Definition
These data elements are used in conjunction with each other to describe the number of male and female prison entrants into a prison during the National Prisoner Health Census period.
The number and sex of prisoners entering Australia's prisons during the National Prisoner Health Census period will be used to derive statistics on the demographic characteristics of prison entrants.The number and sex of prisoners entering Australia's prisons during the National Prisoner Health Census period will be used to derive statistics on the demographic characteristics of prison entrants.Metadata items in this Data Set Specification
Below is a list of all the components within this Dataset Specification.
Each entry includes the item name, whether the item is optional, mandatory or conditional and the maximum times the item can occur in a dataset.
If the items must occur in a particular order in the dataset, the sequence number is included before the item name.
| Reference | Data Element | Data Type | Length | Inclusion | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person: Sex, Code N | Number | 1 | mandatory | 3 |
Comments
Guide for use:
The Sex of prison entrants cluster comprises two data elements which allow data on the number of male and female prison entrants into a prison during the National Prisoner Health Census period to be determined.
This is achieved by the combination of the two data elements: Establishment (prison)—number of prison entrants, number N[NN] and Person—sex, code N.
The Sex of prison entrants cluster describes the following information:
| Sex | Number of prison entrants |
| Male | N[NN] |
| Female | N[NN] |
The number and sex of prisoners entering Australia's prisons during the National Prisoner Health Census period will be used to derive statistics on the demographic characteristics of prison entrants.
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| As a numerator in an Indicator | 0 |
| As a denominator in an Indicator | 0 |
| As a disaggregation in an Indicator | 0 |