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

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Disability status
METEOR identifier:	608048
Registration status:	Housing assistance, Standard 30/08/2017 Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021
Definition:	An indicator of whether a person has a disability, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—disability status
Value Domain:	Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Boolean
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	Yes
	2	No
Supplementary values:	9	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

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CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described

This code is not for use in primary data collections.

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	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:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Steward:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Person—disability status, code N Community Services (retired), Recorded 17/10/2011 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017 Has been superseded by Person—disability status, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N Children and Families, Superseded 24/06/2025 Health, Superseded 03/12/2025
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Superseded 22/11/2016 Community Services (retired), Recorded 09/10/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 Implementation end date: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 cluster Children 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 cluster Children 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 cluster Children 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 cluster Children 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 cluster Children 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) cluster Housing 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) cluster Housing 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. Person (housing assistance) cluster Housing assistance, Retired 08/10/2025 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.