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LS variable metadata
| SPIKEIND |
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| Table | ME01x Access restricted - 2001 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Area identifier change indicator. 2001. |
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| Source | 2001 Census |
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| Code notes | Code 2 for 'initial extract only' did not have a final extract entry to allow coding on this variable. |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Location changed by One Number Census adjustments |
| 2 | Initial extract only |
| 3 | Original postcode (enumpc0) revised to final postcode (fpc0) |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 385 |
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| m204name | PAABME01 |
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| fullname | (ME01x)SPIKEIND |
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| description | Some LS member households were moved from one location to another in the final stages of 2001 Census data processing. This was partly ONC adjustment of 'spikes' or to do with revisions to postcodes (enumpc0 + revisions = fpc0). LS members should have been immune but about 270 cases were affected. Variables affected: all at ward or below, including output areas and grid references. Variables not affected: county district level area identifiers and above. |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 2001 Census |
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| derived | N |
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| codelist | Y |
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| restricted | Y |
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| length | 1 |
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| keyword | Geog |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | ME01x |
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