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Person—preferred language, code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN}

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Definition

The language (including sign language) most preferred by the person for communication, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—preferred language, code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN}

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Language code (ASCL 2005) NN{NN} ".
Data Type Number
Format NN{NN}
Maximum character length 4

Comments

Guide for use:
This may be a language other than English even where the person can speak fluent English.

References

ABS cat. no. 1267.0. Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), 2005-06. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics


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