KindOfDataType
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Describes, with a string or a term from a controlled vocabulary, the kind of data documented in the logical product(s) of a study unit. Examples include survey data, census/enumeration data, administrative data, measurement data, assessment data, demographic data, voting data, etc.

Properties
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   :header: "Name","Type","","Description"
   :widths: 15,10,5,100

   "Type","string","0..1","Provides a description of the types of data described by the KindOfData element."

Properties Inherited from CodeValueType
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   :header: "Name","Type","","Description"
   :widths: 15,10,5,100

   "ControlledVocabularyID","string","0..1","The ID of the controlled vocabulary that the content was taken from."
   "ControlledVocabularyName","string","0..1","The name of the controlled vocabulary."
   "ControlledVocabularyAgencyName","string","0..1","The name of the agency maintaining the controlled vocabulary."
   "ControlledVocabularyVersionID","string","0..1","The version number of the controlled vocabulary."
   "OtherValue","string","0..1","If the value of the string is ""Other"" or the equivalent from the controlled vocabulary, this attribute can provide a more specific value not found in the controlled vocabulary."
   "ControlledVocabularyURN","string","0..1","The URN of the controlled vocabulary."
   "ControlledVocabularySchemeURN","string","0..1","If maintained within a scheme, the URN of the scheme containing the controlled vocabulary."

Properties Inherited from string
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No properties are inherited.


Item Type Hierarchy
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* string
    * :doc:`/composite-types/CodeValueType/index`
        * **KindOfDataType**


Relationships
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The following types reference this type.

* :doc:`/item-types/Group/index`
* :doc:`/item-types/StudyUnit/index`

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