Questionnaires and Fieldwork Materials
Questionnaires
The HILDA Survey uses a number of different survey instruments, including questionnaires and interview showcards, in the field.
For details on the actual and proposed structure of the HILDA Survey questionnaires, please refer to the interview modules rubric.
- Wave 21 - 22
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Waves 17-20
Wave 20 (2020)
- Household Form (PDF 461.9 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 875.0 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 2.9 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 3.1 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 4.0 MB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 475.8 KB)
Wave 19 (2019)
- Household Form (PDF 219.6 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 664.1 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 3.2 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 3.3 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 992.1 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 308.4 KB)
Wave 18 (2018)
- Household Form (PDF 188.9 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 685.9 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.8 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.8 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 480.2 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 288.2 KB)
Wave 17 (2017)
- Household Form (PDF 171.8 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 395.7 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.7 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 898.7 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 1.7 MB)
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Waves 13–16
Wave 16 (2016)
- Household Form (PDF 152.7 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 469.5 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.6 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 842.4 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 290.2 KB)
Wave 15 (2015)
- Household Form (PDF 148.5 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 344.2 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.9 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 2.0 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 781.6 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 1.0 MB)
Wave 14 (2014)
- Household Form (PDF 147.5 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 709.2 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.6 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.6 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 753.8 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 604.8 KB)
Wave 13 (2013)
- Household Form (PDF 147.7 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 385.4 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.6 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 750.7 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 615.4 KB)
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Waves 9–12
Wave 12 (2012)
- Household Form (PDF 518.1 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 775.6 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 3.5 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 2.5 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 615.2 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 536.3 KB)
Wave 11 (2011)
- Household Form (PDF 429.6 KB)
- Household Form - Top Up (PDF 355.1 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 429.6 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.4 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.6 MB)
- New Person Questionaire Top Up (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 990.3 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 507.0 KB)
Wave 10 (2010)
- Household Form (PDF 332.7 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 390.6 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.4 MB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.0 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 464.6 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 497.1 KB)
Wave 9 (2009)
- Household Form (PDF 391.7 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 191.7 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 495.2 KB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 827.4 KB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 573.8 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 607.3 KB)
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Waves 5–8
Wave 8 (2008)
- Household Form (PDF 225.9 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 103.6 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 477.5 KB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 633.1 KB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 271.7 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 105.1 KB)
Wave 7 (2007)
- Household Form (PDF 227.3 KB)
- Household Questionnaire
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 528.1 KB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 594.2 KB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 438.5 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 294.7 KB)
Wave 6 (2006)
- Household Form (PDF 222.6 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 404.5 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 912.1 KB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 622.0 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 322.3 KB)
Wave 5 (2005)
- Household Form (PDF 119.7 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 603.0 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 419.3 KB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 548.9 KB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 171.2 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 119.6 KB)
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Waves 1–4
Wave 4 (2004)
- Household Form (PDF 379.2 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 308.6 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 714.4 KB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 793.2 KB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 128.1 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 409.9 KB)
Wave 3 (2003)
- Household Form (PDF 110.8 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 84.9 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 451.3 KB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 587.5 KB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 673.3 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 102.7 KB)
Wave 2 (2002)
- Household Form (PDF 379.2 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 358.6 KB)
- Continuing Person Questionnaire (PDF 649.1 KB)
- New Person Questionnaire (PDF 769.9 KB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 292.5 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 201.6 KB)
Wave 1 (2001)
- Household Form (PDF 296.9 KB)
- Household Questionnaire (PDF 314.0 KB)
- Person Questionnaire (PDF 714.6 KB)
- Self Completion Questionnaire (PDF 288.3 KB)
- Interview Showcards (PDF 157.4 KB)
Respondent Information
The HILDA Survey is known to respondents as the Living in Australia Study.
Respondents receive different information about their involvement, depending on whether they are new or returning to the Study, or could not be interviewed during the initial fieldwork phase.
- Wave 21-22
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Waves 17-20
Wave 20 (2020)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 216.1 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 603.8 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.0 MB)
- Follow-up Brochure (PDF 1.5 MB)
Wave 19 (2019)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 199.3 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Follow-up Brochure (PDF 1.2 MB)
Wave 18 (2018)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 237.7 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 740.5 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.8 MB)
- Follow-up Brochure (PDF 1.2 MB)
Wave 17 (2017)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 210.6 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.6 MB)
- Follow-up Brochure (PDF 328.4 KB)
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Waves 13–16
Wave 16 (2016)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 325.3 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 477.7 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 2.2 MB)
- Follow-up Brochure (PDF 1.6 MB)
Wave 15 (2015)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 211.0 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 998.5 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 838.4 KB)
- Follow-up Brochure Wave 15 (PDF 755.4 KB)
Wave 14 (2014)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 321.7 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 985.2 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Follow-up Brochure (PDF 892.4 KB)
Wave 13 (2013)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 319.7 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 1.6 MB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Follow-up Brochure (PDF 1.9 MB)
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Waves 9–12
Wave 12 (2012)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 191.4 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 2.3 MB)
- Newsletter (PDF 2.1 MB)
- Follow-up Brochure (PDF 1.5 MB)
Wave 11 (2011)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 214.4 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 1004.8 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Top-up Primary Approach Letter (PDF 366.2 KB)
- Top-up Newsletter (PDF 941.7 KB)
- Follow-up Brochure (PDF 584.0 KB)
Wave 10 (2010)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 1.3 MB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 587.0 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Follow-up Newsletter (PDF 568.0 KB)
Wave 9 (2009)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 85.1 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 644.3 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Follow-up Newsletter (PDF 1.7 MB)
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Waves 5–8
Wave 8 (2008)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 62.0 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Newsletter (PDF 2.3 MB)
- Follow-up Newsletter (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Fieldwork Transition Letter (PDF 66.7 KB)
Wave 7 (2007)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 65.2 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Newsletter (PDF 5.0 MB)
- Follow-up Newsletter (PDF 2.0 MB)
Wave 6 (2006)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 14.1 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Newsletter (PDF 2.8 MB)
- Follow-up Newsletter (PDF 1.3 MB)
Wave 5 (2005)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 79.6 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 928.5 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Follow-up Newsletter (PDF 586.5 KB)
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Waves 1–4
Wave 4 (2004)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 21.8 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 82.8 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 386.7 KB)
- Follow-up Newsletter (PDF 435.8 KB)
Wave 3 (2003)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 30.7 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 597.1 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 655.2 KB)
- Follow-up Newsletter (PDF 424.1 KB)
Wave 2 (2002)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 94.8 KB)
- New Entrants’ Brochure (PDF 235.3 KB)
- Newsletter (PDF 70.5 KB)
Wave 1 (2001)
- Primary Approach Letter (PDF 118.1 KB)
- Brochure (PDF 232.5 KB)