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Person—preferred language, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN}

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termPreferred language
METEOR identifier:Help on this term460123
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 13/10/2011
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
  • Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018
  • Housing assistance, Standard 13/10/2011
  • Tasmanian Health, Superseded 27/06/2017
Definition:Help on this termThe language (including sign language) most preferred by the person for communication, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Person—preferred language

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Classification scheme:Australian Standard Classification of Languages 2011
Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termNN{NN}
Maximum character length:Help on this term4

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL) has a three-level hierarchical structure. The most detailed level of the classification consists of base units (languages) which are represented by four-digit codes. The second level of the classification comprises narrow groups of languages (the Narrow group level), identified by the first two digits. The most general level of the classification consists of broad groups of languages (the Broad group level) and is identified by the first digit. The classification includes Australian Indigenous languages and sign languages.

For example, the Lithuanian language has a code of 3102. In this case 3 denotes that it is an Eastern European language, while 31 denotes that it is a Baltic language. The Pintupi Aboriginal language is coded as 8713. In this case 8 denotes that it is an Australian Indigenous language and 87 denotes that the language is a Western Desert language.

Language data may be output at the Broad group level, Narrow group level or base level of the classification. If necessary, significant languages within a Narrow group can be presented separately while the remaining languages in the Narrow group are aggregated. The same principle can be adopted to highlight significant Narrow groups within a Broad group.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this termThis may be a language other than English even where the person can speak fluent English.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Reference documents:Help on this term

ABS cat. no. 1267.0. Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), 2011. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN}
  • 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
Supersedes Person—preferred language, code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN}
  • Community Services (retired), Superseded 13/10/2011
  • Health, Superseded 13/10/2011
Has been superseded by Person—preferred language, code (ASCL 2016) N[NNN]
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018
  • Health, Standard 25/01/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 27/06/2017
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2012-13Health, Superseded 07/02/2013

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013


Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2013-15Health, Superseded 13/11/2014

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015


Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015-18Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018


Cardiovascular disease (clinical) NBPDSHealth, Superseded 17/10/2018

Public dental waiting times DSS 2012-13Health, Superseded 09/11/2012

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013


Public dental waiting times NMDS 2013-2018Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018


Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2016Tasmanian Health, Superseded 05/07/2017

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017


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