LOINC long common name : RuralUrban continuum 1993;
LOINC short name : RuralUrban continuum 1993;
LOINC description : The RuralUrban Continuum 1993 code, often referred to as the Beale Code, is generated
programmatically using Addr at DX--State [80] and County at DX [90]. It contains the
Rural-Urban Continuum code as provided by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
in 1993. The code is a 10-point continuum (00-09) measuring urban-rural status. Abstractors
do not enter these codes. The code has been expanded to 2 digits to accommodate areas
that are not included in the Rural Urban Continuum code table, such as Canadian provinces/territories
and U.S. territories. These areas will be coded with a value of 98. Records for nonresidents
of the state of reporting institution (County at DX 998) also will be coded 98.
If Addr at DX--State is XX, YY, or ZZ, the Rural Urban Continuum 93 code will be coded
as 99. If County at DX equals 999, the Rural Urban Continuum 1993 code will be coded
as 99. RuralUrban Continuum 1993 codes are provided for each county by the OMB and
consist of a 1-character rural-urban status, which is very useful for incidence and
mortality data analysis... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11;
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