Person—urgency of requested assistance, time period code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
|---|---|
| Short name: | Urgency of requested assistance |
| METEOR identifier: | 400421 |
| Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 17/11/2010 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 |
| Definition: | The time period within which a person requires the assistance which has been requested, as represented by a code. |
| Context: | Provides an indication of the urgency of need for people requesting services. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—urgency of requested assistance |
| Value Domain: | Time period code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 1 | Within 24 hours |
| 2 | Between 24 and 48 hours | |
| 3 | In 3-4 days | |
| 4 | In 5-6 days | |
| 5 | In 7-14 days | |
| 6 | In more than two weeks | |
| 7 | Don't know/not sure | |
| Supplementary values: | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | If a person does not know or is unsure as to when they may need assistance select the code 7 'Don't know/unsure'. Immediately is covered in code 1 'Within 24 hours'. |
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| Collection methods: | The permissible values for this data element are used to form the response categories to the question: 'How long is it until you need assistance from this agency?' |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Person—urgency of requested assistance, time period code N Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2011 Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2012-13 Homelessness, Superseded 01/05/2013 Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2013-14 Homelessness, Superseded 26/08/2014 Housing assistance, Superseded 26/08/2014 Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2014-15 Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 Housing assistance, Superseded 24/11/2016 Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2015-17 Homelessness, Superseded 24/11/2016 Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2017-19 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 |