Format/Length:	n1
HES Item:	SEX
National Codes:	See PERSON GENDER CODE
Default Codes:

Notes:
SEX is the same as the attribute PERSON GENDER CODE.

SEX will be replaced with PERSON STATED GENDER CODE or PERSON PHENOTYPIC SEX, which is the most recent approved national information standard to describe the required definition.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	SEX