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Person—labour force status, code N

Definition

The self reported status the person currently has in being either in the labour force (employed/unemployed) or not in the labour force, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—labour force status, code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Labour force status code N ".
Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Employed
2 Unemployed
3 Not in the labour force
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Origin:
Health Data Standards Committee

Comments:
Labour force status is one indicator of the socio-economic status of a person and is a key element in assessing the circumstances and needs of individuals and families.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 18
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 49
As a denominator in an Indicator 6
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 9