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Definition

A code set representing the level of ability to speak English.

Representation

Data Type NUMBERSTRING
Format N
Maximum character length 1

Values

Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Very well
2 Well
3 Not well
4 Not at all
Supplementary Values 0 Not applicable
7 Not applicable
9 Not stated/inadequately described
99 Don't know

Origin

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Standards for statistics on cultural and language diversity 1999. ABS cat. no. 1289.0. Canberra: ABS.Viewed 27 October 2017, http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1289.0.

References

ABS 2016. Language standards, 2016. ABS cat. no. 1200.0.55.005. Canberra: ABS. Viewed 27 October 2017, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1200.0.55.005.

Related content

Relation Count
Data Elements implementing this Value Domain 1