Person—specific chronic condition indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Specific chronic condition indicator
METEOR identifier:	399225
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 28/04/2016
Definition:	An indicator of whether a person has ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they suffer from a specific chronic condition, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—specific chronic condition indicator
Value Domain:	Yes/no code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Boolean
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	Yes
	2	No

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

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Comments:	The term 'ever been told' was used instead of 'diagnosed' to allow comparability with the National Health Survey and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:	ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2006. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, 2004-05. Cat. no. 4715.0. Canberra: ABS. ABS 2009. National health survey: users' guide-electronic publication, 2007-08. ABS cat. no. 4363.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Person—specific chronic condition indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N Health, Standard 28/04/2016 See also Person—chronic condition indicator, yes/no code N Health, Superseded 28/04/2016 See also Person—type of chronic condition, code N Health, Superseded 28/04/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Chronic condition cluster Health, Superseded 28/04/2016 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This data element is included in the Prisoner Health DSS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators includes the indicators: Proportion of prison entrants who report that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have arthritis, and who still have the condition currently; Proportion of prison entrants who report that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have asthma, and who still have the condition currently; Proportion of prison entrants who report that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have cancer, and who still have the condition currently; Proportion of prison entrants who report that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have cardiovascular disease, and who still have the condition currently; and Proportion of prison entrants who report that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have diabetes, and who still have the condition currently. This data element can be used in conjunction with the data elements: Person—type of chronic condition, code N and Person—chronic condition indicator, yes/no code N to obtain information on the prevalence of chronic conditions in a population group. Prison dischargee DSS Health, Superseded 28/04/2016 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: Can occur once for prior to most recent imprisonment and can occur a second time for during most recent imprisonment.