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1266.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG), 1996
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Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/11/1996
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Explanatory notes
Introduction
Definition of religion
Scope of the classification
Classification criteria and their application
Design constraints
Classification structure and expanded classification
Code scheme
Editing, coding, storage and presentation of data
Chapter 2: Classification structure
Broad groups
Broad and narrow groups
Broad, narrow and religious groups
Expanded structure
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Other Religions
No Religion
Appendix 1: Supplementary codes
Appendix 2: Coding index: alphabetical order
A
B
C
D, E
F, G
H, I
J, K, L
M, N
O, P
Q, R
S
T, U
V, W, X, Y, Z
Appendix 3. Coding index: Numerical order
0000
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
Concordance: 1991 to 1996
Concordance: 1996 to 1991
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This page first published 30 September 1999, last updated 20 June 2006
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