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Gender identity

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Definition

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Gender identity

from

Digitising Social Care Glossary, v0.0.3

Digitising Social Care
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The gender identity of a person as stated by the person.

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Data descriptor

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Gender

from

CLD Guidance, release 1 (February 2023)

NHS England
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Gender is defined as the gender the individual considers themselves to be. ‘Other’ has been added for clients who do not identify as male or female. ‘Unknown’ should be used where the person's gender has not been recorded.

• Female
• Male
• Other
• Unknown

Data type: Defined list

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