Person—age at onset of disability, total years N[NN]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Age at onset of disability |
Synonymous names: | Onset of disability |
METEOR identifier: | 490104 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |
Definition: | The age at which a person first experiences an impairment, activity limitation or participation restriction, represented as total years. |
Context: | The onset of disability may indicate a current or future need for assistance. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—age at onset of disability |
Value Domain: | Total years N[NN] |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This data element relates to the age of onset of an impairment, activity limitation or participation restriction (including present at birth), which may be different from the age that a person needs assistance because of that impairment, limitation, or restriction. The onset of disability may be later than the first appearance of a health condition that eventually results in disability. |
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Collection methods: | Count age in completed years. If onset of disability occurs before the second birthday, record age in months (see the data element Person—age at onset of disability, total months N[N]). |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Disability and need for assistance cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |