Person—date of birth, MMYYYY

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Month and year of birth
METEOR identifier:	375191
Registration status:	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
Definition:	The month and year of birth of the person.
Data Element Concept:	Person—date of birth

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Date
Data type:	Date/Time
Format:	MMYYYY
Maximum character length:	6
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Collection methods:	In some collections data may be reported in DDMMYYYY format. Agencies providing data to other agencies may choose to provide the abbreviated version (MMYYYY) to protect the privacy of respondents.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	National Health Data Committee National Community Services Data Committee
Reference documents:	AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	See also Date—accuracy indicator, code AAA Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 See also Date—estimate indicator, code N Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Recorded 09/08/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 27/04/2007 See also Person—age, total years N[NN] Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Community Services (retired), Standard 29/04/2006 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Standard 08/02/2006 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/09/2016 WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Demographics Cluster Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: An abbreviated date of birth (MMYYYY) is used to protect the privacy of recipients. Date of birth refers to the variable DOB_SHORT in the PIA research data set. Person related data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 18/05/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 Registered chiropractic labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered dental and allied dental health professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered medical professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered midwifery labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered nursing professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered optometry labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered osteopathy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered pharmacy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered physiotherapy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered podiatry labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional. Registered psychology labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive the age of the registered health professional.
Implementation in Indicators:	Used as Numerator Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2018: Number of PBS/RPBS prescriptions dispensed for antibiotic medicines per 100,000 children aged 9 years and under, 2016-17 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 13/12/2018 Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation: Number of cervical loop excision or cervical loop ablation hospitalisations per 100,000 women, aged 15 years and over, 2012-13 to 2014-15 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 07/06/2017 Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation: Number of cervical loop excision or cervical loop ablation hospitalisations per 100,000 women, aged 15 years and over, 2012-13 to 2014-15 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 07/06/2017 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Seeing an allied health professional or nurse, 2011–12 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016