National Statistics Online - Product - 1991 Census Area Classification
1991 Census Area Classification
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ONS previously published a classification in 1996, based on 37 socio-economic and demographic variables from the 1991 Census. Since the original classification was produced, there have been substantial changes to the number, structure and boundaries of local and health authorities. The revised classification is produced for authorities as they existed at April 1999, using the same data and methodology as the original classification. This is a general-purpose classification designed to be readily accessible to anyone involved in marketing, data-profiling, education and monitoring trends. It produces two sets of results, first it identifies for each local and health authority, corresponding or 'most similar' authorities and secondly it groups authorities into Families, Groups and Clusters b... View more information about this product.
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