Person—sex, text X[X(99)]
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Sex text |
| METEOR identifier: | 636038 |
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| Definition: | The distinction between male, female, and others who do not have biological characteristics typically associated with either the male or female sex, as represented by text. |
| Context: | Sex is a core metadata item in a wide range of social, labour and demographic statistics. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—sex |
Value domain attributes | |
Representational attributes | |
| Representation class: | Text |
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| Data type: | String |
| Format: | X[X(99)] |
| Maximum character length: | 100 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | This data element may be used where 'Other' has been selected in the data element: Person—sex, code X This data element may be used to capture any further (optional) specification of sex descriptors. The inclusion of this write-in facility where the 'Other' code has been selected for Person—sex, code X allows respondents the opportunity to describe their sex using a term they are comfortable with, whilst also maximising the potential for analysis of the responses provided. For example, respondents could report terms such as 'indeterminate', 'intersex', 'non-binary', and 'unspecified' for sex. Data element sets implementing this data element should include a Conditional obligation with the following text: 'Conditional on 'Other' response in the data element: Person—sex, code X'. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Origin: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016. Standard for Sex and Gender Variables (Cat. no. 1200.0.55.012). Viewed 26 July 2016. Attorney-General's Department 2015. Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender. Viewed 26 July 2016. |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | See also Person—sex, code X
Has been superseded by Person—sex, text X[X(99)]
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