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Income unit—income unit type, code N{.N}

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termIncome unit type
METEOR identifier:Help on this term270135
Registration status:Help on this term

Housing assistance, Standard 01/03/2005 [Non DictionaryHelp on this term]

Definition:Help on this termThe description of the income unit a person belongs to, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Help on this termIncome unit—income unit type
Value Domain:Help on this termIncome unit type code N{.N}

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN{.N}
Maximum character length:Help on this term2
  ValueMeaning
Permissible values:Help on this term1Family
  1.1Single with child/children aged under 16
  1.2Couple (only)
  1.3Couple with child/children aged under 16
  2Single (lone person)
Supplementary values:Help on this term9
 
Not available, not known
 

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this termEach income unit must include at least one person aged 16 years or older. Children aged 16 and over are considered separate income units and should be coded as 2. There may be more than one income unit per household.
Comments:Help on this termIt should be noted that the reference to dependent child in this context is guided by the following definition: a dependent child is any person aged under 16 years regardless of relationship with the adult.

Data element attributes Help on this term

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
National Housing Data Development Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Is re-engineered from PDF Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) income unit type, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.1 KB)

        No registration status

See also Income unit—relationship to household reference person, code N

        Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017

See also Person (income unit member)—relationship to reference person (income unit), code N

        Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017

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