Household—number of parents of child, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Number of parents of child |
METEOR identifier: | 367599 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Recorded 20/11/2007 |
Definition: | The number of parents living within a household related to a child, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Household—number of parents of child |
Value Domain: | Number of parents code N |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Comments: |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | The child’s family may consist of two or more people, one of whom is at least 15 years of age, who are related by blood, marriage (registered or defacto), adoption, step or fostering, and who are usually resident in the same household. This data element requires the respondent to record the usual composition of the family within the household where the child spends most of their time during the collection week. Therefore, in situations of joint custody, it should reflect the composition of the family with whom the child spent most of their time with during the collection week. Respondents can only choose one of the following categories: CODE 1 Two parent family Two parent family includes all household families with 2 parents and/or guardians. Other related and unrelated individuals may also live in the household. ‘Two parent family’ could include any two adults that have a parent-like relationship with the child, such as, two grandparents who are caring for their grandchild, two natural parents, adoptive parents or a household with one step-parent and one natural parent. CODE 2 One parent family One parent family includes all household families where only one adult is caring for the child – whether blood relative, guardian or grandparent. Other non-parent(s) or guardian(s) who are related and unrelated individuals may also live in the household; however the household would have only one adult who has a parent-like relationship with the child. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Child Protection and Suport Services data group; National Children's Services NMDS working group. |
Origin: | Children's Services National Minimum Data Set Data Dictionary, AIHW 2005. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Household—number of parents of child, children's services code N Community Services (retired), Retired 21/05/2010 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Child protection and support services (CPSS) care arrangements cluster Community Services (retired), Recorded 18/10/2007 Implementation start date: 07/11/2007 DSS specific information: This data element is collected together with the data elements Residential setting (child protection) and Sex. Together these three data elements refer to the care arrangements of the child, who is the subject of substantiation, at the time the abuse/neglect/harm occurred. |