Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Reference person (household) |
METEOR identifier: | 351201 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 31/08/2007 |
Definition: | Whether a person is a reference person for a household. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—reference person status (household) |
Value Domain: | Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is not for use in primary data collections. |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | The household reference person is used as the basis for the identification of income units and families and the classification of the household. Code 1 Yes: Record if a person is a reference person for a household. Code 2 No: Record if a person is not a reference person for a household. |
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Collection methods: | Housing sector specific Usually referred to as Person 1, Main tenant or Tenant 1 on application or tenancy forms. Can also be referred to as the Principal tenant, Household head or where the dwelling is being purchased, referred to as the Mortgagee. Also includes single adults and lone parents. Person must be aged 16 or over. All other persons should be coded to 2. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Housing Assistance Data Dictionary, Version 3. 2006. AIHW Cat. no. HOU 147. |
Reference documents: | Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census Dictionary 2006. Cat no. 2901.0. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | See also Person—relationship to household reference person, code NN Community Services (retired), Standard 27/04/2007 |