Description
The day, month and year of birth of a member of staff
Details
| Version: | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| First year: | 2000 |
| Last year: | 2008 |
| Field name: | STAFF-DOB |
| Element name: | Staff date of birth code |
Code format:
| Data Type: | Date |
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| Units: | YYYYMMDD, right justified (in each sub-field), with a leading zero (in each sub-field) if needed |
| Width: | 8 |
Classification
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| YYYYMMDD | Date of birth in YYYYMMDD format |
Coding notes
YYYYMMDD format:
- 1st 4 digits - Year sub-field (e.g. 1957)
- 2nd 2 digits - Month sub-field (e.g. 08)
- 3rd 2 digits - Day sub-field (e.g. 06)
Day and month sub-fields must be coded "99" if information is not collected or not provided.
Year sub-field data must be provided.
The following additional codes are used in DEST datasets but are NOT to be used by higher education providers:
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 99999999 | No Information |
Please refer to the Glossary for further information about terminology used in this document.
Input files
Higher Education Staff
- Full-Time and Fractional Full-Time File (FT)
Change History
Details of all versions of this data element can be found on its supporting information page.
Element #
403