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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 " Age Group Label X(10) ".
Data Type CHARACTERSTRING
Format X(10)
Maximum character length 10
Representation Class Label
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values Under 5
Age 5-9
Age 10-15
Age 16-17
Age 18+
Supplementary Values Unborn

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