SSDA Australian Studies Holdings

This section contains descriptions of data sets from Australian and New Zealand studies that have been deposited with the SSDA.

The following information describing the SSDA study will be given on selecting a study title obtained after doing a search, using the form at the bottom of this page:

1. Title and SSDA study number
2. Principal investigator
3. Data collector (if not the principal investigator)
4. Research initiator (if not the principal investigator)
5. Abstract
6. Subject terms (used in the subject index)
7. Definition of total universe (universe sampled)
8. Sampling procedures
9. Method of data collection
10. Dimensions of data set
11. Accessibility
12. Publications/reports by the primary investigator

Browsing the file Titles for SSDA (ANU) studies shows the SSDA study number, title and date of each study that may be viewed in this data base.

The Subject terms for SSDA (ANU) studies document shows subject terms allocated by the SSDA to indicate the topics covered by each study, followed by the study numbers of relevant data sets.Terms used in this index have been selected from the Australian Public Affairs Indexing Service (APAIS) Thesaurus, 3rd ed. published by the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1986. Browsing this file will help users to select key subject terms for searching and indicate the number of studies held on that topic.

Search the SSDA studies database

To search the SSDA studies database, enter a word or a series of words into the box below and click on 'submit'. Documents returned will be rated in that those appearing higher in the list contain more occurances of the word(s) searched for.

NOTE: If you are searching for a specific dataset by identifier, you must enter it in 4-digit format. eg. D0020 NOT D20.