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Re: [Gnumed-devel] Estimated age
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Liz |
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Re: [Gnumed-devel] Estimated age |
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Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:30:39 +1100 |
On Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:41:01 +0000
"Busser, Jim" <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 2012-01-20, at 12:26 AM, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
>
> > Maybe we just add a .dob_is_estimated field next to the .dob field.
>
> Which is maybe a simpler solution than what I came up with - see
> screenshot for possible appearance.
>
> What would be the data type of this value? Would it be a *date*
> wherein the user would, in the case of "estimated 80 years" enter
>
> Jan 1, 2002
>
> or would they enter Jan 20, 1932 (i.e relative to current
> date)
>
> or would they enter only 1932 (which is not a date at all)
>
> Also, should such a value be represented on the screen (to make clear
> that the actual dob is not known with certainty) by use of a tilde ~
>
> ??
>
> -- JIm
In places where a small number of people don't know their dob, we
customarily use 1st January.
Where a large number of people are involved, they use 1st January and
1st July.
Local customs could already have this one sorted out.