Section 3: Understanding sexual harassment in the workplace The national survey data is compiled into industry categories as defined by the ABS’ Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) system. ANZSIC classifications ANZSIC is the standard classification system used in Australia and New Zealand. The system allows for the collection, compilation and publication of statistics by industry.28 ANZSIC provides a standard framework for grouping businesses which carry out similar activities into industries.29 ANZSIC has 19 broad industry divisions and 96 industry subdivisions.30 Subdivisions can also be further divided into groups, and groups into classes.31 The subdivision level provides more detailed information about distinct groupings of business activities within a broad industry division. For example, the industry division of arts and recreation services is comprised of four distinct subdivisions: heritage activities; creative and performing arts activities; sports and recreation activities; and gambling activities.32 The 2018 National Survey collected information from survey respondents on both the industry division and subdivision in which they said they experienced the most recent incident of workplace sexual harassment.33 While data on industry division was reported on in the 2018 National Survey, the sample across different industries was not large enough to allow for statistically reliable findings to be reported at the industry subdivision level.34 It is important that the survey captures and reports industry data that is as detailed as possible, to ensure relevance and usefulness for employers, governments, researchers and others. This is especially important for industries that comprise a number of disparate subdivisions, such as arts and recreation services (discussed in the text box above). More detailed industry data will assist in more accurately identifying whether there are different rates of prevalence and reporting of sexual harassment across different subdivisions within a particular industry grouping and will better inform action to prevent and respond to sexual harassment in industries with higher rates. (v) Accessibility of the survey instrument In the 2018 National Survey, the Commission noted that the survey was delivered in English and it is therefore possible that comprehension of the survey questions or cultural differences may have impacted responses for people of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.35 100