title: Introducing the area classification of output areas.
abstract: This article provides a brief introduction to the Area Classification of Output Areas. The classification uses data from the 2001 Census to group the 223,060 output areas into groups of similarity based on their census attributes. The classification is freely available as a 'National Statistic' via the National Statistics website.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Sheffield.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vickers
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rees
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004651:Employment; D006798:Housing / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012923:Social Class; D006113:United Kingdom