Classification of Workplace Zones for England and Wales (COWZ-EW)

<p>The Classification of Workplace Zones for England and Wales (COWZ-EW) is a geodemographic classification of the characteristics of Workplace Zones (WZs), based on data from the 2011 Census of England and Wales. It categorises WZs based on their similarity in terms of a range of census variables.</p>
<p>48 Census variables were selected for their ability to differentiate different types of workers and workplaces, and a k-means clustering technique was used to generate 7 Supergroups and subdivide each of these into a varying number of Groups, giving 29 Groups in total. More details on the methodology can be found in the User Guide (available from the Download link above).</p>
<p>Status: This is an interim product (for England and Wales) released in response to strong user interest whilst a full UK-wide classification is being developed.</p>
<p>Adapted from data from the Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. 2011 Census Workplace Zone boundaries, 2011 Census data tables © Crown copyright and database right 2015</p>

<p>英格兰与威尔士职场区域分类（COWZ-EW）是一项基于2011年英格兰与威尔士人口普查数据的职场区域（WZs）特征的地域人口统计分类。该分类根据一系列人口普查变量在职场区域之间的相似性进行分类。</p><p>选取了48个人口普查变量，这些变量能够有效区分不同类型的工作者与工作场所。运用k-means聚类技术，生成了7个超级组和将每个超级组细分为不同数量的组别，总计29个组别。关于方法的更多详细信息可在用户指南中找到（可通过上述下载链接获取）。</p><p>状态：这是针对英格兰和威尔士的一个临时产品，在全面英国范围内的分类正在开发期间，为了响应用户强烈的兴趣而发布。</p><p>数据来源：国家统计局提供，根据开放政府许可v.3.0许可。2011年人口普查职场区域边界、2011年人口普查数据表版权所有©英国王室2015年数据库权利。</p>