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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 040264
Version
1
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Derived Data Element
Approval Status
Current
15-Jan-1998  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
-
Effective From
15-Jan-1998
Effective To
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Definition
Grouping of age according to the following rules:
00X - Less than 7 days old (where X is the number of days)
01X - Between 1 and 3 weeks old (where X is the number of weeks)
1XX - Between 1 and 11 months old (where XX is the number of months old)
2XX - Between 1 and 99 years old (where XX is the number of years old)
3XX - Over 99 years old (where XX is the number of years over 100)
Context
In reporting environment allows grouping of ages into clinically meaningful groups with greater definition for the young age groups than would occur from simply reporting age in years.
Short Name
ABS age
Name in Other Contexts
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Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric character
Representation Class
Code
Format
N(3)
Minimum Character Length
3
Maximum Character Length
3
Permissible Values
CodeDescription
00XX days old (permitted values are 000-006)
01XX weeks old (011-013)
1XXXX months old (101-111)
2XXXX years old (201-299)
3XX100 + XX years old (300 -)
Supplementary Values
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Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use
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Verification Rules
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Collection Methods
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Comment
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Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
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Implementation in Metadata Sets
Data Quality Declaration
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Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation
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Source Document
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Keywords

Age