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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 040394
Version
1
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Current
02-Jun-1999  
Superseded
02-Sep-2003  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
-
Effective From
02-Jun-1999
Effective To
02-Sep-2003
Definition
Australian State or Territory.
Context
Generic element, the basis of any Queensland Health data element that requires state codes as its domain.
Short Name
State
Name in Other Contexts
-
Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric
Representation Class
Code
Format
N
Minimum Character Length
1
Maximum Character Length
1
Permissible Values
CodeDescription
1New South Wales
2Victoria
3Queensland
4South Australia
5Western Australia
6Tasmania
7Northern Territory
8Australian Capital Territory
9Other Territories
Supplementary Values
-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use
-
Verification Rules
-
Collection Methods
-
Comment
-
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
Has been superseded by Australian state/territory Identifier QH 040394 Version 2
Implementation in Metadata Sets
Data Quality Declaration
-
Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Source Document
Australian Standard Classification of Countries for Social Statistics, catalogue no. 1269.0