Educational status and other dimensions of life – shining the

light on some of the data

Alan Mackay

Director, Information Strategy

The Group of Eight Limited

alan.mackay@go8.edu.au

ABS Surveys

Survey of Education and Work - annual - supplement to May Labour Force Survey ( May 2010)

Survey of Income and Housing (2007-08)

National Health Survey (2007-08)

General Social Survey (GSS)(2006).

Crime: Surveys of crime victimisation (2009-10 Multipurpose Household Survey)

Employment status - Persons aged 25-64, May 2010

Employment status –Males aged 25-64, May 2010

Employment status - Females aged 25-64, May 2010

Unemployment rate by age, sex, by Educational qualifications May 2010

Income ($ per week) – persons employed full time – aged 25 – 64, 2007-08

Income ($ per week) – persons 25-64 employed full time, by age, 2007-08

Income ($ per week) – persons employed full time, by sex, 2007-08

Self assessed health - Persons 25-64 years old 2007-08

K10 Males and Females - High/Very high distress level, 2007-08

K10 Persons by age - High/Very high distress level 2007-08

Smokers, 2007-08

Smokers 2007-08

Risky or High Risk Alcohol Consumption – by sex 2007-08

Risky or high risk alcohol consumption, sex; age, by Level of educational qualification 2007-08

Overweight, Obese 2007-08

Volunteering, persons aged 25-64 years employed full-time, by level of highest educational attainment - by age, 2006

Volunteering rate: Sex – persons employed full time, 2006

Community participation rates, persons aged 25-64 yearsemployed full-time, by level of highest educational attainment, 2006

Civic and political groups - participation rates, persons aged 25-64 years employed full-time, by age and level of highest educational attainment, 2006

Community support groups - participation rates, persons aged 25-64 years employed full-time, by age and level of highest educational attainment, 2006

Community support groups - participation rates, persons aged 25-64 years employed full-time, by level of highest educational attainment, 2006

Social groups - participation rates, persons aged 25-64 years employed full-time, by age and level of highest educational attainment, 2006

Crime victimisation rate (%) by level of non-school qualification, persons aged 15+, 2009-10

*Persons aged 18+

Housing status, persons aged 25-64, employed full time, age, 2007-08

Possible Further Work

1.More recent data

2.Other variables

3. Census

4.Administrative Data Source

5. International Comparisons

Baum and McPherson

“Society benefits when more people go to college. People with a college education earn more than others, but their higher earnings do not reflect the whole of their contribution. Others who work with them earn higher wages because of the added flexibility, innovation, and productivity of the labor force. People with a college education tend to be more active citizens, with their volunteering and other activities benefiting those around them. There are more new products and services for all of us to enjoy because of the contributions of college graduates.”

alan.mackay@go8.edu.au