Date—estimate indicator, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Date estimate indicator
Synonymous names:	Date estimate flag, Birth date estimate flag, Estimate indicator, Date accuracy flag
METEOR identifier:	329314
Registration status:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Recorded 09/08/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 27/04/2007
Definition:	An indicator of whether any component of a reported date was estimated.
Context:	Record linkage and statistical linkage key.
Data Element Concept:	Date—estimate indicator
Value Domain:	Estimate code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	Estimated
	2	Not estimated
Supplementary values:	9	Not stated/inadequately described

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Collection methods:	This data element may be reported in conjunction with the date of birth when any part of the date represents an estimate rather than the actual or known date.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	NCSIMG Children Services Data Working Group CSTDA NMDS Network.
Origin:	National Community Services Data Dictionary V3, 2004.
Reference documents:	Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement National Minimum Data Set (CSTDA NMDS) collection. Data Guide: data items and definitions 2006-07.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Date—estimate indicator, code N Children and Families, Standard 26/05/2021 See also Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Recorded 09/08/2023 Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022 Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/08/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 20/06/2005 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Tasmanian Health, Standard 31/08/2016 WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 See also Person—date of birth, MMYYYY Tasmanian Health, Superseded 06/05/2021 See also Person—date of birth, MMYYYY Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Health, Standard 10/12/2009 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Tasmanian Health, Standard 06/05/2021 See also Person—date of birth, YYYY Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Recorded 27/10/2022 Tasmanian Health, Standard 06/05/2021 See also Record—linkage key, code 581 XXXXXDDMMYYYYN Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 See also Record—linkage key, code 581 XXXXXDDMMYYYYX Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Child protection and support services (CPSS) client cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 22/06/2007 Child protection and support services (CPSS) client DSS Pilot (2010) Community Services (retired), Recorded 19/08/2011 DSS specific attributes + Conditional obligation: Only applicable if date of birth or date of death are uncertain. DSS specific information: The date estimate indicator is applied to both the date of birth and the date of death (if applicable). Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement NMDS - 1 July 2006 Community Services (retired), Superseded 14/12/2008 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: If the service user's date of birth has been entered as 01/01, because the exact date of birth was not known, then the date estimate flag box should be ticked. Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement NMDS (July 2008) Community Services (retired), Superseded 11/11/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: If the service user's date of birth has been entered as 01/01, because the exact date of birth was not known, then the date estimate flag box should be ticked. Disability Services NMDS 2009-10 Community Services (retired), Superseded 15/12/2011 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2009 DSS specific information: If the service user's date of birth has been entered as 01/01, because the exact date of birth was not known, then the date estimate flag box should be ticked. Disability Services NMDS 2010-11 Community Services (retired), Superseded 15/12/2011 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 DSS specific information: If the service user's date of birth has been entered as 01/01, because the exact date of birth was not known, then the date estimate flag box should be ticked. Disability Services NMDS 2011-12 Community Services (retired), Superseded 13/03/2013 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: If the service user's date of birth has been entered as 01/01, because the exact date of birth was not known, then the date estimate flag box should be ticked. Home and Community Care MDS 2009 Community Services (retired), Recorded 16/11/2009 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 11/05/2006