Glossary of Terms In Administrative Data and Reports

Sex assigned at birth, for example as displayed on a person’s birth certificate. This is considered personal health information, only relevant to medical professionals, and therefore should NOT be collected as institutional data.

Definition provided by the Data Guidelines for Legal Sex and Gender, endorsed by the Data Governance Council Feb 20, 2024 and published at https://uwmadison.box.com/s/8m8ibkv81kxbmkl5ijafbpkm2onicnms