Person—household single/couple status, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Single/couple status |
| METEOR identifier: | 608109 |
| Registration status: | Housing assistance, Superseded 10/05/2019 |
| Definition: | Whether or not a person identifies as being involved in a couple relationship with another household member, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—household single/couple status |
| Value Domain: | Single/couple status code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 1 | Single status OR couple relationship with non-household member |
| 2 | Couple relationship with another household member (de facto or married) | |
| Supplementary values: | 9 | Not stated/Inadequately described |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | A relationship status is assigned to each member of the household, including children. CODE 1 Single status OR couple relationship with non-household member This code includes individuals that identify as being single, and those that are involved in a couple relationship but the partner is not a member of the household (i.e. not nominated on the tenancy agreement). CODE 2 Couple relationship with another household member This code includes individuals that identify as being in a couple relationship, and live in the same dwelling (i.e. both nominated as a household member on the tenancy agreement). CODE 9 Not stated/Inadequately described This code is not for use in primary data collections. |
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| Comments: | This item is used to determine whether overcrowding exists in a dwelling, under the Canadian National Occupancy Standard (CNOS). CNOS guidelines use age, sex and relationship status of the tenants and number of bedrooms in the dwelling, to determine whether the household is overcrowded. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—household single/couple status, code N Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017 Has been superseded by Person—household single/couple status, relationship in household code N Housing assistance, Standard 10/05/2019 |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Person (housing assistance) cluster Housing assistance, Superseded 30/08/2017 Person (housing assistance) cluster Housing assistance, Superseded 19/12/2017 Person (housing assistance) cluster Housing assistance, Retired 08/10/2025 Person file cluster (Mainstream community housing) Housing assistance, Retired 08/10/2025 Relationship in household cluster (Indigenous community housing) Housing assistance, Retired 08/10/2025 |