Examining the validity and utility of two secondary sources of food environment data against street audits in England

Table 1 Definitions of the Six Environment Types

Environment Type	IMD Deciles^a	Rural/Urban Classifications
Urban Affluent	urban IMD deciles 8–10	A1, B1, C1, C2
Urban Middle Affluence	urban IMD deciles 4–7	A1, B1, C1, C2
Urban Deprived	urban IMD deciles 1–3	A1, B1, C1, C2
Rural Affluent	rural IMD deciles 8–10	D1, D2, E1, E2
Rural Middle Affluence	rural IMD deciles 4–7	D1, D2, E1, E2
Rural Deprived	rural IMD deciles 1–3	D1, D2, E1, E2

Note. A1: Urban major conurbation; B1: Urban minor conurbation; C1: Urban city and town; C2: Urban city and town in a sparse setting; D1: Rural town and fringe; D2: Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting; E1: Rural village and dispersed; E2: Rural village and dispersed in a sparse setting; IMD Index of multiple deprivation
^aIMD deciles were calculated separately for urban and rural environments as described in the main text

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