Australian Base Profiles Implementation Guide

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Defining URL:

http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/602543#Codes

Name:

Australian Indigenous Status

Status:

All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource

Definition:

Whether a person identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, as represented by a code.

Publisher:

Health Level Seven Australia (Patient Administration)

Source Resource

Australian Indigenous Status

Whether a person identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, as represented by a code.

This code system http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/602543#Codes defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
1	Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin	Indigenous Australian
2	Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin	Indigenous Australian
3	Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin	Indigenous Australian
4	Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin	Non-indigenous Australian
9	Not stated/inadequately described	Primarily when importing data from other data collections that do not contain mappable data. Where the answer cannot be determined without clarification from the respondent (for example, 'No' and 'Yes, Aboriginal' are both selected). Where an answer was declined. Where the question was not able to be asked because the client was unable to communicate or a person who knows the client was not available.