Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Religious affiliation |
METEOR identifier: | 334326 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Superseded 07/11/2012 |
Definition: | The religious group to which a person belongs or adheres, as represented by a code. |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Person—religious affiliation |
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METEOR identifier: | 269421 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 |
Definition: | The religious group to which a person belongs or adheres. |
Context: | In some circumstances this item can allow agencies to provide more culturally relevant services to some clients. It also provides a useful indicator of aspects of cultural diversity. |
Object class: | Person |
Property: | Religious affiliation |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Religious group code (ASCRG 2005) N[NNN] |
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METEOR identifier: | 334323 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Superseded 07/11/2012 |
Definition: | The ASCRG (2005) code set representing religious groups. |
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups 2005 | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N[NNN] | |
Maximum character length: | 4 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | It is essential that where this question is asked, it be clearly marked as optional. The following question is recommended. Q1. What is your / the person's / (name)'s religion? (Answering this question is OPTIONAL.) For example, Salvation Army, Hinduism, Judaism or Humanism. If no religion, mark last option. Catholic (not Eastern Churches) Anglican (Church of England) Uniting Church Presbyterian Buddhism Greek Orthodox Islam Baptist Lutheran Other - please specify: . . . No religion While agencies are encouraged to use the recommended question described above, it is acknowledged that this is not always possible in practice. For example, where the data collection is a by-product of the provision of a health or community service, the information may be ascertained using different means. However, the recommended question should be used wherever practically possible. |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—religious affiliation, code (ASCRG 1996) N[NNN] Community Services (retired), Superseded 08/05/2006 Has been superseded by Person—religious affiliation, code (ASCRG 2011) N[NNN] Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 |