Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Multiple birth indicator |
METEOR identifier: | 633005 |
Registration status: | Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 |
Definition: | An indicator that a recipient had a multiple birth, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Recipient—multiple birth indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/missing code A |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | String | |
Format: | A | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | Y | Yes/true |
Missing | No value |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Government Department of Social Services |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE Y Yes/true Record this code if the recipient had at least three children born during the same birth event. CODE Missing No value Record this code if the recipient did not have at least three children born during the same birth event or the data was missing. Families with at least three children born in a multiple birth and that are eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A are paid a Multiple Birth Allowance. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Government Department of Social Services |
Reference documents: | Guide to Social Policy Law. Family Assistance Guide. Version 1.194 - Released 8 May 2017. 1.2.16 Multiple Birth Allowance (MBA) - Description. http://guides.dss.gov.au/family-assistance-guide/1/2/16. |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Children Cluster Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 DSS specific information: Multiple birth indicator refers to the variable MUL_BIRTH_ELIG_IND in the PIA research data set. |