Person—birth weight recorded indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Data Element
Short name:Birth weight recorded indicator
METeOR identifier:441701
Registration status:Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Definition:An indicator of whether a person's birth weight has been recorded, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Person—birth weight recorded indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Code
Data type:Boolean
Format:N
Maximum character length:1
Permissible values:
ValueMeaning
1Yes
2No

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1   Yes

A person's birth weight has been recorded.

CODE 2   No

A person's birth weight has not been recorded.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:
All attributes +

Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012

DSS specific attributes +

Indigenous primary health care DSS 2014- Health, Standardisation pending 27/02/2013

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation in Indicators:Used as numerator
Indigenous primary health care: PI01a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2012 Health, Superseded 22/02/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI01a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2013 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI01a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2014 Health, Standardisation pending 27/02/2013
Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2012 Health, Superseded 23/02/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2013 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2014 Health, Standardisation pending 27/02/2013
Used as denominator
Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2013 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2014 Health, Standardisation pending 27/02/2013