Language code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN}
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier: | 460118 |
Registration status: | Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021 Community Services (retired), Standard 13/10/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 13/10/2011 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 27/06/2017 |
Definition: | The Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL 2011) code set representing languages. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | NN{NN} | |
Maximum character length: | 4 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Revision status: | If you require further information about this classification please email: [email protected]. |
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Classification scheme attributes | |
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Languages 2011 |
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Synonymous names: | |
METEOR identifier: | 460114 |
Definition: | The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) classification for the languages spoken by Australians. |
Registration status: | Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Community Services (retired), Standard 17/11/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 17/11/2011 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 27/06/2017 |
Classification structure: | The Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL) has a three-level hierarchical structure. Languages are grouped together into progressively broader categories on the basis of their evolution from a common ancestral language, and on the basis of geographic proximity of areas where a particular language originated. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | The ASCL is intended for use in the collection, aggregation and dissemination of data relating to the language use of the Australian population, or subsets of the population. Indexes in alphabetical and numerical order are available, see the Origin: attribute. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005. Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL) 2011. Cat No. 1267.0. Canberra: ABS. 16/8/2011. |