Person—preferred language, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN}
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Preferred language |
| METEOR identifier: | 460123 |
| Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 13/10/2011 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 13/10/2011 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 27/06/2017 |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: | The language (including sign language) most preferred by the person for communication, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—preferred language |
| Value Domain: | Language code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN} |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Languages 2011 | |
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| Representation class: | Code | |
| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | NN{NN} | |
| Maximum character length: | 4 | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | 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. |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | This may be a language other than English even where the person can speak fluent English. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Reference documents: | ABS cat. no. 1267.0. Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), 2011. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | 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] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Tasmanian Health, Standard 27/06/2017 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 See also Person—main language spoken at home, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN} Health, Recorded 24/04/2014 |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2012-13 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2013-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015-18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 Cardiovascular disease (clinical) NBPDS Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 Tasmanian Demographics Data Set - 2016 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 05/07/2017 |