Person—sex, code A
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Patient sex code |
Synonymous names: | PER_GENDER_CODE; SEX |
METEOR identifier: | 573225 |
Registration status: | WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 |
Definition: | The biological distinction between male and female, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—sex |
Value Domain: | Sex code A |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | Australian Capital Territory 2003. Legislation (Gay, Lesbian and Transgender) Amendment Act 2003 |
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Reference documents: | Legislation (Gay, Lesbian and Transgender) Amendment Act 2003. See http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2003-14/20030328-4969/pdf/2003-14.pdf. |
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Guide for use: | This data item is mandatory for national reporting, using the data element:
Local codes are mapped to national codes for reporting purposes:
The synonymous name PER_GENDER_CODE is used for local reporting purposes. The nationally reported data element has the synonymous name SEX. | ||||||||||
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Collection methods: | Operationally, sex is the distinction between male and female, as reported by a person or as determined by an interviewer. When collecting data on sex by personal interview, asking the sex of the respondent is usually unnecessary and may be inappropriate, or even offensive. It is usually a simple matter to infer the sex of the respondent through observation, or from other cues such as the relationship of the person(s) accompanying the respondent, or first name. The interviewer may ask whether persons not present at the interview are male or female. A person's sex may change during their lifetime as a result of procedures known alternatively as sex change, gender reassignment, transsexual surgery, transgender reassignment or sexual reassignment. Throughout this process, which may be over a considerable period of time, the person's sex could be recorded as either Male or Female. In data collections that use the ICD-10-AM classification, where sex change is the reason for admission, diagnoses should include the appropriate ICD-10-AM code(s) that clearly identify that the person is undergoing such a process. This code(s) would also be applicable after the person has completed such a process, if they have a procedure involving an organ(s) specific to their previous sex (e.g. where the patient has prostate or ovarian cancer). CODE I Indeterminate Is normally used for babies for whom sex has not been determined for whatever reason. Should not generally be used on data collection forms completed by the respondent. Should only be used if the person or respondent volunteers that the person is intersex or where it otherwise becomes clear during the collection process that the individual is neither male nor female. CODE U and CODE N Unknown/Not specified Is not to be used on primary collection forms. It is primarily for use in administrative collections when transferring data from data sets where the item has not been collected. | ||||||||||
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Origin: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database 1997/98 AIHW 2001 National Diabetes Register, Statistical Profile, December 2000 (Diabetes Series No. 2) | ||||||||||
Reference documents: | Australian Bureau of Statistics AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia In AS4846 and AS5017 alternative codes are presented. Refer to the current standard for more details. | ||||||||||
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Related metadata references: | See also Person—sex, code N Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Health, Superseded 11/05/2017 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Indigenous, Superseded 16/10/2017 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Youth Justice, Superseded 23/08/2022 See also 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 | ||||||||||
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14 WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 DSS specific information: This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting in the: Non-admitted patient DSS 2013-14 Activity based funding: Non-admitted patient care DSS 2013-2014
It is reported nationally using the data element: WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15 WA Health, Standard 24/04/2015 DSS specific information: This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting in the: Non-admitted patient DSS 2014-15
It is reported nationally using the data element: WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2016-17 WA Health, Standard 30/05/2017 DSS specific information: This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting in the: Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2016-17
It is reported nationally against the data element: |