Code value

Code description

Detailed explanation

L

Not significant, either:

• not collected

or

• collected under own heading 

Used for a variable of low prevalence: 

• when some data are not reported/disseminated because the data is not collected

or

• when the data is collected under own heading e.g. in order to monitor the evolution of the variable over time

• W1000T has  "OBS_STATUS"="L". The variable is not collected. In the dataset, this variable is "0" for all records, because "0" is used in this case.
  
  
• E0000T_ORG has "OBS_STATUS"="L". The variable has data different from "0" for at least one record. The extrapolated total for this variable is different from "0".

N

Not significant, collected in another heading

Used for a variable of low prevalence. The data for this variable is collected. It is not collected under own heading, but it is collected under an alternative heading (field ALT_VARIABLE in the NSNE file).

M

Not existent, missing value, data cannot exist

Used to indicate a true zero

O1000T has  "OBS_STATUS"="M". The variable does not exist. In the dataset, this variable is "0" for all records.