Documentation for individual data value

Behind the Vision of Britain web site is a true data library, a collection of individual statistics each with its own metadata to tell users what it means. These metadata also control how the system visualises statistical data through graphs and maps. This is what we know about the particular data value you selected:

Attribute Value Meaning
Identifier 15616255 This number locates the particular value within the data table; it is like an accession number in a conventional library.
Value 7 This is the data value itself.
Date(s) covered January 1st, 1953 to
December 31st, 1953
We store dates within a date object, which can hold anything from a simple year value, for a census, to a period defined by two calendar dates.
Administrative area covered 10001754 Eastry RD
Meaning (DDS cell reference) BIRTH_SEX_LEGIT:ill/male Cell within nCube N_BIRTH_SEX_LEGIT: Births by legitimacy & sex
DimensionVariableCategory
1 Legitimacy Illegitimate
2 Sex Male
Universe: All Births
Source RG_SR Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) ,
Status P Public. Visible in both graphics and tables.
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