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Person—sex, code N Maximum occurences: 3 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Sex METeOR identifier: 287316 Registration status: Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 WA Health, Draft 23/08/2012 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/08/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 07/11/2013 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Definition: The biological distinction between male and female, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Person—sex Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Male 2 Female 3 Intersex or indeterminate Supplementary values: 9 Not stated/inadequately described Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Diagnosis and procedure codes should be checked against the national ICD-10-AM sex edits, unless the person is undergoing, or has undergone a sex change or has a genetic condition resulting in a conflict between sex and ICD-10-AM code. CODE 3 Intersex or indeterminate Intersex or indeterminate, refers to a person, who because of a genetic condition, was born with reproductive organs or sex chromosomes that are not exclusively male or female or whose sex has not yet been determined for whatever reason. Intersex or indeterminate, should be confirmed if reported for people aged 90 days or greater. Comments: The definition for Intersex in Guide for use is sourced from the ACT Legislation (Gay, Lesbian and Transgender) Amendment Act 2003. Source and reference attributes Origin: Australian Capital Territory 2003. Legislation (Gay, Lesbian and Transgender) Amendment Act 2003 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. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes 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 3 Intersex or 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 9 Not stated/inadequately described 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. Source and reference attributes 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. Relational attributes Related metadata references: Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group, code (AR-DRG v 6) ANNA Health, Standard 30/06/2013, Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group, code (AR-DRG v5.1) ANNA Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category, code (AR-DRG v 6) NN Health, Standard 30/06/2013, Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category, code (AR-DRG v5.1) NN Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 See also Person—gender, code N Housing assistance, Proposed 28/06/2013, Health, Proposed 28/06/2013, Early Childhood, Proposed 28/06/2013, Homelessness, Proposed 28/06/2013, Indigenous, Endorsed 05/09/2014, Community Services (retired), Candidate 02/09/2013 Supersedes Person—sex (housing assistance), code N Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006 See also Person—sex, code A WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Supersedes Person—sex, code N Health, Superseded 04/05/2005, Community Services (retired), Superseded 31/08/2005 Is used in the formation of Record—linkage key, code 581 XXXXXDDMMYYYYN Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010, Health, Standard 07/12/2011, Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010, Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010, Disability, Standard 07/10/2014, Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services individual client contacts cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services non-residential/follow-up/aftercare client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services non-residential/follow-up/aftercare episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services residential treatment/rehabilitation client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services residential treatment/rehabilitation length of stay cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services residential/rehabilitation episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services sobering up/residential respite/short-term care client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services sobering-up/residential respite/short term care episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS 2013- Health, Standard 02/05/2013 Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Adoptions DSS 2011-13 Community Services (retired), Standard 20/05/2013 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Audiology assessment client cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 11/08/2014 Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counselling Program client contacts cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Bringing them Home/Link Up Counselling Program client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 01/09/2012 Child protection and support services (CPSS) client cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 Child protection and support services (CPSS) sibling cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory: Dental Services DSS, 2011 Indigenous, Endorsed 08/10/2014 Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Computer Assisted Telephone Interview demographic module DSS Health, Standard 03/12/2008 Diabetes (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 21/09/2005 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Household file cluster (Indigenous community housing) Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Endorsed 01/05/2013 Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015- Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Juvenile Justice Client file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 Medical indemnity DSS 2014- Health, Standard 21/11/2013 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program DSS 2014- Health, Standard 29/08/2014 Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 23/07/2014 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Perinatal NMDS 2014- Health, Standard 07/03/2014 Person (housing assistance) cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Person details data dictionary Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Person file cluster (Mainstream community housing) Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Prison clinic contact DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prison entrants DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prisoners in custody repeat medications DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Private rent assistance DSS 2012-13 Housing assistance, Standard 03/07/2014 Public dental waiting times NMDS 2013- Health, Standard 09/11/2012 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Registered chiropractic labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered dental and allied dental health professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered medical professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered midwifery labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered nursing professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered optometry labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered osteopathy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered pharmacy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered physiotherapy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered podiatry labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered psychology labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Sex of prison entrants cluster Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Statistical linkage key 581 cluster Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010 Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia DSS Health, Standard 15/11/2012 Implementation in Indicators: Used as numerator Indigenous primary health care: PI19a-Number of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI19b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI20a-Number of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI20b-Proportion of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22a-Number of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2012 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/03/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2013 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/08/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 Used as denominator Indigenous primary health care: PI13b-Proportion of regular clients who had their first antenatal care visit within specified periods, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI19b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI20b-Proportion of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 National Disability Agreement: d(1)-Proportion of the potential population who used State/Territory delivered disability support services, 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: d(2)-Proportion of people with a disability with an employment restriction who used Disability Employment Services (Open Employment), 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disabillity Agreement: d(3)-Proportion of the potential population who used Australian Disability Enterprises (Supported Employment), 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(1)-Number of Indigenous people with disability receiving disability services as a proportion of the Indigenous potential population requiring services, 2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 Community Services (retired), Superseded 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(1)-Rate of non-Indigenous persons and Indigenous persons admitted to permanent residential aged care, 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(2)-Number of Indigenous people with disability receiving disability services as a proportion of the Indigenous potential population requiring services, 2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 Community Services (retired), Superseded 23/05/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2012 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/03/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2013 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/08/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 02-Incidence of selected cancers, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015
Data type
integer
