|
What's involved?
Taking part in the Living in Australia study involves answering questions about many different topics.
You will be asked questions about education, employment, retirement, income, family, and how you feel about different aspects of your life. This year some of you will be asked about your plans for retirement and the transition from work into retirement. Other new topics include healthcare, eating, dieting and exercise.
Your interviewer will ask everyone in your household aged 15 years or older to answer these questions. This usually takes about 35 minutes. One person in your household will also be asked a few questions about the household in general. This usually takes about 10 minutes to answer.
Depending on your circumstances, we will visit you next year to find out about your life in the last 12 months. To keep you up-to-date with the study’s news and results, you will also be sent a copy of the Living in Australia newsletter next year. If you would like a copy of the latest newsletter please ask your interviewer.
How lives are changing
The four big areas that affect all of us are:
- Who we share our lives with;
- What we do with our time;
- How we manage financially; and
- What we think are the good and bad things about our lives.
To understand the things that affect you, our interviewers ask questions about how you feel about various parts of your life.
Our aim is to find out how things are changing in Australia. To do this we need to ask many of the same questions every year. Surprisingly, when people think nothing has changed and they are asked the same questions, we often find that things have changed.
Just turned 15?
|
To our younger members of the study, we would like to say a big hello!
In 2009, over 800 young people aged 15-17 contributed to the HILDA study. That's fantastic! Your experiences and opinions are unique and we think it's important you have an opportunity to express them. So thank you if you participated last year and a big welcome to those turning 15 this year and taking part for the first time.
When you turn 15, we invite you to have your own say by taking part in the Living in Australia study. As a young person, your opinion counts! The information you provide ensures that researchers, policy makers, and the government understand the issues that are important to young people and can shape the future of Australia accordingly. We need you! Stand up and be counted!
Don't forget, we will pay you $30 on completion of your interview. Imagine what you could do with $30...
|
|
| 
