Definition
A person's self-assessed level of ability to speak English, as represented by a code.
Components
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Data Element ConceptPerson: Proficiency in spoken English
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyProficiency in spoken English
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Value DomainProficiency in spoken English code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Proficiency in spoken English code N ".| Data Type | NUMBERSTRING |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Very well | ||
| 2 | Well | |||
| 3 | Not well | |||
| 4 | Not at all | |||
| Supplementary Values | 0 | Not applicable | ||
| 7 | Not applicable | |||
| 9 | Not stated/inadequately described | |||
| 99 | Don't know |
Comments
For people living in Australia a lack of proficiency in spoken English may impact a person's access to employment, education and other government and non-government services. This data element is used primarily to identify people who may experience disadvantage as a result of a lack of competence in spoken English. This information can be used to assess, measure and monitor service needs.
In conjunction with the data elements Person—Indigenous status, code N, Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2016) N[NNN] and Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2016) NNNN; this data element forms the minimum core set of cultural and language variables recommended by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for collection.
Origin
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Standards for statistics on cultural and language diversity 1999. ABS cat. no. 1289.0. Canberra: ABS. Viewed 27 October 2017, http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1289.0.
References
ABS 2016. Language standards, 2016. ABS cat. no. 1200.0.55.005. Canberra: ABS. Viewed 27 October 2017, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1200.0.55.005.