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Description
Age calculated at 31 December in the year prior to the reference year
Details
| Version: | 1.0 |
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| First year: | 2000 |
| Last year: | - |
| Field name: | AGE AT 31/12/YYYY-1 |
| Element name: | Age code |
Code format:
| Data Type: | Character |
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| Units: | Code (numeric), right justified, with a leading zero if needed |
| Width: | 2 |
Classification
| CODE | MEANING | DERIVATION |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | Student is born before 1900 or age is unknown | If (VAL (E550 (Reference Year)) minus VAL (four left‑most characters of E314 (Date if birth)) minus 1) < 12 or > 99 |
| 12 to 99 | Age | A value calculated thus: VAL (E550 (Reference year)) minus VAL (four leftmost characters of E314 (Date of birth)) minus 1 e.g. E550 = "1989" E314 = "19590305" E913 = "29" |
Coding notes
YYYYMMDD format:
- 1st 4 digits - Year sub‑field (e.g. 1986)
- 2nd 2 digits - Month sub‑field (e.g. 09)
- 3rd 2 digits - Day sub‑field (e.g. 01)
This element is not used in files provided to the department by universities; it is a "derived" element used in the department's output datasets.
Input files
Derived element