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Definition

A calculated/constructed field based on an SQL process to assign an Age Group label that represents the person’s completed age in years.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " OOHC Age Group Label X(13) ".
Data Type CHARACTERSTRING
Format X(13)
Maximum character length 13
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 0 - 02 Years Newborn, 0 - 2 years
03 - 05 Years 3 - 5 years
06 - 12 Years 6 - 12 years
13 - 17 Years 13 - 17 years
Supplementary Values NULL

References

This variable is particularly useful for identifying clients as part of the Premier's Priority cohort (15-24 year olds). In any reporting period, the client can only be allocated to one age group.

Related content

Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 0
Inclusion in Data Distributions 1
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0