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Table 1. Defi nition and sources for independent variables
AB and TSI
(% of pop)
Variable name Explanation of variable Data source
Divorced males/females
(% of pop)
Unemployed males/females
(% of employed pop)
Agricultural employed
(% of total employed pop)
Overseas born
(% of pop)
Year 12 education
(% of pop)
Overseas past year
(% of pop)
Hindu
(% of pop)
Islam
(% of total pop)
Refers to the proportions of the male/female population
in each SSD who identifi ed themselves as either or both
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. The variable was
calculated separately for males and females.
Refers to the proportions of male/female population in
each SSD that were divorced. The variable was calculated
separately for males and females.
Refers to the proportions of male/female persons who
were unemployed in each SSD, calculated as a ratio to
the total employed workforce for males and females.
Refers to the proportions of persons employed in the
agricultural related industries (Agriculture, Forestry and
Fishing) over the total employed workforce in each
SSD. The classifi cation of industry originated from the
information collected from census 2001 and 2006. The
variable was calculated separately for males and females.
The proportions of the population that were born overseas
in each SSD. The variable was calculated separately for
males and females.
The proportions of the population that completed Year 12
in each SSD. The variable was calculated separately for
males and females.
The proportions of the population that had resided
overseas in the past year in each SSD. The variable was
calculated separately for males and females.
The proportions of the population that described
themselves as Hindu in each SSD. The variable was
calculated separately for males and females.
The proportions of the population that described
themselves as Islamic in each SSD. The variable was
calculated separately for males and females.
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
Christian
(% of the total pop)
The proportions of the population that described
themselves as Christian in each SSD. The variable was
calculated separately for males and females.
(ABS, 2001a;
ABS, 2006b)
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