Definition
The code that represents the behavioural, cultural or psychological traits associated with the sex that a person identifies with.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson: Gender
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Value DomainGender Code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Gender 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 | Male - Persons who identify themselves as being male. | ||
| 2 | Female - Persons who identify themselves as being female. | |||
| 3 | Non-binary - Persons who do not exclusively identify as either male or female. | |||
| 9 | Not stated/Inadequately described |
References
Attorney-General's Department 2013, Australian Government guidelines on the recognition of sex and gender, Commonwealth of Australia, July 2013.