Group Membership

https://publicschema.org/GroupMembership

normative

The link between a Person and a Group, carrying the role the person plays within that group membership (such as head, spouse, child, owner, operator, or worker). Applicable role values depend on the kind of group. This link allows a person to belong to multiple groups at the same time.

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Properties

Property Type Definition
Person concept:Person A reference to the individual Person this record relates to.
Group concept:Group includes Family, InformalGroup, Household The group to which the person belongs.
Role string (group-role)
The role recorded for the person within the group membership. Applicable values depend on the kind of group (for example head, spouse, child, owner, operator, or worker).
Start date date The date on which this became effective.
End date date
The last day on which this is effective. A period includes both its start date and its end date, so a period that applies only on 30 June 2026 has start date 2026-06-30 and end date 2026-06-30.
Is active boolean
Whether the membership or relationship is currently in effect, as opposed to expired, suspended, or terminated.

Evidence

Present in 5 of 6 mapped delivery systems.

Standard Equivalent Match
DCI Core Member broad
DCI Member conflates group membership with an extended person profile (demographics, disability, employment); PublicSchema separates the join (GroupMembership) from the person record (Person)

Referenced by this concept

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