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Description
The Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification provides a consistent way of defining urban and rural areas across Scotland. The classification is based upon two main criteria: (i) population as defined by the National Records of Scotland, and (ii) accessibility based on drive time analysis to differentiate between accessible and remote areas in Scotland.
The classification distinguishes between urban, rural and remote areas within Scotland and includes the following categories:
1 - Large Urban Areas Settlements of over 125,000 people;
2 - Other Urban Areas Settlements of 10,000 to 125,000 people;
3 - Accessible Small Towns Settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more;
4 - Remote Small Towns Settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more;
5 - Accessible Rural Settlements of less than 3,000 people and within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more;
6 - Remote Rural Settlements of less than 3,000 people and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more.
Further information can be accessed here: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/Methodology/UrbanRuralClassification
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Accuracy and Reliability
Data zones are assigned to the 6-fold urban rural classification. Each data zone has been assigned to the category of the classification for which the majority of its census output areas lie. Data zones were not designed to nest within the urban rural classification and as a result some data zones do straddle the urban rural classification. A measure of the effect of straddling can be determined by the percentage of output areas which are assigned to the same category under the data zone classification and the census output area classification.
Coherence and Comparability
The urban rural classification is the standard definition used to define rural areas in Scotland.
Accessibility and Clarity
Data zone and postcode lookups are released in text file format when the urban rural classification is updated.
They can be accessed here: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/Methodology/UrbanRuralClassification
Relevance
The Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification provides a standard definition of rural areas in Scotland. The Scottish Government acknowledges that issues such as transport, education and health can have a particular impact on rural communities and seeks to reflect this in mainstream policy development. This classification aids in developing our understanding of the issues facing urban, rural and remote Scotland.
Timeliness and Punctuality
This classification is updated every two years to incorporate the most recent Small Area Population Estimates produced by National Records of Scotland and Royal Mail Postcode Address File.
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Dimensions Linked Data
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Reference Area
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Reference Period
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Measure Type
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The data in this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/urban-rural-classification
The data structure definition for this data cube dataset is stored in the same graph as the data: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/urban-rural-classification
All other metadata about this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/urban-rural-classification/metadata
Linked Data Resources
A breakdown by type of the 46,014 resources in this dataset's data graph.
| Resource type | Number of resources |
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| Collection | 2 |
| Component specification | 5 |
| Data structure definition | 1 |
| Observation | 46,006 |
All metadata
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Accessibility and Clarity http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/accessibility-and-clarity
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Data zone and postcode lookups are released in text file format when the urban rural classification is updated. They can be accessed here: [http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/Methodology/UrbanRuralClassification](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/Methodology/UrbanRuralClassification) xsd:string
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Accuracy and Reliability http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/accuracy-and-reliability
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Data zones are assigned to the 6-fold urban rural classification. Each data zone has been assigned to the category of the classification for which the majority of its census output areas lie. Data zones were not designed to nest within the urban rural classification and as a result some data zones do straddle the urban rural classification. A measure of the effect of straddling can be determined by the percentage of output areas which are assigned to the same category under the data zone classification and the census output area classification. xsd:string
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Urban Rural Classification (6-Fold) xsd:string
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Comparability and Coherence http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/comparability-and-coherence
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The urban rural classification is the standard definition used to define rural areas in Scotland. xsd:string
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Contact email http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#contactEmail
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Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/scottish-government
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July 29, 2014 02:00 xsd:dateTime
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August 12, 2016 12:58 xsd:dateTime
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The Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification provides a consistent way of defining urban and rural areas across Scotland. The classification is based upon two main criteria: (i) population as defined by the National Records of Scotland, and (ii) accessibility based on drive time analysis to differentiate between accessible and remote areas in Scotland. The classification distinguishes between urban, rural and remote areas within Scotland and includes the following categories: 1 - Large Urban Areas Settlements of over 125,000 people; 2 - Other Urban Areas Settlements of 10,000 to 125,000 people; 3 - Accessible Small Towns Settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more; 4 - Remote Small Towns Settlements of between 3,000 and 10,000 people and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more; 5 - Accessible Rural Settlements of less than 3,000 people and within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more; 6 - Remote Rural Settlements of less than 3,000 people and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a settlement of 10,000 or more. Further information can be accessed here: [http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/Methodology/UrbanRuralClassification](http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/Methodology/UrbanRuralClassification) xsd:string
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Graph http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#graph
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In folder http://publishmydata.com/def/ontology/folder/inFolder
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Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/organisations/scottish-government
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Geography http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/geography
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Urban Rural Classification (6-Fold) xsd:string
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Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/scottish-government
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Relevance http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/relevance
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The Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification provides a standard definition of rural areas in Scotland. The Scottish Government acknowledges that issues such as transport, education and health can have a particular impact on rural communities and seeks to reflect this in mainstream policy development. This classification aids in developing our understanding of the issues facing urban, rural and remote Scotland. xsd:string
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Population http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/population
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Timeliness and Punctuality http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/timeliness-and-punctuality
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This classification is updated every two years to incorporate the most recent Small Area Population Estimates produced by National Records of Scotland and Royal Mail Postcode Address File. xsd:string
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Urban Rural Classification (6-Fold) xsd:string
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Data set http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#DataSet
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Dataset http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#Dataset
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dataset http://rdfs.org/ns/void#Dataset
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Dataset http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Dataset
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http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/urban-rural-classification http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/urban-rural-classification
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