title: Aboriginal socio-economic characteristics:  issues affecting the interpretation of statistics.
abstract: Statistical data on aborigines in Australia are examined, and it is recognized that internationally accepted census definitions and criteria may not be appropriate for analyzing the situation of aboriginal groups.  In particular, the author "uses 1981 census-based comparisons of some Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal socio-economic characteristics and discusses how these assessments are affected by Aboriginal attributes.  Attention is confined to three commonly used socio-economic indicators:  labour force status, occupational category and income (on an individual and per capita basis)--all examined on an Australia-wide basis and specifically for the Northern Territory."
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D009790:Occupations; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Australia; Comparative Studies; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Error Sources; Ethnic Groups; Human Resources; Income; Indigenous Population; Labor Force; Measurement; Occupations; Oceania; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Statistics; Reliability; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status