Religious background(RELIGIOUSBGROUND)


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Key

Value

Name
Religious background
Short Name
RELIGIOUSBGROUND
Parent Entity
TypeField
Applicable To
Northern Ireland
Coverage

All Students at providers in Northern Ireland where EntryProfile.PERMADDCOUNTRY = XG.

Description
This field records the religious background that the student was brought up in.
Notes

Students should be asked the question about the religion in which they were brought up prior to being asked about their current religion or belief.

This data is required at entry to a student's Engagement and is not required to be maintained throughout a student's Engagement.

Reason Required
DfE (NI) has a requirement under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to monitor and promote equality of opportunity in relation to services provided to students regardless of whether their religious background is Catholic, Protestant and Other Christian, Other religion or No religion.
Field Length
2
Quality RulesQuality Rules to follow
Minimum Occurrence
0
Maximum Occurrence
1
Primary Key?
False
Valid Values
CodeCoding Frame Label
20No religion
21Buddhist
24Christian - Roman Catholic
25Christian - Presbyterian Church in Ireland
26Christian - Church of Ireland
27Christian - Methodist Church in Ireland
28Christian - Other denomination
29Hindu
30Jewish
31Muslim
33Sikh
80Any other religion or belief
98Prefer not to say
99Not available
Revision History
Coding Manual VersionElement VersionNotes
1.0.01.0Valid Entry changes have been made following conversations with Statutory Customers regarding personal characteristics data.