Observation status flags
The observation status flags are not applicable for the purpose of the IFS and ADM data transmissions.
NSNE
Table 17 – Observation status flags
Code value | Code description | Detailed explanation | Examples |
L | Not significant, either:
or
| Used for a variable of low prevalence:
or
|
|
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). | C1700T has "OBS_STATUS"="N", then "ALT_VARIABLE"="C1900T" |
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. |
Confidentiality status flags
The confidentiality status flags are not applicable for the purpose of IFS, ADM and NSNE.
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