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Care&WorkMOD: An Australian microsimulation model projecting the economic impacts of early retirement in informal carers

  1. Rupendra N Shrestha  Is a corresponding author
  2. Deborah Schofield  Is a corresponding author
  3. Melanie J B Zeppel  Is a corresponding author
  4. Michelle M Cunich  Is a corresponding author
  5. Robert Tanton  Is a corresponding author
  6. Simon J Kelly  Is a corresponding author
  7. Lennert Veerman  Is a corresponding author
  8. Megan E Passey  Is a corresponding author
  1. Macquarie University, Australia
  2. The University of Sydney, Australia
  3. University of Canberra, Australia
  4. Griffith University, Australia
Research article
Cite this article as: R. N Shrestha, D. Schofield, M. J B Zeppel, M. M Cunich, R. Tanton, S. J Kelly, L. Veerman, M. E Passey; 2018; Care&WorkMOD: An Australian microsimulation model projecting the economic impacts of early retirement in informal carers; International Journal of Microsimulation; 11(3); 78-99. doi: 10.34196/ijm.00189
4 figures and 2 tables

Figures

Structure of Care&WorkMOD.
Informal carers by age and sex (SDAC, 2012).
Projected percentages of primary informal carers among the total population by age group and sex, 2015–2030. Dots represent the SDAC estimates for 2015.

Note: For males 15–24 and 25–35 both values are 1%.

Percentages of matched records by the number of matching variables.

Tables

Table 1
Synthetic matching variables and their categories in Care&WorkMOD.
Matching variables Categories
Group A
Labour force status Employed full-time
Employed part-time
Unemployed looking for work
Not in the labour force
Income unit type Married couple with dependents
Married couple only
One parent with dependents
One person
Income quintile 1st quintile
2nd quintile
3rd quintile
4th quintile
5th quintile
Sex Male
Female
Age group 15–19 years
20–24 years
25–29 years
30–34 years
35–39 years
40–44 years
45–49 years
50–54 years
55–59 years
60–64 years
Group B
Hours worked per week Not applicable
1–15 hours
16–24 hours
25–34 hours
35–40 hours
41+ hours
Highest level of educational qualification University
Non-university
Home ownership Yes
No
Receiving Carer Payment Yes
No
Table 2

Error rates in synthetic matching by matching variables.

Matching variables No of SDAC records matched with STINMOD record of different category %
Labour force status 0 0.0%
Income unit type 0 0.0%
Income quintiles 6 0.0%
Sex 135 0.1%
Age group 3217 2.9%
Hours worked per week 1007 0.9%
Highest level of education 344 0.3%
Home ownership 308 0.3%
Receiving carer payment 395 0.4%

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