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Person—disability status, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termDisability status
METEOR identifier:Help on this term608048
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016
  • Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017
Definition:Help on this term

An indicator of whether a person has a disability, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Person—disability status

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Yes
2No
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
9Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 9    Not stated/inadequately described

This code is not for use in primary data collections.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 1   Yes

Record if the person has a disability.

CODE 2   No

Record if the person does not have a disability.

In some collections, this may be self-enumerated and as such the person or their carer's view should be recorded.

In some cases, proof of disability may be required to receive some form of assistance.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Steward:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Person—disability status, code N
  • Community Services (retired), Candidate 17/10/2011
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
  • Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Child protection (CP) client file clusterChildren and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016
Community Services (retired), Candidate 09/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2011

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013

DSS specific information:

For unborn children, 97 ‘Not applicable’ should be recorded.

Code 9 'Not stated/inadequately described' in the data element is equivalent to code 99 in the Child protection NMDS collection manual.


Child protection (CP) client file clusterChildren and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2014

DSS specific information:

For unborn children, 97 ‘Not applicable’ should be recorded.

Code 9 'Not stated/inadequately described' in the data element is equivalent to code 99 in the Child protection NMDS collection manual.


Child protection (CP) client file clusterChildren and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2013

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

DSS specific information:

For unborn children, 97 ‘Not applicable’ should be recorded.

Code 9 'Not stated/inadequately described' in the data element is equivalent to code 99 in the Child protection NMDS collection manual.


Child protection (CP) client file clusterChildren and Families, Superseded 20/04/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

DSS specific information:

For unborn children, 97 ‘Not applicable’ should be recorded.

Code 9 'Not stated/inadequately described' in the data element is equivalent to code 99 in the Child protection NMDS collection manual.


Child protection (CP) client file clusterChildren and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

DSS specific information:

For unborn children, 97 ‘Not applicable’ should be recorded.

Code 9 'Not stated/inadequately described' in the data element is equivalent to code 99 in the Child protection NMDS collection manual.


Child protection (CP) client file clusterChildren and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

For unborn children, 97 ‘Not applicable’ should be recorded.

Code 9 'Not stated/inadequately described' in the data element is equivalent to code 99 in the Child protection NMDS collection manual.


Person (housing assistance) clusterHousing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

In some jurisdictions, disability status is only recorded if the disability impacts on the client's housing need.

Status is recorded as stands on the date the household tenancy is ended or at 30 June, whichever is earlier.


Person (housing assistance) clusterHousing assistance, Standard 19/12/2017

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

In some jurisdictions, disability status is only recorded if the disability impacts on the client's housing need.

Status is recorded as stands on the date the household tenancy is ended or at 30 June, whichever is earlier.


Person (housing assistance) clusterHousing assistance, Superseded 19/12/2017

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

In some jurisdictions, disability status is only recorded if the disability impacts on the client's housing need.

Status is recorded as stands on the date the household tenancy is ended or at 30 June, whichever is earlier.


Public Housing and State Owned and Managed Indigenous housing (PH & SOMIH) DSS 2018-Housing assistance, Standard 10/05/2019

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

DSS specific information:

In some jurisdictions, disability status is only recorded if the disability impacts on the client's housing need.

Record status as at the date the household tenancy ended or at 30 June, whichever is earlier.


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