Family and Work: The Family's Perspective 

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Appendix B: Participant Questionnaire 

Work and Family - Participant Questionnaire

Thank you for helping us with this research. Could you please tell us a few things about yourself and your household in case they were not covered in the interview.

  1. What is your first name?

  2. Your age?

  3. Your gender? Male Female

  4. Your country of birth?
    • Australia
    • Other (please specify)

  5. Could you list the children living in this household with you.
    Name Age If at school:
    year level
    Your relationship with this child?
             
               
               
              
               
               
               
               

  6. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
    (including current level if studying)
    • Year 9 or below
    • Year 10
    • Year 11
    • Year 12
    • Trade/apprenticeship
    • Certificate (business college/TAFE)
    • Diploma (TAFE, CAE, college)
    • Degree (bachelor)
    • Post-graduate (post-grad diploma, Masters, PhD)
    • Other (please specify)

  7. What is your main occupation?
    [OR previous occupation if not working or retired]

  8. What is your labour force status?
    • In full-time paid work
    • In part-time paid work.
    • How many hours?
    • On leave from paid work
    • Not working at all

  9. How well would you say your family is managing financially these days?
    Would you say you are:
    • living comfortably
    • doing alright
    • just about getting by
    • finding it quite difficult
    • finding it very difficult

  10. Could you give us an estimate of your total household income before tax?
    • Negative income
    • Nil income
    • $1 - 6,239 per year
    • $6,240 - 15,599 per year
    • $15,600 - 25,999 per year
    • $26,000 - 36,399 per year
    • $36,400 - 41,599 per year
    • $41,600 - 51,999 per year
    • $52,000 - 77,999 per year
    • over $78,000 per year

  11. If you live with a partner who did not take part in the research could you please tell us a little about him/her?

  12. What is his/her labour force status?
    • In full-time paid work
    • In part-time paid work
      How many hours?
    • On leave from paid work
    • Not working at all

  13. What is the highest level of education he/she has completed?
    (including current level if studying)
    • Year 9 or below
    • Year 10
    • Year 11
    • Year 12
    • Trade/apprenticeship
    • Certificate (business college/TAFE)
    • Diploma (TAFE, CAE, college)
    • Degree (bachelor)
    • Post-graduate (post-grad diploma, Masters, PhD)
    • Other (please specify)

  14. What is his/her main occupation?
    [OR previous occupation if not working or retired]

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