How do we get data?

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We have people who:

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We have a list of people who can do this work.

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They will add 2 types of data.

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The first type of data is personal information.

For example, a person’s name and background.

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The second type of data is research data.

For example, what:

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People can’t use both types of data at the same time.

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This helps us keep personal information private.

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People will only use personal information to combine sets of data.

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The research data will not have any personal information in it.

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We use the research data to learn more about:

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For example, we can learn about the types of services that help people with disability get a job.

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Researchers can only use data with no personal information in it.

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And only researchers from our list can use the data.

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You can visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics website to learn more about how we: