Religious group code (ASCRG 2005) N[NNN]
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier: | 334323 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Superseded 07/11/2012 |
Definition: | The ASCRG (2005) code set representing religious groups. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N[NNN] | |
Maximum character length: | 4 | |
Value | Meaning | |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Revision status: | Original 1996 - Standard |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Religious group code (ASCRG 1996) N[NNN] Community Services (retired), Superseded 08/05/2006 Has been superseded by Religious group code (ASCRG 2011) N[NNN] Community Services (retired), Standard 07/11/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Tasmanian Health, Standard 01/09/2016 |
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Data elements implementing this value domain: | Person—religious affiliation, code (ASCRG 2005) N[NNN] Community Services (retired), Superseded 07/11/2012 |
Classification scheme attributes | |
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups 2005 |
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Synonymous names: | |
METEOR identifier: | 334321 |
Definition: | The Australian Bureau of Statistics classification for religions of the Australian population. |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Superseded 07/11/2012 |
Classification structure: | The ASCRG has a three level hierarchical structure. In the classification religions are grouped in to progressively broader categories on the basis of similarity in terms of religious beliefs, religious practices and cultural heritage adherents. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005. Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups. Cat No. 1266.0. Canberra: ABS. Viewed 27 March 2006. |
Reference documents: | Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1998. A Guide to Major ABS Classifications 1998. Cat No. 1291.0. ABS, Canberra. Viewed 4 January 2005. |