Record—linkage key, code 581 XXXXXDDMMYYYYX
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Statistical linkage key 581 |
| METEOR identifier: | 686241 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 |
| Definition: | A key that enables two or more records belonging to the same individual to be brought together. It is represented by a code consisting of the second, third and fifth characters of a person’s family name, the second and third letters of the person’s given name, the day, month and year when the person was born and the sex of the person, concatenated in that order. |
| Data Element Concept: | Record—linkage key |
| Value Domain: | Linkage code 581 XXXXXDDMMYYYYX |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | String | |
| Format: | XXXXXDDMMYYYYX | |
| Maximum character length: | 14 | |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Collection methods: | Information about whether or not the person's date of birth is accurate should be noted. By knowing that date of birth is accurate it is possible to reduce underestimation of total service user numbers and overestimation of service users' ages. |
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| Comments: | The linkage key is designed to make it possible to count number of clients and services they received, without counting the same client more than once. It can also be used for linking to other related data collections. It is for statistical linkage purposes only, not for case management or the tracking of individual persons. This may be done using a range of identifiers and/or keys. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. |
| Steward: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Record—linkage key, code 581 XXXXXDDMMYYYYN Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 Is formed using Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Recorded 09/08/2023 Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Standard 30/08/2022 Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 14/10/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 20/06/2005 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Tasmanian Health, Standard 31/08/2016 WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 Is formed using Person—letters of family name, text XXX Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Community Services (retired), Standard 27/03/2007 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 Is formed using Person—letters of given name, text XX Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Community Services (retired), Standard 27/03/2007 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 Is formed using Person—sex, code X Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Health, Superseded 15/02/2022 Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/08/2023 Youth Justice, Superseded 23/08/2022 See also Date—accuracy indicator, code AAA Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 See also Date—estimate indicator, code N Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Recorded 09/08/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 27/04/2007 |
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