Indigenous status Admin. status: CURRENT Date: 01/07/2005 Reporting status: SUPPORTING AND REPORTING DATA ELEMENT Identifying and definitional attributes Data element type: DATA ELEMENT Definition: Whether or not the person identifies themselves as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin. Context: Significant health disadvantage is experienced by Indigenous Australians across all age groups and for almost all diseases and conditions for which information is available (ABS/AIWA, The Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 1997). Given these gross inequalities in health status – and their likely impact on the need for and use of health and community services – there is a strong case for ensuring that information on the Indigenous status of clients is collected in the HACC program for planning, program accountability and service delivery purposes. Relational and representational attributes Data type: Numeric Representational form: Code Field size: Min: 1 Max: 1 Representational layout: N but not Torres Strait Islander origin Data domain: 1 Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin 2 Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin 3 Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin 4 Not stated/inadequately described (not for use in primary data 9 collections) Guide for use: The Australian Bureau of Statistics standard for the collection of information about Indigenous status includes codes 1, 2, 3 and 4. 4 Includes any person who is not of Indigenous Australian origin. South Sea Islanders should be coded under this category as per the explanation below (see Comment). Verification rules: Collection methods: This data element should be reported for both care recipients and their carer, if applicable, at the beginning of each HACC service episode. Agencies should always collect this information in a way that supports the coding options 1, 2, 3 and 4. That is, information about Indigenous
Indigenous status Admin. status: CURRENT Date: 01/07/2005 Reporting status: SUPPORTING AND REPORTING DATA ELEMENT Identifying and definitional attributes Data element type: DATA ELEMENT Definition: Whether or not the person identifies themselves as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin. Context: Significant health disadvantage is experienced by Indigenous Australians across all age groups and for almost all diseases and conditions for which information is available (ABS/AIWA, The Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 1997). Given these gross inequalities in health status – and their likely impact on the need for and use of health and community services – there is a strong case for ensuring that information on the Indigenous status of clients is collected in the HACC program for planning, program accountability and service delivery purposes. Relational and representational attributes Data type: Numeric Representational form: Code Field size: Min: 1 Max: 1 Representational layout: N Data domain: 1 2 3 4 9 but not Torres Strait Islander origin Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin Not stated/inadequately described (not for use in primary data collections) Guide for use: The Australian Bureau of Statistics standard for the collection of information about Indigenous status includes codes 1, 2, 3 and 4. 4 Includes any person who is not of Indigenous Australian origin. South Sea Islanders should be coded under this category as per the explanation below (see Comment). Verification rules: Collection methods: This data element should be reported for both care recipients and their carer, if applicable, at the beginning of each HACC service episode. Agencies should always collect this information in a way that supports the coding options 1, 2, 3 and 4. That is, information about Indigenous