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Definition

Whether a person's partner identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " PIA_Indigenous status (abbreviated) code A ".
Data Type String
Format A
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values I Indigenous
N Non-Indigenous
U Unknown

References

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.

Additional Attributes

Slot name Type Value Similar
Guide For Use

<p>This information is collected on a voluntary basis and is of unknown quality. Individuals may change their identification over time.</p>

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Short name

Partner's Indigenous status

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Related content

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