The 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey: findings and future prospects

This monograph contains papers presented at the workshop 'Statistical needs for effective Indigenous policy: findings from the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey', which was held at University House, Australian National University, Canberra, 28-29 August 1996.

Edited excerpts from publication.

The included papers are: The 1994 NATSIS: from conception to completion and beyond / J. C. Altman; Recent developments in the collection of Indigenous statistics / A. Barnes; Indigenous demographic data needs: inadequacies and prospects / H. Tesfaghiorghis; Surveying mobile populations: lost opportunity and future needs / J. Taylor; Indigenous Australians in the labour market: the NATSIS and beyond / B. Hunter; Indigenous voluntary work: NATSIS empirical evidence, policy relevance and future data issues / D. E. Smith and L. M. Roach; Sources and distribution of Indigenous incomes: evidence from the NATSIS / R. T. Ross; Indigenous participation in schooling: a preliminary assessment of the NATSIS findings / R. G. Schwab; Post-secondary qualifications and training for Indigenous Australians / A. E. Daly; Housing data from the NATSIS: can it assist with program evaluation? / W. Sanders; The NATSIS and policy and planning in Aboriginal health / I. Anderson and B. Sibthorpe; Indigenous families and households / R. G. Jones; Cultural issues / N. Peterson; Law, justice, Indigenous Australians and the NATSIS: policy relevance and statistical needs / C. A. Carach and S. K. Mukherjee; Torres Strait Islanders / W. S. Arthur; The NATSIS as a regional planning and policy tool / D. F. Martin; Findings from the NATSIS evaluation / G. Sarossy; Statistical needs in Indigenous affairs: future options and implications / J. C. Altman and J. Taylor. Show less