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Definition

A label 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 Label X(40) CIW ".
Data Type ALPHASTRING
Format A(55)
Maximum character length 55
Values
Value Meaning Definition Start Date End Date
Permissible Values Aboriginal
Torres Strait Islander
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Reported as Aboriginal Temporary value representing an initial reporting of Aboriginal Status of a Child or Young person, which may be changed upon confirmation.
Reported as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Temporary value representing an initial reporting of Aboriginal Status of a Child or Young person, which may be changed upon confirmation.
Reported as Not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Temporary value representing an initial reporting of Aboriginal Status of a Child or Young person, which may be changed upon confirmation.
Reported as Torres Strait Islander Temporary value representing an initial reporting of Aboriginal Status of a Child or Young person, which may be changed upon confirmation.
Supplementary Values Not Stated

Comments

Source: Childstory. Permissible values are mapped to the grouped values in ABORIGINAL_STATUS_GROUPED.

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/
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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.

Related content

Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 0
Inclusion in Data Distributions 5
As a numerator in an Indicator 3
As a denominator in an Indicator 4
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 14