First preference: Reason did not take up place (required leaving home) Purpose To determine whether the respondent did not take up the university place (listed as their first preference) offered because it would have required leaving home. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 2/2007 LBCA016B Num CA16 Would have required leaving home and not ready Why did you decide to (not attend university this year/decline that offer): Would have required leaving home and not ready? 3/2008 LCCA022B Num CA22 Would have required leaving home and not ready Why did you decide to (not attend university this year/decline that offer): Would have required leaving home and not ready? 4/2009 LDCA022B Num CA22 Would have required leaving home and not ready Why did you decide to (not attend university this year/decline that offer): Would have required leaving home and not ready? 5/2010 LECA026B Num CA26B Would have required leaving home and not ready Why did you decide to (not attend university this year/decline that offer)? Would have required leaving home and not ready 6/2011 LFCA026B Num CA26B Would have required leaving home and not ready Why did you decide to (not attend university this year/decline that offer)? Would have required leaving home and not ready Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 2/2007 LBCA016B 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 3/2008 LCCA022B 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 4/2009 LDCA022B 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 5/2010 LECA026B 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 6/2011 LFCA026B 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable
First preference: Reason did not take up place (main reason) Purpose To determine the main reason the respondent did not take up the university place (listed as their first preference) offered. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 2/2007 LBCA016A Num CA16A Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one) Which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? 3/2008 LCCA023 Num CA23 Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one) Which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? 4/2009 LDCA023 Num CA23 Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one) Which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? 5/2010 LECA027 Num CA27 Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one reason) Which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? 6/2011 LFCA027 Num CA27 Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one reason) Which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 2/2007 LBCA016A 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 3/2008 LCCA023 1 1 Taking a break, holiday or travelling 2 2 Would have required leaving home and not ready 3 3 Need to qualify for independent Youth Allowance 4 4 Reconsidering my options or changed my mind 5 5 Did not want to take on debt to pay for course costs 6 6 Couldn't afford living costs or upfront tuition costs 7 7 Prefer to work at this point in life 8 8 Prefer to study at TAFE 9 9 Other 4/2009 LDCA023 1 1 Taking a break, holiday or travelling 2 2 Would have required leaving home and not ready 3 3 Need to qualify for independent Youth Allowance 4 4 Reconsidering my options or changed my mind 5 5 Did not want to take on debt to pay for course costs 6 6 Couldn't afford living costs or upfront tuition costs
University: Reason did not take up place (main reason) Purpose To determine the main reason the respondent did not take up the university place offered. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 2/2007 LBCA020A Num CA20A Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one) Which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? 3/2008 LCCA027A Num CA27A Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one) Which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? 4/2009 LDCA027A Num CA27A Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one) Which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? 5/2010 LECA034 Num CA34 Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one reason) And which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? 6/2011 LFCA034 Num CA34 Main reason not attending university this year (If more than one reason) And which of those reasons would you say was the most important factor in your decision? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 2/2007 LBCA020A 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 3/2008 LCCA027A 1 1 Taking a break, holiday or travelling 2 2 Would have required leaving home and not ready 3 3 Need to qualify for independent Youth Allowance 4 4 Reconsidering my options or changed my mind 5 5 Did not want to take on debt to pay for course costs 6 6 Couldn't afford living costs or upfront tuition costs 7 7 Prefer to work at this point in life 8 8 Prefer to study at TAFE 9 9 Other 4/2009 LDCA027A 1 1 Taking a break, holiday or travelling 2 2 Would have required leaving home and not ready 3 3 Need to qualify for independent Youth Allowance 4 4 Reconsidering my options or changed my mind 5 5 Did not want to take on debt to pay for course costs 6 6 Couldn't afford living costs or upfront tuition costs 7 7 Prefer to work at this point in life 8 8 Prefer to study at TAFE
Year expect to complete study Purpose To determine the year in which the respondent expects to complete their study. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 2/2007 LBC092B Num C92 Year expect to finish study/training When do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? 3/2008 LCC092Y Num C92 Year expect to finish study/training When do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? 4/2009 LDC092Y Num C92 Year expect to finish study/training When do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? 5/2010 LEC092Y Num C92 Year expect to finish study/training Which month and year do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? 6/2011 LFC092Y Num C92 Year expect to finish study/training Which year do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? 7/2012 LGC093Y Num C93 Year expect to finish study/training Which year do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? 8/2013 LHC093Y Num C93 Year expect to finish study/training Which month and year do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? 9/2014 LIC093Y Num C93 Year expect to finish study/training Which year do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? 10/2015 LJC093Y Num C93 Year expect to finish study/training Which year do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? 11/2016 LKC093Y Num C93 Year expect to finish study/training Which year do you expect to complete your current (apprenticeship/traineeship/study)? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 2/2007 LBC092B 7 7 2007 8 8 2008 9 9 2009 10 10 2010 11 11 2011 12 12 2012 13 13 2013 14 14 2014 88 88 Year unknown 3/2008 LCC092Y 8 8 2008 9 9 2009 10 10 2010 11 11 2011 12 12 2012 13 13 2013 14 14 2014 88 88 Year unknown
Highest qualification level completed (derived variable) Purpose To determine the respondent's highest education level completed. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 1/2006 XHEL2006 Num Derived: XHEL2006 Highest qualification level completed NA 2/2007 XHEL2007 Num Derived: XHEL2007 Highest qualification level completed NA 3/2008 XHEL2008 Num Derived: XHEL2008 Highest qualification level completed NA 4/2009 XHEL2009 Num Derived: XHEL2009 Highest qualification level completed NA 5/2010 XHEL2010 Num Derived: XHEL2010 Highest qualification level completed NA 6/2011 XHEL2011 Num Derived: XHEL2011 Highest qualification level completed NA 7/2012 XHEL2012 Num Derived: XHEL2012 Highest qualification level completed NA 8/2013 XHEL2013 Num Derived: XHEL2013 Highest qualification level completed NA 9/2014 XHEL2014 Num Derived: XHEL2014 Highest qualification level completed NA 10/2015 XHEL2015 Num Derived: XHEL2015 Highest qualification level completed NA 11/2016 XHEL2016 Num Derived: XHEL2016 Highest qualification level completed NA Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 1/2006 XHEL2006 1 1 Certificate I 2 2 Certificate II 3 3 Certificate III 4 4 Certificate IV 5 5 Certificate - level unknown 6 6 Advanced diploma/diploma (incl. associate degree) 7 7 Bachelor degree 8 8 Graduate diploma/graduate certificate
Month expect to complete study Purpose To determine the month the respondent expects to complete their apprenticeship/traineeship. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 2/2007 LBCD014A Num CD14 Month expect to finish When do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? 3/2008 LCCD014M Num CD14 Month expect to finish When do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? 4/2009 LDCD014M Num CD14 Month expect to finish When do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? 5/2010 LECD016M Num CD16 Month expect to finish Which month and year do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? 6/2011 LFCD016M Num CD16 Month expect to finish Which month do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? 7/2012 LGCD016M Num CD16 Month expect to finish Which month do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? 8/2013 LHCD016M Num CD16 Month expect to finish Which month and year do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? 9/2014 LICD016M Num CD16 Month expect to finish Which month do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? 10/2015 LJCD016M Num CD16 Month expect to finish Which month do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? 11/2016 LKCD016M Num CD16 Month expect to finish Which month do you expect to finish your (apprenticeship/traineeship)? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 2/2007 LBCD014A 1 1 January 2 2 February 3 3 March 4 4 April
7 7 July 8 8 August 9 9 September 10 10 October 11 11 November 12 12 December 88 88 Month unknown 7/2012 LGCD017M 1 1 January 2 2 February 3 3 March 4 4 April 5 5 May 6 6 June 7 7 July 8 8 August 9 9 September 10 10 October 11 11 November 12 12 December 88 88 Month unknown 8/2013 LHCD017M 1 1 January 2 2 February 3 3 March 4 4 April 5 5 May 6 6 June 7 7 July 8 8 August 9 9 September 10 10 October 11 11 November 12 12 December 88 88 Month unknown 9/2014 LICD017M 1 1 January 2 2 February 3 3 March 4 4 April 5 5 May 6 6 June 7 7 July 8 8 August 9 9 September 10 10 October 11 11 November 12 12 December 88 88 Month unknown 10/2015 LJCD017M 1 1 January
10 10 October 11 11 November 12 12 December 88 88 Month unknown 4/2009 LDCD010M 1 1 January 2 2 February 3 3 March 4 4 April 5 5 May 6 6 June 7 7 July 8 8 August 9 9 September 10 10 October 11 11 November 12 12 December 88 88 Month unknown LDCD022M 1 1 January 2 2 February 3 3 March 4 4 April 5 5 May 6 6 June 7 7 July 8 8 August 9 9 September 10 10 October 11 11 November 12 12 December 88 88 Month unknown 5/2010 LECD011M 1 1 January 2 2 February 3 3 March 4 4 April 5 5 May 6 6 June 7 7 July 8 8 August 9 9 September 10 10 October 11 11 November 12 12 December 88 88 Month unknown LECD024M 1 1 January 2 2 February 3 3 March 4 4 April
4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say 3/2008 LCCA032C 1 1 Strongly agree 2 2 Agree 3 3 Disagree 4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say 4/2009 LDCA032C 1 1 Strongly agree 2 2 Agree 3 3 Disagree 4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say 5/2010 LECA040C 1 1 Strongly agree 2 2 Agree 3 3 Disagree 4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say 6/2011 LFCA040C 1 1 Strongly agree 2 2 Agree 3 3 Disagree 4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say 7/2012 LGCA023C 1 1 Strongly agree 2 2 Agree 3 3 Disagree 4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say 8/2013 LHCA023C 1 1 Strongly agree 2 2 Agree 3 3 Disagree 4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say 9/2014 LICA023C 1 1 Strongly agree 2 2 Agree 3 3 Disagree 4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say 10/2015 LJCA023C 1 1 Strongly agree 2 2 Agree 3 3 Disagree 4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say 11/2016 LKCA023C 1 1 Strongly agree 2 2 Agree 3 3 Disagree 4 4 Strongly disagree 5 5 Unsure/can't say
Post-school: Government payments and income Sources of income: Youth Allowance/ABSTUDY Purpose To determine if the respondent is receiving Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY payments. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 2/2007 LBC096 Num C96 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or Abstudy payments? 3/2008 LCC096 Num C96 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or Abstudy payments? 4/2009 LDC096 Num C96 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or Abstudy payments? 5/2010 LEC096 Num C96 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or ABSTUDY, payments? 6/2011 LFC096 Num C96 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or ABSTUDY, payments? 7/2012 LGC094 Num C94 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or ABSTUDY payments? 8/2013 LHC094 Num C94 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or ABSTUDY payments? 9/2014 LIC097 Num C97 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or ABSTUDY payments? 10/2015 LJC094 Num C94 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or ABSTUDY payments? 11/2016 LKC094 Num C94 Currently receiving Youth Allowance/Abstudy Are you presently receiving Youth Allowance, or ABSTUDY payments? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 2/2007 LBC096 0 0 No 1 1 Yes 3 3 Don't know
Course fees: None Purpose To determine whether the respondent has no course fees (excluding HECS). Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 2/2007 LBC099A Num C99 No course fees (excluding HECS) Who pays for any course fees, excluding HECS: No fees? 3/2008 LCC099A Num C99 No course fees (excluding HECS) Who pays for any course fees, excluding HECS: No fees? 4/2009 LDC099A Num C99 No course fees (excluding HECS) Who pays for any course fees, excluding HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP loans: No fees? 5/2010 LEC100A Num C100A No course fees (excluding Who pays for any course fees, excluding HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP loans? No fees 6/2011 LFC100A Num C100A No course fees (excluding Who pays for any course fees, excluding HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP loans? No fees Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 2/2007 LBC099A 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 3/2008 LCC099A 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 4/2009 LDC099A 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 5/2010 LEC100A 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 6/2011 LFC100A 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable
Commonwealth supported (HECS) Purpose To determine the method of payment for the respondent's Commonwealth supported place. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 2/2007 LBC101 Num C101 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Is it ...(READ OUT)? 3/2008 LCC101 Num C101 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Is it ...(READ OUT)? 4/2009 LDC101 Num C101 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Is it ...(READ OUT)? 5/2010 LEC102 Num C102 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Is it (READ OUT) 6/2011 LFC102 Num C102 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Is it ... 7/2012 LGC099 Num C99 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Is it ...(READ OUT) 8/2013 LHC099 Num C99 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Is it .....(READ OUT) 9/2014 LIC102 Num C102 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Is it ... 10/2015 LJC099 Num C99 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Is it ... 11/2016 LKC099 Num C99 Payment for Commonwealth Supported course How are you paying for your course? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 2/2007 LBC101 1 1 HECS-HELP loan 2 2 Partial up-front payment and part HECS-HELP loan 3 3 Full up-front payment 3/2008 LCC101 1 1 HECS-HELP loan 2 2 Partial up-front payment and part HECS-HELP loan 3 3 Full up-front payment 4/2009 LDC101 1 1 HECS-HELP loan 2 2 Partial up-front payment and part HECS-HELP loan 3 3 Full up-front payment 5/2010 LEC102 1 1 HECS-HELP loan 2 2 Partial up-front payment and part HECS-HELP loan
Full-fee paying: up-front Purpose To determine if the respondent is paying for their university or diploma course with up-front payments. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 6/2011 LFC103B Num C103b Paying for course with up-front payment How are you paying for your course? Is it ...: Up-front payment 7/2012 LGC100B Num C100b Paying for course with up-front payment How are you paying for your course? Is it ...(READ OUT): with up-front payment. 8/2013 LHC100B Num C100b Paying for course with up-front payment How are you paying for your course? Is it .....(READ OUT) (MULTIPLE RESPONSE) 9/2014 LIC103B Num C103b Paying for course with up-front payment How are you paying for your course? Is it: Up-front payment? 10/2015 LJC100B Num C100b Paying for course with up-front payment How are you paying for your course? Is it: Up-front payment? 11/2016 LKC100B Num C100b Paying for course with up-front payment How are you paying for your course? Is it: Up-front payment? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 6/2011 LFC103B 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable 7/2012 LGC100B 0 0 No 1 1 Yes 8/2013 LHC100B 0 0 No 1 1 Yes 9/2014 LIC103B 0 0 No 1 1 Yes 10/2015 LJC100B 0 0 No 1 1 Yes 11/2016 LKC100B 0 0 No 1 1 Yes Base Population Wave/ Year Variable name Base population 6/2011 LFC103B Full-fee paying place (C101 = 2) or TAFE Diploma/Adv.Dip, CA2 = 1 or CA6 = 1 and 2010 qualification codes 7-8,12 (Sample item 4), CA35 = 1 and CA10 = 7,8,12 CC14 = 1 and CC5 = 6,7,11 C84 = 7,8,13
Post-school: Qualifications completed Certificate I Purpose To determine if the respondent has completed Certificate I since leaving secondary school Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 11/2016 LKC105A Num C105a Completed Certificate 1 since leaving secondary school Still thinking about formal post-school qualifications, what qualifications, if any, have you completed since leaving secondary school, for example, a diploma, a certificate, a bachelor degree: Certificate 1? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 11/2016 LKC105A 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable Base Population Wave/ Year Variable name Base population 11/2016 LKC105A Total Respondents
Apprenticeship Purpose To determine if the respondent has completed an apprenticeship since leaving secondary school Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 11/2016 LKC105G Num C105g Completed Apprenticeship since leaving secondary school Still thinking about formal post-school qualifications, what qualifications, if any, have you completed since leaving secondary school, for example, a diploma, a certificate, a bachelor degree: Apprenticeship? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 11/2016 LKC105G 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable Base Population Wave/ Year Variable name Base population 11/2016 LKC105G Total Respondents
VET/TAFE graduate diploma/graduate certificate Purpose To determine if the respondent has completed a VET/TAFE graduate diploma/graduate certificate since leaving secondary school Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 11/2016 LKC105N Num C105n Completed VET/TAFE Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate since leaving secondary school Still thinking about formal post-school qualifications, what qualifications, if any, have you completed since leaving secondary school, for example, a diploma, a certificate, a bachelor degree: VET/TAFE Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate? Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 11/2016 LKC105N 0 0 Not applicable 1 1 Applicable Base Population Wave/ Year Variable name Base population 11/2016 LKC105N Total Respondents