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Dataset

SURF	Dataset	Variables
Household Savings Survey	Household Savings Survey	Household Savings Survey
New Zealand Income Survey	New Zealand Income Survey	New Zealand Income Survey
Census 2006	Census 2006	Census 2006

List of variables for Household Savings Survey

Variable name	Variable description	Codes	Notes
Personid	Unique person identifier	Whole number up to three digits in length	Categorical data
Sex	Male Female	Male Female	Categorical data
Employment	Individual is currently employed Individual is not currently employed	Employed Not employed
Qualification	Highest qualification: No qualification School qualification Vocational or trade qualification Bachelor’s or higher degree	none school vocational degree	Categorical data
Ethnicity	European Māori Other	European Māori Other	Categorical data
Partnered	Partner lives with individual No partner living with individual	Partner No Partner	Categorical data
Age	Age of individual	Whole number	Numerical variable
AgeP	Age of individual’s partner (where applicable)	Whole number	Numerical variable
Income	Total annual income from all sources (includes income of partner where applicable)	Rounded to nearest $1000	Numerical variable
WagesSalary	Income from wages and/or salary for the individual	Rounded to nearest $1000	Numerical variable
Debt*	Total debt from all sources (includes debt of partner where applicable)	Rounded to nearest $1000	Numerical variable
Networth	Total net worth (includes debt of partner where applicable)	Rounded to nearest $1000	Numerical variable

List of variables for New Zealand Income Survey

Variable name	Variable description	Codes	Notes
Personid	Unique Person Identifier	Whole number up to 3 digits in length
Age	Age of individual	Single year ages up to 45 years	Continuous data
Qualification	Highest qualification: No qualification School qualification Vocational or trade qualification Bachelor or higher degree	none school vocational degree	Categorical data
Ethnicity	What ethnic group the individual has reported	European Māori Pacific Asian Other	Categorical data
Marital	Never married Married Separated, widowed or divorced Other	never married previously other	Categorical data
Gender	Male Female	male female	Categorical data
Hours	Usual total hours work - weekly From all wage and salary jobs	Numeric - rounded to nearest whole number	Continuous data
Income	Weekly income from all sources, excluding investment income	Numeric - rounded to nearest whole number	Continuous data

List of variables for Census

Variable name	Variable description	Codes	Notes
Personid	Unique Person Identifier	Whole number up to 3 digits in length
Sex	Male Female	-Male -Female	Categorical data
Work and labour force status	Whether the individual is employed or not, and whether they work full- or part-time. Individuals who are unemployed or not in the labour force are listed as not employed -Employed full time	- Employed full time -Employed part time - Not employed	Categorical data
Qualification	The highest educational qualification that the individual has achieved	Highest qualification: No qualification School qualification Vocational or trade qualification Bachelor or higher degree	Categorical data
Ethnicity	European Māori Pacific people Other	European Māori Pacific Other	Categorical data
Personal income	Personal annual income of the individual	-$5,000 or less -$5,001 - $10,000 -$10,001 - $20,000 -$20,001 - $30,000 -$30,001 - $50,000 -$50,001 or more	Categorical data
Age	Age of individual	-15–24 years -25–34 years -35–44 years -45–54 years -55–64 years -65 years and over	Categorical data
Main means of travel to work	Reported mode of travel to work on 7 March 2006. Those with work and labour force status of not employed are listed here as not employed	-Bicycle -Did not travel to work -Drove a car, truck or van -Motor cycle or power cycle -Not employed -Other -Passenger in a car, truck, van or company bus -Public transport -Walked or jogged	Categorical data
Hours worked	Usual hours worked in employment each week. Those with work and labour force status of not employed are listed here as not employed -1-19 hours	-20-29 hours -30-39 hours -40-49 hours -50 hours or more -Not employed	Categorical data
Cigarette smoking status	The current smoking status of individuals	-Ex-smoker -Never smoked regularly -Regular smoker	Categorical data
Access to a cellphone /mobile phone	Access to a cell/phone/mobile phone for the household where the individual lives	-No -Yes	Categorical data
Access to the Internet	Access to the internet for the household where the individual lives	-No -Yes	Categorical data