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Data and analysis from Census 2021

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  6. 2011 workplace-based area classification
  7. Classification of Workplace Zones for the UK pen portraits and radial plots

Classification of Workplace Zones for the UK pen portraits and radial plots

Pen portraits describe the clusters that make up the 2011 workplace-based area classifications. They provide an informal view of the characteristics of each Supergroup and Group. Radial plots for each of the Supergroups and Groups represent the values for each of the final census statistics, using a scale to represent the difference (either positive or negative) from the UK mean and parent Supergroup for that variable.

Last updated:
3 March 2023
  • Annex A – List of 63 intermediate variables in the Classification of Workplaces (COWZ) – UK

  • Annex B – Pen portraits and radial plots for COWZ UK – Supergroups

  • Annex C – Pen portraits and radial plots for COWZ UK - Groups

Please note that corrections were made in March 2023 (version 2), to the Group radial plots in Annex C, linked above. The Group labels and descriptions are unchanged.

Related downloads

  • Annex A – List of 63 intermediate variables in the Classification of Workplaces (COWZ) – UK (300.3 kB pdf)
  • Annex B – Pen portraits and radial plots for COWZ UK – Supergroups (913.5 kB pdf)
  • Annex C – Pen portraits and radial plots for COWZ UK - Groups (2.8 MB pdf)

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