| Item name | Patient's indigenous status |
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| epiCentre name | IndigenousStatus |
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| Definition | Whether a person identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin. |
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| Usage |
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| ID | 2-016 |
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| Mandatory | |
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| Source | Meteor Identifier 602543 |
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| Business rules | Nil |
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| Dependencies | |
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| Data type | Numeric code set |
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| Format | N[N] |
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| Maximum length | 2 |
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| Data domain | | Code | Description |
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| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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| Conditions | Only completed by patients receiving treatment in Australia. |
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| Level | Patient |
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| Derived item | |
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| Derived by | Not applicable |
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| Notes | Format and data length are longer than specified code set to account for supplementary values. |
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