Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

households/individuals

Kind of data

survey

Frequency of data collection

Yearly

Sampling procedure

Sample size:

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households which commenced in 2001. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS), the HILDA Survey is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. The HILDA Survey provides longitudinal data on the lives of Australian residents. Its primary objective is to support research questions falling within three broad and inter-related areas of income, labour market and family dynamics. The HILDA Survey is a household-based panel study of Australian households and, as such, it interviews all household members (15 years and over) of the selected households and then re-interviews the same people in subsequent years. This dataset is the 22nd release of the HILDA data, incorporating data collected from 2001 through 2022 (Waves 1-22). The special topic module in Wave 22 is wealth, and includes questions on employment-related discrimination, updates to citizenship and permanent residency and material deprivation

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households which commenced in 2001. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS), the HILDA Survey is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. The HILDA Survey provides longitudinal data on the lives of Australian residents. Its primary objective is to support research questions falling within three broad and inter-related areas of income, labour market and family dynamics. The HILDA Survey is a household-based panel study of Australian households and, as such, it interviews all household members (15 years and over) of the selected households and then re-interviews the same people in subsequent years. This dataset is the 22nd release of the HILDA data, incorporating data collected from 2001 through 2022 (Waves 1-22). The special topic module in Wave 22 is wealth, and includes questions on employment-related discrimination, updates to citizenship and permanent residency and material deprivation

Longitudinal household panel survey. Annual interviews collect information about economic and subjective well-being, labour market dynamics and family dynamics

The HILDA Survey is conducted by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne on behalf of the Department of Social Services, with data collection conducted by Roy Morgan Research.

For further information visit this page on the Department of Social Services website

Health literacy plays an important role in improving person-centred care and population health outcomes. With the rate of chronic conditions increasing globally, it is important to understand the associations between levels of health literacy and the ability to navigate and engage with the healthcare system.

A 39-item survey was designed and distributed to Australian adults aged ≥ 18. Participants were recruited between 29 November and 14 December 2018.

In addition to researcher-devised and consumer-devised questions, items about self-reported health status, health conditions and PHI were drawn from the National Health Survey. Questions about financial stress were derived from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. Questions about care affordability were drawn from the Commonwealth Fund survey and questions about accessibility were sourced from the Menzies-Nous surveys. Questions about diagnosed chronic conditions were defined by the AIHW. Minor post-weighting adjustments were made by age, sex and state to ensure the data accurately reflected population distribution according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in June 2018. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics (IBM SPSS Statistics V24). Weighting was undertaken through a survey raking technique using the anesrake package in R.

The full survey questions are included in file 2, and with codes that correspond to the datasheet.

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households which commenced in 2001. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS), the HILDA Survey is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. The HILDA Survey provides longitudinal data on the lives of Australian residents. Its primary objective is to support research questions falling within three broad and inter-related areas of income, labour market and family dynamics. The HILDA Survey is a household-based panel study of Australian households and, as such, it interviews all household members (15 years and over) of the selected households and then re-interviews the same people in subsequent years. This dataset is the 21st release of the HILDA data, incorporating data collected from 2001 through 2021 (Waves 1-21). The special topic module in Wave 21 is health, and includes questions on health care utilisation, physical and mental health, diet, lifestyle, quantity and quality of sleep, and children’s health. Please note that this release of the HILDA General Release is now superseded, and is available by email request only to ada@ada.edu.au. For the current release, please visit https://ada.edu.au/hilda_gr_current