Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier: | 659404 |
Registration status: | Tasmanian Health, Standard 27/06/2017 Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Children and Families, Standard 20/01/2021 Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Housing assistance, Recorded 19/06/2024 |
Definition: | The Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL) code set representing languages. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N[NNN] | |
Maximum character length: | 4 |
Classification scheme attributes | |
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Languages 2016 |
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METEOR identifier: | 659337 |
Definition: | The Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL) is produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the consistent collection, aggregation and dissemination of data relating to language usage in Australia. |
Registration status: | Tasmanian Health, Standard 27/06/2017 Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 |
Classification structure: | The ASCL has a three-level hierarchical structure that consists of broad groups, narrow groups and languages. Languages are grouped together into progressively broader categories on the basis of their evolution from a common ancestral language, and on the basis of geographic proximity of areas where a particular language originated. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | The ASCL is designed to classify the following language variables:
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Collection methods: | Data should be collected, classified and stored at the language (four-digit) level of the classification to allow flexibility of statistical output and more detailed analysis. It also maintains information for future use and enables comparison with previous data using different classifications. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Origin: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016. Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL) 2016. ABS cat. no.1267.0. Canberra: ABS. |