Format/Length:	n1
National Codes:
Default Codes:	8 - Not applicable
	9 - BIRTH ORDER not known

Notes:
BIRTH ORDER is the same as attribute BIRTH ORDER.

BIRTH ORDER records the sequence in which the baby was born, with 1 indicating the first or only birth in the sequence (i.e. singleton), 2 indicating the second birth in the sequence, 3 indicating the third, and so on.

Note: the Default Code description for 9 - Not known has been updated. The Data Set specifications that contain this item will be updated in the next version of the Information Standard where it is not already correct.