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PCD5KM8
TablePW81x Access restricted - 1981 Census look-up - ward-level variables derived by Paul Wilkinson
Short description1981 Census ward level postcode density, 5km smoothed.
SourceCalculated by finding all population weighted census ward centroids within 5km of the target ward, giving a total number of postcodes and a total area. Data supplied in 1996 by Paul Wilkinson, Environmental Epidemiology Unit (London School of Hygiene and
Code notes0 - 410

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


Additional information

ValueLabel
id2638
m204namePAABGEO9
fullname(PW81x)PCD5KM8
descriptionThe number of postcodes per square kilometre (km), smoothed for a 5km radius.
codedas
sourceCalculated by finding all population weighted census ward centroids within 5km of the target ward, giving a total number of postcodes and a total area. Data supplied in 1996 by Paul Wilkinson, Environmental Epidemiology Unit (London School of Hygiene and
derivedY
codelistN
restrictedY
formatNumeric
length3
keywordSmall-area
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0PW81x

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