title: Indigenous female sole parents, a preliminary analysis of 1996 Census data.
abstract: "This paper presents a preliminary analysis of 1996 [Australian] Census data relating to female indigenous sole parents. It confirms results from the 1991 Census which show that sole-parent families account for a larger share of indigenous families than is the case among other Australian families. Indigenous female sole parents tend to be younger and to have larger numbers of children and less education. They are also less likely to be in employment than other Australian sole parents."
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D010139:Pacific Islands; D010290:Parents; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D020954:Single-Parent Family; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Age Factors; Australia; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Employment Status; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Indigenous Population; Oceania; One Parent Family--women; Parents; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies