Format/Length:	an1
HES Item:
National Codes:	See SEXUAL ORIENTATION CODE
Default Codes:	9 - Unknown

Notes:
SEXUAL ORIENTATION (CURRENT) is the same as attribute SEXUAL ORIENTATION CODE.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION (CURRENT) is the current SEXUAL ORIENTATION of a PERSON.

For the purposes of the Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Activity Data Set, there is no requirement to report National Codes 4 'PERSON asked and does not know or is not sure' and 'Z Not Stated (PERSON asked but declined to provide a response)'.  National Codes 4 and Z should be mapped to '9 Unknown' for central reporting purposes.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS (CURRENT)