Definition
A code that represents how a person identifies their masculine or feminine characteristics. An individual's gender is not always exclusively male or female, and doesn't always correspond to their sex assigned at birth.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson: Gender
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Value DomainGender Code X(40)
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Gender Code X(40) ".| Data Type | ALPHASTRING |
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| Format | X(40) |
| Maximum character length | 40 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | Male | |||
| Female | ||||
| Intersex or indeterminate | ||||
| Supplementary Values | Unknown | |||
| Not stated/inadequately described | ||||
| Missing/NA |