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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040913 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
16-May-2005
Superseded
19-Oct-2008
Standard
01-Mar-2005
19-Oct-2008
The numeric order of an honorific form of address commencing a name.
Administrative purposes and individual identification
Name title sequence number
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1First name title
2Second name title
3Third name title
4Fourth name title
5Fifth name title
6Sixth name title
7Seventh name title
8Eighth name title
9Ninth and subsequent name title
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Multiple Name titles may be recorded. For the purpose of positive identification of a person, each Name title must have a Name title sequence number recorded.
Example: Professor Sir John Markham

In the example above 'Professor' would have a name title sequence number of 1 and 'Sir' would have a name title sequence number of 2.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

No Metadata Items
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Person (name)-name title sequence number, code N, Identifier 288263, Health standard 01/03/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/288263/meteorItemView/long