mv 1 mv mv
2. Australian mv 2 mv mv
3. Italian mv 3 mv mv
4. Irish mv 4 mv mv
5. Scottish mv 5 mv mv
6. Greek mv 6 mv mv
7. British (so described) mv 7 mv mv
8. English/Irish mv 8 mv mv
9. German mv 9 mv mv
10. Aust/English mv 10 mv mv
11. Eng/Scottish mv 11 mv mv
12. Chinese mv 12 mv mv
13. Aboriginal mv 13 mv mv
14. Dutch mv 14 mv mv
15. Eng/German mv 15 mv mv
16. Yugoslavian mv 16 mv mv
17. Polish mv 17 mv mv
18. Maltese mv 18 mv mv
19. Irish/Scottish mv 19 mv mv
20. Lebanese mv 20 mv mv
21. Other mv 21 mv mv
22. Not stated mv 22 mv mv
         
Birthplace of Father BPF BPF04 BPMP01 BPMP
1. Australia 1 1 1 1
2. Other Oceania 38,39 2 2,3 3,21
3. UK & Ireland 2 3 5 2,6,20
4. Southern Europe 12-18 4 6 4,7,11
5. Other Europe (inc. USSR) 3-11 5 4,7-10 9,13
6. Western Asia (Middle East) 19-22 6 12 14
7. Other Asia 23-30 7 14-16 5,8,10,12,16,17
8. South America 31-33 8 18 15
9. Other America 34 9 17 15
10. Africa 35-37 10 13,19 19
11. Not Stated 40 11 20,21 22,23
         
Birthplace of Mother BPM BPM04 BPFP01 BPFP
1. Australia 1 1 1 1
2. Other Oceania 38,39 2 2,3 3,21
3. UK & Ireland 2 3 5 2,6,20
4. Southern Europe 12-18 4 6 4,7,11
5. Other Europe (inc. USSR) 3-11 5 4,7-10 9,13
6. Western Asia (Middle East) 19-22 6 12 14
7. Other Asia 23-30 7 14-16 5,8,10,12,16,17
8. South America 31-33 8 18 15
9. Other America 34 9 17 15
10. Africa 35-37 10 13,19 19
11. Not Stated 40 11 20,21 22,23
         
Birthplace of Respondant BPL BPL36 BPLP BPL
1. Australia 0 1 1 1
2. England (inc. UK undefined) 1,3,4,5 2 2 2,20
3. Germany 15 3 8 9
4. Greece 16 4 6 7
5. India 43 5 15  
6. Italy 18 6 4 4
7. Lebanon 52 7 13  
8. Malaysia (inc. Brunei) 53 8 12  
9. Malta 21 9 17  
10. Netherlands 22 10 9  
11. New Zeland 93 11 3 3
12. Poland 24 12 14  
13. Scotland 2 13   6
14. Vietnam 63 14 7 5
15. Yugoslavia 32 15 5  
16. Other rest 16 rest rest
17. Not stated 101 17 38 22,23
         
Period of residence in Australia PER PER05S YARP YARP
1. Less than 5 years 0-4 1 5,6,7 4,5,6
2. 5-9 years 5-9 2 4 3
3. 10-14 years 10-14 3 3 2
4. 15-19 years 15-19 4 2 1
5. 20 years or longer 20-35 5 1 1
6. Not stated 36 6 8 7
7. Not applic. 37 7 9 8,9
         
Citizenship CIT CIT NATP NATP
1. Australia 0,1 1 1 1
2. Other 2-20 2 2 2
3. Not stated 21 3 3 3,4
         
Language spoken at home Not Asked LAN02S LANP LANP
1. Arabic or Lebanese mv 1 7 5
2. Chinese mv 2 4,5,6 3
3. Dutch mv 3 16  
4. French mv 4 17  
5. German mv 5 9 7
6. Greek mv 6 3 4
7. Italian mv 7 1 2
8. Maltese mv 8 14  
9. Polish mv 9 11 9
10. Serbian or Croatian mv 10 2 9
11. Spanish mv 11 10 8
12. Vietnamese mv 12 8 8
13. Other mv 13 rest rest
14. Not stated mv 14 21 15
15. Not applic. mv 15 22 1,16
         
Proficiency in English ENG ENG ENGP ENGP
1. Speaks English only 1 1 1 7
2. Speaks another language, English very well 2 2 2 1
3. Speaks another language, English well 3 3 2 2
4. Speaks another language, English not well 4 4 3 3
5. Speaks another language, English not at all 5 5 4 4
6. Proficiency not stated 6 6 5 5
7. Not stated 0,7 7 6 6,8
         
Religion REL REL03 RELP RELP
1. Anglican 7 1 1 2
2. Baptist 2 2 2 3
3. Catholic 4,5 3 3 4
4. Churches of Christ 6 4 4  
5. Lutheran 11 5 6 5
6. Orthodox 13 6 7 6,11
7. Presbyterian, reformed 15 7 9 7
8. Uniting 18 8 11 8
9. Other christian rest 9 5,8,10,12 9,12
10. Muslim 23 10 14 10
11. Other 21,22,24 11 13,15,16 1,13
12. No religion 26 12 17 14
13. Inad. desc. & not stated 25,27 13 18 15,17
         
Couple Indicator Not coded MDC MDCF MDCP
1. Married mv 1 1 1
2. De facto mv 2 2,3 2
3. Not applic. mv 3 4 3,4,5
         
Number of marriages MMO MMO Not asked Not asked
1. First marriage 1 1 mv mv
2. Second or later marriagetd> 2 2 mv mv
3. Not stated 3 3 mv mv
4. Not applic. 0 4 mv mv
         
Marital Status MST MST MSTP MSTP
1. Never Married 1 1 1 1
2. Married 2 2 2 5
3. Separated but not divorced 3 3 3 4
4. Divorced 4 4 4 3
5. Widowed 5 5 5 2
6. Not applic.   6 6 6
         
Year first married DUR YFM02 Not asked Not asked
1. 1939 or earlier 42-59 1 mv mv
2. 1940-1944 37-41 2 mv mv
3. 1945-1949 32-36 3 mv mv
4. 1950-1954 27-31 4 mv mv
5. 1955-1959 22-26 5 mv mv
6. 1960-1964 17-21 6 mv mv
7. 1965-1969 12-16 7 mv mv
8. 1970-1974 7-11 8 mv mv
9. 1975-1979 2-6 9 mv mv
10. 1980-1984 0,1 10 mv mv
11. 1985-1986 na 11 mv mv
12. Not stated 60 12 mv mv
13. Not applic. 61 13 mv mv
         
Location of spouse/partner on census night Not coded SPL SPLF SPLF
1. Present mv 1 1 1
2. Temporarily absent mv 2 2 2
3. Not applic. mv 3 3 3
         
Total Issue from all marriages TIS TIS03S Not asked TISP
1. None 0 1 mv 1
2. One 1 2 mv 2
3. Two 2 3 mv 3
4. Three 3 4 mv 4
5. Four 4 5 mv 5
6. Five or more 5-14 6 mv 5
7. Not stated 15 7 mv 6
8. Not applic. 16 8 mv 7,8
         
Labour force status STC LFS LFSP LFSP
1. Wage or salary earner 1 1 1 1
2. Self-employed 2 2 2 3
3. Employed 3 3 3 2
4. Unpaid helper 4 4 4 4
5. Unemployed seeking full-time work 5 5 5 5
6. Unemployed seeking part-time work 5 6 6 6
7. Not in labour force (aged 15 or older) 6 7 7 7
8. Not stated 0 8 8 8
9. Not applic. 0 9 9 9,10
         
Hours worked HRS HRS HRSP HRSP
1. None 1 1 1 1
2. 1-15 2 2 2 2
3. 16-25 3 3 3 3
4. 25-34 4 4 4 4
5. 35-39 5 5 5 5
6. 40 5 6 6 6
7. 41-48 5 7 7 7
8. 49 or more 5 8 8 8
9. Not stated 6 9 9 9
10. Not applic. 0 10 10 10,11
         
Industry Sector GNG GNG GNGP GNGP
1. Australian govt 1,2 1 1 1
2. State govt 3,4 2 2 2
3. Local govt 5 3 3 3
4. Private sector 6 4 4 4
5. Not stated 7 5 5 5
6. Not applic. 0 6 6 6,7
         
Industry IND IND06S INDP INDP
Detail varies 566 groups 61 groups 49 groups 55 groups
across censuses please consult relevant codebooks
         
Occupation OCC OCC OCC OCC
Detail varies 393 groups 61 groups 63 groups 45 groups
across censuses please consult relevant codebooks
         
Method of travel to work TPT TPT TPTP TPTP
Detail varies 94 modes 95 modes 16 modes 11 modes
across censuses please consult relevant codebooks
         
Individual income (annualised) INC INC13S INCP INCP
1. $0-$1400 14 groups 1 14 groups 16 groups
2. $1401-$6000 varying 2 varying varying
3. $6001-$9000 across 3 across across
4. $9001-$15K censuses 4 censuses censuses
5. $15001-$22K consult 5 consult consult
6. $22001-$32K relevant 6 relevant relevant
7. $32001-$40K codebook 7 codebook codebook
8. $40001 or more   8    
9. Not stated 15 9 15 17
10. Not applic. 0 10 16 18,19
         
Resident/visitor status RMC RSC04 Not asked UAICP
1. Australian resident 1 1 mv 1,2
2. Overseas visitor 0 2 mv 3
3. Not stated 2   mv  
         
Usual residence one year ago RMO RSO04 URIP UAI1P
1. Australia 0 1 consult 1,2
2. Overseas 1 2 codebook 3
3. Not stated 1 3   4,6
4. Aged under one year 2 4   5
         
Usual residence five years ago RMO RSV04 URIP UAI5P
1. Australia 0 1 consult 1,2
2. Overseas 1,2,3 2 codebook 3
3. Not stated 1,2,3 3   4,6
4. Aged under five years 4 4   5
         
Internal Migration Status Not coded IMI18S URIP MV1D
1. Same dwelling as a previous census mv 1 consult consult
2. Different dwelling, same statistical local area mv 2 codebook codebook
3. Different SLA, same statistical region mv 3    
4. Different SR, same major statistical region mv 4    
5. Different MSR, same State or Territory mv 5    
6. Different State or Territory mv 6    
7. Overseas at previous census mv 7    
8. Usual residence not stated mv 8    
9. Aged less than 5 years in 1986 mv 9    
         
Note: mv stands for missing variable

Top of page

Page last updated: 22 June 2009
Please direct all enquiries to: Webmaster
Page authorised by: Director, ADSRI
The Australian National University
CRICOS Provider Number 00120C — ABN: 522 34063906