Summary information

Study title

Super Profile Group National Classification of 1981 Census Enumeration Districts

Creator

Openshaw, S., University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Department of Geography

Batey, P. W. J., University of Liverpool, Department of Civic Design

Brown, P. J. B., University of Liverpool, Department of Civic Design

Charlton, M. C., University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies

Wymer, C., University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies

Study number / PID

2165 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2165-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The aim of these data are to provide a <i>second generation</i> 1981 Census Enumeration District (ED) classification of Great Britain. Although developed with a view to target marketing and related activities in the private sector, the classifications also provide a powerful means of distinguishing national variations in socio-economic conditions for public sector applications.
Main Topics:

Fifty-five census-derived variables were used in developing the original Super Profile classification. A further ten were employed in deriving Super Profile Group aggregations of Super Profiles.
For a description of the classification methodology employed in deriving the original 150 Super Profile clusters, see Charlton, M., Openshaw, S., and Wymer, C., 'Some new classifications of census enumeration districts in Britain: a poor man's ACORN', <i>Journal of Economic and Social Measurement</i>, 13, 1985, pp. 69-96
The data in this study duplicate those held in SN:2346.

Censuses

Data collection period

01/01/1981

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

National

Census data

Demographic data

Administrative units (geographical/political)

Universe

Enumeration Districts in Great Britain

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1987

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

(1986) 'National classifications for 1981 Census Enumeration Districts: : Super Profiles and Super Profile Groups'