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Definition

The age range that best accommodates a person’s completed age in years, at the time of data collection, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Age range code NN ".
Data Type Number
Format NN
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 01 0-4
02 5-14
03 15-24
04 25-34
05 35-44
06 45-54
07 55-64
08 65-74
09 75 years or older
Supplementary Values 99 Not stated

Comments

Guide for use:

Used in computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) surveys in cases where the specific age is not available.

Depending on the collection a different starting age may be used, but should map back to the standard output.

Information at a finer level can be collected as long as it maps back to the proposed data domain, e.g. 75+ age group can be split into 75-84 and 85 years or older.

Origin:
ABS, Statistical Concepts Library, Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables. Age.

Comments:

In cases where an exact age is not known or not stated, age may be reported as an age range. The age ranges are consistent with the standard 10 year ranges recommended by the ABS.

References

Reference through: http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/StatsLibrary and choose, Other ABS Statistical Standards, Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables, Demographic Variables, Age.
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 4
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 3
As a denominator in an Indicator 3
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 3