Smoking status cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Set Specification

METeOR identifier:

482586

Registration status:

Health, Standard 28/04/2016

DSS type:

Data Element Cluster

Scope:

The Smoking status cluster defines the history and current smoking status of a person.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

The Smoking status cluster comprises six data elements that define the following information:

Data element
Ever smoked a full cigarette indicator	Yes/No	Unknown
Tobacco smoking start age	N[NN]	Unknown
Current smoking status indicator	Yes/No	Unknown
Tobacco smoking frequency	Code N	Unknown
Like to quit smoking	Yes/No	Unknown
Assistance to quit smoking	Code N	Unknown

Collection methods:

Information on a prison entrant's smoking status and history are collected at the reception assessment on the National Prisoner Health Data Collection Prison Entrants form.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Supersedes Smoking status cluster Health, Superseded 28/04/2016

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Prison entrants NBEDS Health, Standard 28/04/2016

Parent DSS specific attributes +

Metadata items in this Data Set Specification

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Seq No.	Metadata item	Obligation	Max occurs
1	Person—ever smoked a full cigarette indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N	Mandatory	1
2	Person—tobacco smoking start age, total years N[NN] *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on the person indicating that they have ever smoked a full cigarette. *DSS specific information:* In the Prisoner Health NBEDS 'tobacco smoking start age' refers to the age at which a person smoked their first full cigarette. This data element is included in the Prisoner Health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators includes the indicator: Mean age at which prison entrants smoked their first full cigarette.	Conditional	1
3	Person—current smoking status indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on the person indicating that they have ever smoked a full cigarette. *DSS specific information:* This data element is included in the Prisoner Health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators includes the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who currently smoke tobacco.	Conditional	1
4	Person—tobacco smoking frequency, current smoking frequency code N *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on the person indicating that they currently smoke.	Conditional	1
5	Person—like to quit smoking indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on the person indicating that they currently smoke. *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 currently smoke and would like to quit.	Conditional	1
6	Person—type of assistance to quit smoking, code N *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on the person indicating that they currently smoke.	Conditional	4
7	Person—type of assistance to quit smoking, text X[X(99)] *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on 'Other help (please specify)' response in the data element: Person—assistance to quit smoking, code N	Conditional	1

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