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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Longitudinal Small Business Survey, Year One, 2015

Variable Details

VariableURBRUR1_2015
LabelDetailed urban/rural categorisation from postcode
Responses
1 Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings [EW] 1121
2 Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings in a sparse setting [EW] 155
3 Rural town and fringe [EW] 1187
4 Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting [EW] 126
5 Rural village [EW] 1091
6 Rural village in a sparse setting [EW] 84
7 Urban city and town [EW] 5930
8 Urban city and town in a sparse setting [EW] 43
9 Urban major conurbation [EW] 3790
10 Urban minor conurbation [EW] 350
11 Accessible Rural [S] 194
12 Accessible Rural Areas [S] 4
13 Accessible Small Towns [S] 64
14 Large Urban Areas [S] 375
15 Large Urban Areas (125,000+ people) [S] 4
16 Other Urban Areas [S] 241
17 Other Urban Areas (10,000-125,000 people) [S] 3
18 Remote Rural [S] 62
19 Remote Rural Areas [S] 1
20 Remote Small Towns [S] 39
21 Very Remote Rural [S] 70
22 Very Remote Small Towns [S] 32
23 Very Remote Small Towns (3,000-10,000 people)[S] 1
24 Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area [NI] 164
25 Derry Urban Area [NI] 21
26 Intermediate Settlement [NI] 9
27 Large Town [NI] 56
28 Medium Town [NI] 35
29 Small Town [NI] 40
30 Small Village, Hamlet or Open Countryside [NI] 154
31 Village [NI] 15
32 Not provided 41
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLongitudinal Small Business Survey, Year One, 2015
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