Definition
The type of a parental care within a household that a child belongs to, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptChild—household parental care type
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Object ClassChild
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PropertyHousehold parental care type
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Value DomainParental care (child protection) code N[N]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Parental care (child protection) code N[N] ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N[N] |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 4 | Foster | ||
| 6 | Other relatives/kin | |||
| 8 | Two parent (natural) | |||
| 9 | Two parent (step or blended) | |||
| 10 | One parent-female | |||
| 11 | One parent-male | |||
| 12 | Other | |||
| Supplementary Values | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
This refers to the parental care arrangement of a child, who is the subject of substantiation stemming from a child protection contact, at the time of the abuse/neglect/harm occured.
Origin:
Child protection and support services data dictionary. AIHW Version 1.0 Oct 2005.