Person—marital status, recipient code AAA
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Marital status |
METEOR identifier: | 645225 |
Registration status: | Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 |
Definition: | A person's current relationship status in terms of a couple relationship or, for those not in a couple relationship, the existence of a current or previous registered marriage, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—marital status |
Value Domain: | Marital status of recipient code AAA |
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 DEF De facto This code should generally be accepted as applicable to all de facto couples, including those of the same sex. CODE MAR Married This code also includes people who have been divorced or widowed but have since re-married. CODE SEP Separated This code refers to registered marriages but when self-reported may also refer to de facto relationships. CODE WID Widowed This code usually refers to registered marriages but when self-reported may also refer to de facto relationships. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Government Department of Social Services |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Demographics Cluster Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 DSS specific information: Marital status refers to the variable MARITAL_STS_CODE in the PIA research data set. |