Included | Not Included |
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If difference between birthdates greater than 1 with all other variables an exact match | If only first initial (full first/given name not available) (even if other variables match) |
If month and day of birthdate were reversed | If difference between birthdates/year was greater than 2 |
If one digit of day or month of birth were reversed | If difference between birthdates/year was greater than 1 with at least 1 other variable that was not an exact match |
If there was an obvious typo or spelling mistake | If surname was very common (e.g. Mofokeng) and other variables were not perfect matches |
If the surnames differed but one could be assumed to be a nickname of the other | If date of birth was different by one or two days |
If the given names differed but one could be assumed to be a nickname of the other | If the Surname, Given Name/s and year of birth match perfectly but month and day of birth are different |
If all other variables matched perfectly but sex differed | |
If the Surname, Given Name/s and year of birth match but month/day in birthdate are missing | |
If surname sounds the same but is spelled differently and at least one of the given names and year of birth match |