4240.0.55.002 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2012  
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ADDRESS LINE

Technical name: N/A
METeOR identifier: N/A
METeOR definition: N/A
Note: This is an additional data element, requested for the following purposes:

  • geo-coding to ASGC 2011 (Collection District), Statistical area level 1 (SA1) ASGS 2011 and Mesh Block (MB) ASGS 2011 if jurisdictions are unable to undertake coding,
  • validating jurisdictional geo-coding,
  • validating matched SLKs, and
  • validating other address components.

Scope

Inclusions: For all children enrolled in a preschool program include:
  • The address line of the child's parent or guardian, with whom the child spends the majority of their time, which may include:
    • Apartment/Flat/Unit number (if any).
    • House/property number.
    • Street name.

Exclusions:
  • The post office box address of the child's parent or guardian.
  • The address line of any other parent or guardian of the child that is not the parent or guardian with whom the child spends the majority of their time.
  • Children not enrolled in a preschool program.

Underlying Concepts

Concept: Address line.
Nominal definition: The complete street address component of a child's address that identifies the child's place of usual residence.
Operational definition: The street address component of a child's parent or guardian's address, that identifies where the child's parent or guardian lives, reported for the parent or guardian with whom the child spends the majority of their time.
Supporting data elements: The following data elements are used in conjunction with Address line to geo-code an address to Collection District (CD), Statistical area level 1 (SA1) and Mesh Block (MB) for the data elements Area of usual residence - ASGC 2011 (Collection District), Statistical area level 1 (SA1) ASGS 2011 and Area of usual residence (Mesh Block) ASGS 2011.

Address line can also be used to validate CD codes, SA1 codes or other supplied address data elements.

Conceptual issues:
  • The Address line for the child should be reported using the concept of 'usual residence', which is nominally defined as 'the place where the person has or intends to live for 6 months or more'.
  • Operationally, the address details of the child's parent or guardian are recorded as it is assumed that the child lives with the parent or guardian and it is infeasible for children in scope of this collection to self-report. It is also not operationally possible to confirm whether the address provided on the service provider records is the place that the parent or guardian has or intends to live for 6 months or more, in accordance with the nominal definition of 'usual residence'.
  • Operationally, the Address line should reflect that of the parent or guardian with whom the child spends the majority of their time.

Standard Jurisdictional Output Categories

Representation class: Text
Data type: String
Format: [x(180)] 0 -180 characters, for example: Unit 1, 10 High Street.
Maximum character length: 180
Supplementary values:
    UNKNOWN - Not stated/inadequately described
    CONCEALED - Concealed Record

2.1.15 LEGAL VALUE CHECKS

Edit specificationsEdit resolution
1. If field is blank.Provide a valid address line, otherwise amend to ‘UNKNOWN’.
2.If field is a post office address.Provide a valid geographic address.


Guide for Use

If a jurisdiction is able to accurately code complete address information for CD, SA1 and MB, for the data elements Area of usual residence - ASGC 2011 (Collection District), Statistical area level 1 (SA1) ASGS 2011 and Area of usual residence (Mesh Block) ASGS 2011 there is no requirement to provide this data element. However, if jurisdictions do not provide Address line in addition to CD, SA1 and MB codes, detailed information on jurisdictional geo-coding processes and validations should be provided to the ABS.

Counting rules:
  • Collect the place of usual residence of the child's parent or guardian, obtained from the child's enrolment record.
  • Record the address line of the place of usual residence of the parent or guardian with whom the child spends the majority of their time. If the child spends 50% with one parent/guardian and 50% with the other, record the 1st address recorded.
  • Include those children who are living outside of the jurisdiction's borders, if the child attends preschool within the jurisdiction. For example, a child living in Queanbeyan that attends a preschool within Canberra, would be recorded within the ACT jurisdictional data set, not the NSW data set.
  • For children boarding at a boarding school, report the address of the child's parent or guardian, not the boarding school.

Classification Definitions

UNKNOWN – Not stated/inadequately described
For use when the address of the child’s parent or guardian is unknown, not stated, or inadequately described. Where the address is unknown, the ABS requests that jurisdictions identify the reason for the unknown response and document any follow-up process undertaken.

CONCEALED – Concealed Record
For use when the address of the child's parent or guardian is concealed/withheld to protect the child’s identity.

Other Information

Related aggregate data elements: No related aggregate data element.



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