Person—sex (housing assistance)

Metadata item type:	Data Element Concept
METeOR identifier:	269795
Registration status:	Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006
Definition:	The sex of the person.
Context:	Demographic detail and service planning. Required for analysis of service utilisation, and need for services.
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Object class:	Person
Definition:	A human being, whether man, woman or child.
Specialisation of:	Person/group of persons
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	Macquarie University 2003. The Macquarie Dictionary 3rd ed. Sydney: The Macquarie Library Pty. Ltd
Property attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Property:	Sex
Definition:	The biological distinction between male and female.
Property group:	Demographic/social/cultural characteristics
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	Australian Bureau of Statistics 1999. Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables Demographic Variables, Sex
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Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Person—sex Community Services, Standard 01/03/2005, Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006, Health, Standard 01/03/2005, Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010, Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012, Indigenous, Draft 18/10/2012
Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:	Person—sex (housing assistance), code N Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006

Person—sex (housing assistance)

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