Country code (SACC 2016) NNNN
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| METEOR identifier: | 659444 |
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| Definition: | The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2016) code set representing a country. |
Representational attributes | |
| Classification scheme: | Standard Australian Classification of Countries 2016 |
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| Representation class: | Code |
| Data type: | Number |
| Format: | NNNN |
| Maximum character length: | 4 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | The Standard Australian Classification of Countries 2016 (SACC) is a four-digit, three-level hierarchical structure specifying major group, minor group and country. A country, even if it comprises other discrete political entities such as states, is treated as a single unit for all data domain purposes. Parts of a political entity are not included in different groups. Thus, Hawaii is included in Northern America (as part of the identified country United States of America), despite being geographically close to and having similar social and cultural characteristics as the units classified to Polynesia. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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| Revision status: | SACC was previously known as the Australian Standard Classification of Countries for Social Statistics (ASCCSS). The first edition of the SACC was published in 1998. The first edition had a number of revisions, with the final revision (R2.03) in 2007. The Second edition of SACC was first published in 2008.This edition was followed by SACC 2011 and 2016. |