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Definition

Aboriginal Status, as represented by a grouped label

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " OOHC 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 Start Date End Date
Permissible Values Aboriginal The entity is Indigenous
Non-Aboriginal The entity is not Indigenous
Supplementary Values Not Stated Blank/missing values are grouped under Not Stated

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2014. Indigenous Status Standard Version 1.5, Canberra. Viewed 29 September 2015, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/
a866861f12e106e0ca256a38002791fa/
5609d66dcc94996eca257d6a000fb3fc!OpenDocument
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010. National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets. Cat. no. IHW 29. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 29 September 2015, http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468342.

Related content

Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 0
Inclusion in Data Distributions 5
As a numerator in an Indicator 64
As a denominator in an Indicator 75
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 19