Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Preferred written language |
METEOR identifier: | 666389 |
Registration status: | Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 |
Definition: | A person's preferred language for written communication, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—preferred written language |
Value Domain: | Language code (ASCL 2016) N[NNN] |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Languages 2016 | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N[NNN] | |
Maximum character length: | 4 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This data element refers to the person's preferred language for letters, advices and literature. For example, if a person speaks English, but is more comfortable reading in Greek, then Greek is coded as the preferred language. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Government Department of Social Services |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Demographics Cluster Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Standard 20/06/2018 DSS specific information: Preferred written language refers to the variables PREF_LANG_LANG in the PIA research data set. |