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Person: Sex, Code N

Definition

The distinction between male, female, and others who do not have biological characteristics typically associated with either the male or female sex, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person: Sex, Code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Sex Code N ".
Data Type NUMBERSTRING
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Male
2 Female
3 Other
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described
99 Not known

Origin

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016. Standard for Sex and Gender Variables (Cat. no. 1200.0.55.012). Viewed 26 July 2016.

Attorney-General's Department 2015. Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender. Viewed 26 July 2016.

References

AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2014, Sydney: Standards Australia

AS4590 Interchange of Client Information, 2008, Sydney: Standards Australia

Related content

Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 3
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