Service provider organisation—sector, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Sector type
Synonymous names:	Agency sector; Government/non-government sector; public/private sector
METEOR identifier:	621278
Registration status:	Disability, Standard 29/02/2016
Definition:	The categorisation of a service provider organisation based on funding and management arrangements, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Service provider organisation—sector

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Government (public)
2	Non-government (private)

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
9	Not stated, /inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Government (public)
The government (public) sector comprises all government units and non-market non-profit institutions (NPIs) that are controlled and mainly financed by government. This includes all public corporations and the general government sector represented by the three levels of government.

CODE 2 Non-government (private)
The non-government (private) sector comprises all non-profit institutions (NPIs) and corporations not controlled by the general government other than non-market NPIs that are controlled and mainly financed by government.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

CSTDA NMDS Network

Reference documents:

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2013. Standard Economic Sector Classifications of Australia (SESCA), 2008, Version 1.1, ABS cat no. 1218.0. Canberra: ABS.

Data element attributes

Relational attributes

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