The alphabetic sex code may have the values shown in the first column of this table. Some older banders may use numeric sex codes, shown in the second column.
| Code | Old code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
M | 4 | Male. |
F | 5 | Female. |
U | 0 | Unknown. |
X | Sexing not attempted. |
As with the age group, the sex code is followed by up to two how-sexed codes; see Section 4.7, “How-codes”.