Aboriginal survey, New South Wales panel, 1980

This survey of the New South Wales subset, is a follow-up to a 1965 study which investigated a sample of New South Wales and South Australian Aboriginal households. The aim of this second wave was to examine changes that had occurred in social and economic conditions since 1965.

Topics investigated include household composition, ownership and physical characteristics of the dwelling and details of visitors; health including child mortality, ante-natal and infant care, use of health services and medical insurance; education, literacy, employment, hospitalisations, trade union membership, income (individual and household), assets, and chief recreation. Attitudinal questions asked were related to schooling, health services, Aboriginal languages, Aboriginal land rights, political parties, police, officials of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, the Aboriginal Study Grants Scheme, the Aboriginal Health Service, changes since 1965 in the economic situation of Aborigines, and local Aboriginal leadership.

Demographic variables covered age, sex and relationship to head of household.

Dataset ID:

au.edu.anu.ada.ddi.00103

Principal Investigator:

Rowley, C. D.

Subject:

Australian studies

Social classes, Social order

Ethnic minorities (including Australian aboriginal)

Keywords:

Aboriginal education

Aboriginal employment

Aboriginal

Health

Aboriginal languages

Aboriginal men

Aboriginal women

Assets

Employment

Health services

Housing

Income

Land

Leadership

Literacy

Mortality

Political parties

Social Welfare

Trade unions

Economics - Income

Employment - Conditions - Industrial relations - Trade unions

Education - Language - Literacy

Politics and Government - Political Parties

Law- Indigenous - Leadership

Document Description

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Document Title:

Aboriginal survey, New South Wales panel, 1980

Document ID:

au.edu.anu.ada.ddi.00103

Production

Producers:

Producer:

Australian Data Archive

Abbreviation:

ADA

Affiliation:

The Australian National University

Production Software:

Software:

APS

Version:

1.01

Date:

1 Jan 2005

Production Place:

Australian Data Archive 18 Balmain Crescent Canberra ACT 0200

Production Date:

1 Jul 1982

Version Statement

Date:

26 Aug 2004

Bibliographic Citation:

Rowley, C. D. Aboriginal survey, New South Wales panel, 1980 [computer file]. Canberra: Australian Data Archive, The Australian National University, .

Study Description

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Other Identifications / Acknowledgements:

Researcher:

Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies

Role:

Research Initiator

Affiliations:

Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies

Researcher 2:

Department of Education

Role:

Research Initiator

Affiliations:

Department of Education

Researcher 3:

Aboriginal interviewers conducted the interviews

Role:

Data Gathering Staff

Affiliations:

The Australian National University

Researcher 4:

The Australian National University P.O. Box 4 Canberra, A.C.T. 2600

Affiliations:

Department of Aboriginal Affairs

Researcher 5:

Department of Aboriginal Affairs MLC Tower Woden, A.C.T 2606

Production

Producers:

Producer:

Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies

Affiliation:

Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies

Producer 2:

Producer:

Department of Education

Affiliation:

Department of Education

Production Date:

1 Jan 2013

Distribution

Distributors:

Distributor:

The Australian National University

Abbreviation:

ADA

Affiliation:

Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies

Depositor:

Rowley, C. D.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
Kendall St
Acton ACT 2601

Affiliation:

Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies

Deposit Date:

1 Jul 1982

Version Statement:

Responsibility Statement:

Australian Data Archive

Study Information

Universe:

New South Wales households interviewed in the 1965 survey and new households established since 1965 by members of the 1965 group (see SSDA study no. 102)

Kind of Data:

survey

Methodology

Time Method:

panel study

This is the second wave of a two wave study.

Sampling Procedure:

non-probability sample

This survey is the second wave of a study begun in 1965, which investigated a sample of Aborigines in New South Wales and South Australia.

The present survey was aimed at re-interviewing all the New South Wales cases included in the 1965 survey. New South Wales households interviewed in 1965 were contacted, and new households established by members of 1965 households were traced and contacted. Information on people who had died since 1965 was obtained, in part because the proportion and causes of Aboriginal deaths were considered to be significant indicators of Aboriginal conditions.

The selection of the 1965 sample was aimed at representing fairly all non-metropolitan areas of the State. For this purpose New South Wales was divided into five regions: North Coast, South Coast, South West (Cowra to Deniliquin), West (Wellington to Wilcannia), and North West (Dubbo-Collarenebri) except for Moree and Walgett.

For further details, see SSDA study no. 102 and the book by Charles D. Rowley, "Outcasts in White Australia." Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, pp. 305-306.

Mode of Data Collection:

personal interview

Class of the Study:

Level 2

Data Access

Citation Requirements:

All manuscripts based in whole or in part on these data should:

(i) identify the data and original investigators by using the recommended bibliographic reference to the data file

(ii) acknowledge the Australian Data Archive and, where the data are made available through the Australian Data Archive by another archive, acknowledge that archive;

Rowley, C. D. Aboriginal survey, New South Wales panel, 1980 [computer file]. Canberra: Australian Data Archive, The Australian National University, .

(iii) declare that those who carried out the original analysis and collection of the data bear no responsibility for the further analysis or interpretation of them.

Deposit Requirements:

In order to assemble essential information about archival resources and to facilitate the exchange of information about users research activities, individuals are required to email ADA (ada@anu.edu.au) with the bibliographic details and, where available, online links to any published work (including journal articles, books or book chapters, conference presentations, theses or any other publications or outputs) based wholly or in part on the material.

Disclaimer:

Use of the material is solely at the user's risk. The depositor, The Australian National University and the Australian Data Archive shall not be held responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the material supplied.

Aboriginal survey, New South Wales panel, 1980

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