The ICF recognises the importance of personal factors in the framework of Figure 2.1 but does not attempt to enumerate or classify them.
It is recommended that Australian users refer to national standard data elements in the national data dictionaries (AIHW 2000, 2003a) for items such as the following:
Demographic characteristics
Date of birth
Sex
Socio cultural characteristics
Indigenous status
Country of birth
Education characteristics
Education level
Labour characteristics
Employment status
Labour force status
Income characteristics
Principal source of income
Accommodation, living characteristics
Dwelling
Homelessness
Living arrangements
Residential setting
Address
Geographic location