Job Seeker Account Study

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 2004.  Major program evaluation involving a series of in-depth interviews and focus groups with Job Network members, and focus groups and depth interviews with Jobseekers, followed by 4,919 telephone interviews with jobseekers, examining usage and expenditure from the Job Seeker Account.

Parents on Low Income Survey (POLIS)

Department of Family and Community Services, 2003.  A survey amongst 1,500 parents on low income to identify income support exit pathways and evaluate education, labour market and ‘participation’ outcomes.

Personal Advisor Evaluation Survey

Department of Family and Community Services, 2004.  Evaluation involving a two wave longitudinal survey with 3,000 recipients of income support, 600 interviews with Personal Advisors and 45 depth interviews with special groups of income support recipients.

The Adult Financial Literacy Survey

ANZ Banking Group, 2008 – A high-profile survey of 3,500 respondents Australia-wide to monitor how levels of financial literacy have changed since the benchmark study of 2002-03.

The Adult Vaccination Surveys

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2004 and 2006.  The surveys form part of an ongoing evaluation of the Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine Program for Older Australians, through which the Australian Government supplies vaccine free to Australians aged 65 and over.  The survey involves 8,000 CATI surveys across Australia with 5,600 interviews with persons aged 65 years and over.

The Community Perceptions Surveys

Department of Health and Ageing, 2006 to 2008.  A high quality quarterly CATI survey of 2,500 adults across Australia, to inform policy and program design, using a modular questionnaire, with an ongoing program of qualitative research to address emerging issues and develop new questionnaire modules.

The Parenting New Claims Survey

Department of Family and Community Services, 2002 to 2004.  The design and conduct of a mutli-cohort, three wave longitudinal survey of some 6,500 Parenting Payment customers.