Person—main language spoken at home, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN}
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Main language spoken at home |
METEOR identifier: | 570035 |
Registration status: | Health!, Recorded 24/04/2014 |
Definition: | The language reported by a person as the main language spoken by that person in his/her home (or most recent private residential setting occupied by the person) on a regular basis, to communicate with other residents of the home or setting and regular visitors, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—main language spoken at home |
Value Domain: | Language code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN} |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Australian Standard Classification of Languages 2011 | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | Number | |
Format: | NN{NN} | |
Maximum character length: | 4 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | Recommended question: Which language [do you] [does the person] [does (name)] [will (name of child under two years)] mainly speak at home? (If more than one language, indicate the one that is spoken most often.) Response options for detailed data: Alternative 1
Alternative 2
The above list includes languages based on their statistical significance in the Australian context. The list is reviewed when data indicate that different languages have been more or less frequently reported in the Census.
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Comments: | This metadata item provides data about the language spoken most frequently or commonly in Australian homes. It does not collect data about the full range of languages spoken by a person in the home. This data element is used to measure cultural and linguistic diversity. It can be used in conjunction with Indigenous status, Proficiency in spoken language, Main language other than English spoken at home and Country of birth, which are the minimum core set of cultural and language indicators recommended by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS publication Language Standards, 2012, Version 1.1 (ABS cat. no. 1200.0.55.005) was released in September 2012. The recommended question recognises children under two years of age. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011. Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), 2011, ABS cat. no. 1267.0. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra. Viewed 24 April 2014, http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/Lookup/ |
Reference documents: | Australian Bureau of Statistics 2012. Language Standards, 2012, Version 1.1, ABS cat. no. 1200.0.55.005. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra. Viewed 24 April 2014, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/ |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | See also Person—first language spoken, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN} Community Services (retired), Standard 13/10/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health!, Standard 13/10/2011 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 13/10/2011 See also Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN} Children and Families, Superseded 20/01/2021 Community Services (retired), Standard 13/10/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health!, Superseded 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 13/10/2011 See also Person—preferred language, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN} Community Services (retired), Standard 13/10/2011 Health!, Superseded 25/01/2018 Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 13/10/2011 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 27/06/2017 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Hospital patient experience DSS 2014- Health!, Recorded 11/10/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 |