Definition
A code set representing categories of gender.
Representation
| Data Type | CHARACTERSTRING |
|---|---|
| Format | X(5) |
| Maximum character length | 5 |
Values
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permissible Values | 1 | Man or male | ||
| 2 | Woman or female | |||
| 3 | Non-Binary | |||
| 4 | Different term | |||
| 5 | Prefer not to answer | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated or inadequately described | ||
| -7777 | Missing | |||
| -8888 | Withdrawn |
Comments
Gender is a social and cultural concept. It is about social and cultural differences in identity, expression and experience as a man, woman or non-binary person. Non-binary is an umbrella term describing gender identities that are not exclusively male or female.
Gender includes the following concepts:
- Gender identity is about who a person feels themself to be
- Gender expression is the way a person expresses their gender. A person's gender expression may also vary depending on the context, for instance expressing different genders at work and home
- Gender experience describes a person’s alignment with the sex recorded for them at birth i.e. a cis experience or a trans experience.
Responses to a gender question may reflect a combination of gender identity, expression and/or experience. In statistical collections, gender may be reported in terms of a person's felt or lived gender, as well as how that person is perceived by others, depending on whether information on gender is based on self-reported data or done by proxy.
References
This item aligns with the output of the ABS Standard for Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation Variables released in January 2021 and the D&I 101: Conducting a Diversity Survey report by Diversity Council Australia.
Related content
| Relation | Count |
|---|---|
| Data Elements implementing this Value Domain | 2 |