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Definition

A code from Brighter Futures that represents the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin identified by a person.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Indigenous Status Brighter Futures Code X(40) ".
Data Type ALPHASTRING
Format X(40)
Maximum character length 40
Values
Value Meaning Definition Start Date End Date
Permissible Values Not Aboriginal or TSI Not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Aboriginal
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
South Sea Islander Descent
Not Stated/Unknown

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2014. Indigenous Status Standard Version 1.5, Canberra. Viewed 29 September 2015, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/
a866861f12e106e0ca256a38002791fa/
5609d66dcc94996eca257d6a000fb3fc!OpenDocument
.

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.

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 0
Inclusion in Data Distributions 2
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0