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Definition

An indicator of whether a person reports being a current smoker, 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 " Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N ".
Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Yes
2 No
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Guide for use:

This data element should be used in conjunction with the data element Person—tobacco smoking frequency, current tobacco smoking frequency code N to define a person's current smoking status.

References

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2009. National health survey: summary of results, 2007-08. ABS cat. no. 4364.0. Canberra: ABS


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Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 1
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0