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Person—sex/gender, code A

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termSex/gender
METEOR identifier:Help on this term639275
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
Definition:Help on this term

The identification of a person as either male, female or not exclusively male or female, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Help on this termPerson—sex/gender

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termString
Format:Help on this termA
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
MMale
FFemale
XOther

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE X     Other

Other refers to any person who does not exclusively identify as either male or female. Terms such as 'indeterminate', 'intersex', 'non-binary', and 'unspecified' are variously used to describe the 'Other' category of sex.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Government Department of Social Services

Origin:Help on this term

Australian Government 2017. Guides to Social Policy Law. Guide to Social Security Law. Viewed 24 April 2017, http://guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law/2/2/2

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:Help on this term

Sex/gender information is collected and recorded to help verify the identity of individuals who claim, or are in receipt, of social security payments.

An Australian birth certificate, current Australian passport or current foreign passport, or a statement from a registered medical practitioner or registered psychologist, are acceptable documents to verify a person's gender.

Comments:Help on this term

The Australian Government Department of Social Services/Centrelink forms collect information from recipients using the terms ‘sex’ and 'gender'. It is therefore not possible to differentiate between the two terms or use a data element that defines either sex or gender.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Government Department of Social Services

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Demographics Cluster
Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018
DSS specific attributes +
DSS specific information:

Sex/gender refers to the variable GENDER in the PIA research data set.

The data are collected as ‘sex’ but interpreted as ‘gender’. Values may change over time if an individual’s gender identity alters during their lifetime.


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