Religious group code (ASCRG 2011) N[NNN]
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier: | 493240 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 07/11/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 |
Definition: | The ASCRG (2011) code set representing religious groups. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N[NNN] | |
Maximum character length: | 4 | |
Value | Meaning | |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Revision status: | Original 1996 - Standard |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Religious group code (ASCRG 2005) N[NNN] Community Services (retired), Superseded 07/11/2012 |
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Data elements implementing this value domain: | 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 |
Classification scheme attributes | |
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups 2011 |
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Synonymous names: | |
METEOR identifier: | 493238 |
Definition: | The Australian Bureau of Statistics classification for religions of the Australian population. |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 |
Classification structure: | The ASCRG has a three level hierarchical structure. In the classification religions are grouped into progressively broader categories on the basis of similarity in terms of religious beliefs, religious practices and cultural heritage adherents. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011. Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups. Cat No. 1266.0. Canberra: ABS. Viewed 21 August 2012. |
Reference documents: | Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1998. A Guide to Major ABS Classifications 1998. Cat No. 1291.0. ABS, Canberra. Viewed 4 January 2005. |