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The National Statistics Area Classification provides a simple indicator of the characteristics of the area based on a range of census data. The 'Distance from Centroids' dataset contains the distances between each SOA or DZ and the cluster centre measured in Euclidean Distance. The smaller the distance, the stronger the association. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS): using Census 2001 data Publisher: Neighbourhood Statistics Geographies: Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) Geographic coverage: England and Wales Time coverage: 2001 Notes: The National Statistics 2001 Area Classification of Output Areas is a powerful and effective way of summarising the complexity of census data. It provides a simple indicator of the characteristics of the area and of the similarity between areas, for comparative or targeting purposes, and as a variable for analysis with other data.