Language code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN}
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier: | 304116 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Superseded 13/10/2011 Health, Superseded 13/10/2011 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 |
Definition: | The ASCL (2005) code set representing languages. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | NN{NN} | |
Maximum character length: | 4 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Revision status: | If you require further information about this classification please email: [email protected] or telephone the Standards Support Hotline on (02) 6252 5736. |
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Classification scheme attributes | |
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Languages 2005 |
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Synonymous names: | |
METEOR identifier: | 304118 |
Definition: | The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) classification for the languages spoken by Australians. |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Superseded 17/11/2011 Health, Superseded 17/11/2011 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 |
Classification structure: | The ASCL has a three-level hierarchical structure. Languages are grouped together into progressively broader categories on the basis of their evolution from a common ancestral language, and on the basis of geographic proximity of areas where a particular language originated. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | The ASCL is intended for use in the collection, aggregation and dissemination of data relating to the language use of the Australian population, or subsets of the population. Indexes in alphabetical and numerical order are available, see the Origin: attribute. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005. Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL) 2005. Cat No. 1267.0. 2nd Edition, Canberra: ABS. Viewed 29 July 2005 |