The Volume 2 BCS-E specification identifies the data elements for the SES stratification in Data Element Table BCS-E-B-3. Although the table includes a data element for “Total,” a Total will not be included for SES stratifications when the IDSS is released.
This discrepancy will not affect organizations reporting BCS-E through the IDSS, because “Totals” are calculated values in the IDSS and are not included in an organization’s XML file.
The IDSS will not calculate a “Total” for the SES stratification; a “Total” is already calculated from the age stratifications, and would be redundant.
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