Table 4.
Occupational Data for Health data dictionary: Data elements and descriptions for occupational data of household member(s) of a minor
| Data element | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Household member entity | ||
| Household member role | Code | Designates the relationship between the patient and the person whose job or work is identified. |
| Household member nickname | Text | User defined nickname or description of a unique household member. |
| Past or present job entity | ||
| Occupation | Code | Self-reported type of work done in this work situation or position (ie, job) by the household member. |
| Occupation description | Text | Self-reported brief description or title for this job’s occupation; only captured if a value set term is not identified. |
| Industry | Code | Self-reported kind of business (ie, primary business activity) conducted by the employing organization for this work situation or position (ie, job) of the household member. For voluntary work, this is the primary activity of the organization that engaged the household member. |
| Industry description | Text | Self-reported brief description or title for this job’s industry; only captured if a value set term is not identified. |
| Employer name | Text | Company, organization, or individual that provides compensation (either direct or indirect) for this job of the household member, as reported by the person. For military, this is the name of the home base. For voluntary work this is the organization that engaged the household member. |
| Usual work entity | ||
| Occupation | Code | Self-reported type of work performed for the longest amount of time during the household member’s life, regardless of the job currently held and regardless of whether or not the person performed this type of work for a continuous time. |
| Occupation description | Text | Self-reported brief description or title for usual occupation; only captured if a value set term is not identified. |
| Industry | Code | Self-reported kind of business (ie, primary business activity) in which the household member has worked the longest while in the usual occupation. |
| Industry description | Text | Self-reported brief description or title for usual industry; only captured if a value set term is not identified. |