Prison entrants NBEDS

DSS specific information:

Within this NBEDS, person identifier refers to the prisoner identifier. The prisoner identifier is assigned by the Department of Corrective Services in each state and territory.

Conditional obligation:

Age in years should be completed/estimated when date of birth is unknown, otherwise this field should be blank.

DSS specific information:

The 4 digit SACC codes will be mapped to:

Code 1   Australia

Code 2   Other (specify)

Code 9   Unknown

DSS specific information:

The ASCL codes will be mapped to:

Code 1   English

Code 2   Other (specify)

Code 9   Unknown

DSS specific information:

The codes for Sex will be mapped to:

Code 1   Male

Code 2   Female

Code 9   Unknown

DSS specific information:

The Indigenous status codes will be mapped as follows:

Code 1   No

Code 2   Yes, Aboriginal

Code 3   Yes, Torres Strait lslander

Code 9   Unknown

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants whose highest level of completed schooling was below Year 10.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who were unemployed in the 30 days prior to imprisonment.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who were homeless in the 4 weeks prior to imprisonment (including short-term and emergency accommodation).

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who have children who depend on them for their basic needs.

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on having previously been in custody

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the prison entrant being previously detained in a prison or juvenile justice centre.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who had one or more of their parents/carers imprisoned while they were a child.

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on a yes response to Prison entrant—parental imprisonment status during childhood indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who had one or more of their parents/carers imprisoned while they were a child.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who have ever been told by a doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or nurse that they have a mental health disorder (including drug and alcohol abuse).

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on prison entrant being told by a doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist or nurse that they have a mental health disorder (including drug and alcohol abuse).

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who are currently taking medication for a mental health disorder.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who have ever been told they have a chronic condition.

DSS specific information:

This data element cluster is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicators:  Proportion of prison entrants who, in the last 12 months, consulted with a medical professional in the community and Proporton of prison entrants who were in prison in the last 12 months and consulted a medical professional for their own health in prison.

DSS specific information:

This data element cluster is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicators:  Proportion of prison entrants who, in the last 12 months, needed to consult with a health professional in the community but did not and Proporton of prison entrants who were in prison in the last 12 months and needed to consult with a health professional while in prison, but did not.

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the prison entrant not seeing a health professional during the last 12 months, when required.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants by reason for not seeking medical contact in the past 12 months when required.

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on a yes response to Person—blow to the head indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N.

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on a yes response to Person—blow to the head symptoms indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N.

DSS specific information:

This data element cluster is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicators:  Proportion of prison entrants who have ongoing symptoms from a head injury/blow to the head resulting in a loss of consciousness.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who have ever intentionally harmed themselves.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who have thought of harming themselves in the last 12 months.

DSS specific information:

This cluster is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who report a high risk of alcohol-related harm (as measured by the AUDIT-C).

DSS specific information:

For the Prisoner health NBEDS, this question is formed using the responses to 6 questions:

a) Have you ever smoked a full cigarette?

b) How old were you when you smoked your first cigarette?

c) Do you smoke now?

d) If you smoke now, which of the following best describes your current use of tobacco?

I now smoke occasionally, but less than once a week
I now smoke occasionally, not every day, but at least once a week
I now smoke regularly, every day or most days.

e) Would you like to quit smoking?

f) What assistance, if any, do you need to quit smoking?

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who engaged in illicit drug use in the last 12 months.

The 4 digit ASCDC codes will be mapped as follows:

Code 1  Analgesics/pain killers (Aspirin, Paracetamol, Mersyndol, Panadeine forte,Nurofen Plus)

Code 2  Other analgesics (opiates/opioids such as morphine/oxycontin/pethidine)

Code 3 Tranquilisers/sleeping pills (Benzos, Temazzies, Tranks, Sleepers, Valium,Serapax, Serries, Mandrax, Mandies, Rohypnol, Rowies)

Code 4 Methadone (Done, Junk, Jungle Juice)/Buprenorphine (Bupe, Sub)/Suboxone

Code 5 Heroin (Hammer, Smack, Horse, H, Boy, Junk)

Code 6 Barbiturates (Barbies, Barbs, Downers, Reds, Purple Hearts)

Code 7 Ketamine (K, Special K, Vitamin K, KitKat, Ket)

Code 8 Inhalants—petrol/volatile solvents (eg. glue, butane, aerosol sprays, cleaning fluid, felt pens, liquid paper, paint thinner)

Code 9 Inhalants—anaesthetics (eg. nitrous oxide, ether, chloroform)/nitrates (amylnitrate [poppers, snappers])/butyl (Rush, Bolt, Climax, Video head cleaner)/other inhalants

Code 10 Steroids (Roids, Juice, Gear)

Code 11 Cannabis/marijuana (Pot, Grass, Weed, Reefer, Joint, MaryJane, Acapulco Gold, Rope, Mull, Cone, Spliff, Dope, Skunk, Bhang, Ganja, Hash, Chronic)

Code 12 Meth/amphetamine (eg. Speed, Crystal, Whizz, Goey, Gogo, Uppers,Amphet, Ice, Meth, Zip, Ox Blood, Leopard’s Blood, MDEA, Methylamphetamine, Eve, Shabu)

Code 13 Cocaine (Coke, Crack, Flake, Snow, White Lady/Girl, Happy Dust, Gold Dust,Toot, Scotty, Charlie, Cecil, C, Freebase)

Code 14 Estasy (XTC, E, Ex, Ecci, E and C, Adam, MDMA,PMA)

Code 15 GHB (Fantasy,Liquid E, Liquid X, Grievous Bodily Harm)

Code 16 Hallucinogens (Tabs, Liquid, Magic Mushrooms, Datura or Angel’sTrumpet,Other)

Code 20 Other drugs (Please specify)

Code 99 Unknown

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator:  Proportion of prison entrants who report being on pharmacotherapy medication for opioid dependence.

Conditional obligation:

This data element is conditional on the respondent being female.

DSS specific information:

In the Prison entrants NBEDS, this data element refers to females reporting having had a cervical screen within the last two years.

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of female prison entrants who have had a cervical cancer screening in the last two years.

Conditional obligation:

This cluster is conditional on the respondent being female.

DSS specific information:

This data element cluster  is included in the Prisoner Health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicators:  Proportion of female prison entrants who have ever been pregnant; and Mean age at first pregnancy for female prison entrants.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who, at reception, were referred to mental health services for observation and further assessment.

DSS specific information:

In this NBEDS, risk of suicide/self-harm includes those who have expressed intent to self-harm or commit suicide.

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants identified as currently at risk of suicide or self-harm.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator:  Proportion of prison entrants who rate their physical health as generally good or better.

Conditional obligation:

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator:  Proportion of prison entrants who rate their mental health as generally good or better.

DSS specific information:

This data element cluster is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicators:  Proportion of prison entrants with limitations in activities or restrictions in education or employment and Proportion of prison entrants with profound/severe core activity limitations.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator:  Proportion of prison entrants with limitations in activities or restrictions in education or employment.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator:  Proportion of prison entrants with limitations in activities or restrictions in education or employment.