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Description The National Statistics Area Classification provides a simple indicator of the characteristics of the area based on a range of census data
Geographic units Output Area (OA), Local Authority District (LAD)
Source Office for National Statistics (ONS): using Census 2001 data

Description Area Classifications is used to group together geographic areas according to key characteristics common to the population in that grouping. These groupings are called clusters, and are derived using census data.
Geographic units Output Area (OA), Ward, Local Authority District (LAD)
Source Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Description Classification of whether a small area is a village hamlet or isolated dwelling, a town or fringe area (part of a settlement with less than 10,000 people) or an urban area (over 10,000 population)
Geographic units Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), Ward
Source Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Description The National Statistics Area Classification provides a simple indicator of the characteristics of the area based on a range of census data. The 'Distance from Centroids' dataset contains the distances between each SOA or DZ and the cluster centre measured in Euclidean Distance. The smaller the distance, the stronger the association.
Geographic units Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA)
Source Office for National Statistics (ONS): using Census 2001 data

Description The National Statistics Area Classification provides a simple indicator of the characteristics of the area based on a range of census data. The Standard Source Data refers to the census variables used to devise the classification.
Geographic units Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA)
Source Office for National Statistics (ONS): using Census 2001 data

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