Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN}
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Main language other than English spoken at home |
| METEOR identifier: | 460125 |
| Registration status: | Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021 Community Services (retired), Standard 13/10/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 [Non Dictionary Housing assistance, Standard 13/10/2011 [Non Dictionary |
| Definition: | The language reported by a person as the main language other than English spoken by that person in his/her home (or most recent private residential setting occupied by the person) to communicate with other residents of the home or setting and regular visitors, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—main language other than English spoken at home |
| 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 | |
| Collection methods: | Recommended question: Do you/Does the person/Does (name)/ Will (name of child under two years) speak a language other than English at home? (If more than one language, indicate the one that is spoken most often.) Response options for detailed data: Alternative 1
The above list includes languages based on their statistical significance in the Australian context. The list is reviewed when data indicate that different languages have been more or less frequently reported in the Census. Alternative 2
Response option for minimum data:
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| Comments: | This metadata item is consistent with that used in the Australian Census of Population and Housing and is recommended for use whenever there is a requirement for comparison with Census data. This data element is important in identifying those people most likely to suffer disadvantage in terms of their ability to access services due to language and/or cultural difficulties. In conjunction with Indigenous status, Proficiency in spoken English and Country of birth this data element forms the minimum core set of cultural and language indicators recommended by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Data on main language other than English spoken at home are regarded as an indicator of 'active' ethnicity and also as useful for the study of inter-generational language retention. The availability of such data may help providers of health and community services to effectively target the geographic areas or population groups that need those services. It may be used for the investigation and development of language services such as interpreter/ translation services. The ABS Language Standards, 2012, Version 1.1 (cat. no. 1200.0.55.005) was released in September 2012. The recommended question recognises children under two years of age. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Origin: | Health Data Standards Committee National Community Services Data Committee Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011. Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL) 2011. Canberra: ABS. 16/8/2011. |
| Reference documents: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2012. Language Standards, 2012, Version 1.1. Cat. no. 1200.0.55.05. Canberra: ABS. |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN} Community Services (retired), Superseded 13/10/2011 Health, Superseded 13/10/2011 Housing assistance, Superseded 30/05/2013 Has been superseded by Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2016) N[NNN] Children and Families, Standard 20/01/2021 Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 See also Person—first language spoken, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN} Community Services (retired), Standard 13/10/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 13/10/2011 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 13/10/2011 See also Person—preferred language, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN} 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 |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Adolescent and young adult cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 14/05/2015 Adolescent and young adult cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016 Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016 Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016 Community Services (retired), Recorded 09/10/2014 Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/04/2018 Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021 Cultural and language diversity cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2014-18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 Prison dischargee DSS Health, Superseded 28/04/2016 |
| Implementation in Indicators: |
Used as Disaggregation
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 01-Participation rate Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 02-Screening positivity rate Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 03-Diagnostic assessment rate Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 04-Time between positive screen and diagnostic assessment Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 05a-Adenoma detection rate Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 05b-Positive predictive value of diagnostic assessment for detecting adenoma Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 06a-Colorectal cancer detection rate Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 06b-Positive predictive value of diagnostic assessment for detecting colorectal cancer Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 07-Interval cancer rate Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 08-Cancer clinico-pathological stage distribution Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 09-Adverse events (hospital admission rate) Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 |