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Definition

An Indicator of whether any members of a Family identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Indigenous Status FaCS Grouped Label X(14) ".
Description

An Indicator of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status, expressed via the codes Aboriginal or Non Aboriginal.

Data Type CHARACTERSTRING
Format X(14)
Maximum character length 14
Values
Value Meaning Definition Start Date End Date
Permissible Values Aboriginal The person is Indigenous
Non-Aboriginal The person is not Indigenous
Supplementary Values Not Stated Blank/missing values are grouped under Not Stated
Missing/NA

Related content

Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 0
Inclusion in Data Distributions 2
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 3