Frequently Asked Questions

Responsibilities When Using the Data

1. I am supervising an Honours/Masters/PhD student who is using the HILDA data. What are my responsibilities?
2. Am I allowed to share the data with other people?
3. What do I do in the event of a security breach (such as the loss or theft of a CD)?
4. Am I allowed to match external files with the HILDA dataset?
5. What do I do if I change my research project?
6. As a HILDA user, what are the security arrangements I must comply with?
7. How long am I responsible for my HILDA dataset?
8. What do I do if I change my place of employment?
9. What do I do when my licence to use HILDA expires?
10. What do I do if I no longer wish to use the HILDA dataset?
11. How do I apply for the In-Confidence HILDA dataset?
12. Is access to the data automatic?

Organisational Licences

1. Our organisation is considering applying for an Organisation Licence, can you tell me what we need to do and how much it costs?
2. I have just been approached with a request for access to the In-Confidence dataset. Is this covered by the Organisational Licence? Do we need to apply on separate forms?
3. The Deed of Confidentiality is in PDF format. Is it possible to get this in Word format? This presents a problem as some applicants return the form blank.
4. If more than one person will be using the data in our Department, does each person fill out an Application for Deed of Confidentiality for FaHCSIA Longitudinal Surveys?
5. Does the Data Manager need to fill in the Application Form for Deed of Confidentiality for FaHCSIA Longitudinal Surveys?
6. I am the Data Manager for our organisation and will be taking leave shortly. What do I need to do and who do I need to notify?
7. We have an Organisational Licence. Do we have to pay for the data for each new data release?
8. We have just got an Organisational Licence. When do we have to pay for the dataset?

Using the Data

1. What is the distinction between "employee of own business" and "employer/self-employed"?
2. Which weight should I use?
3. Should I weight an unbalanced panel?
4. What weight should I use if I pool sample across waves?
5. How do I match people across waves?
6. How do I match people within households?
7. How do I match couples together?
8. How do I match children to their parents?
9. Why are some weights zero?
10. How do I reference HILDA?

Using the Website

1. Why can't I see the information that has recently been added to the website?