Organization | Field Name | ID | Required |
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KCR | Beale Code 2003 (BealeCode2003) | 31470 | Calculated |
NAACCR | RuralUrban Continuum 2003 | Calculated |
Field Length: 2
This rural-urban continuum code classifies all U.S. counties by the degree of urbanization and adjacency to a metropolitan area. This code is used in determining eligibility for several Federal programs, and allows researchers to break county-level data into finer residential groups than the standard metro/non-metro.
These codes are based on the June 2003 definition of metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties as determined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Note: Adjacent counties must not only be physically adjacent to a metropolitan area, but have at least 2 percent of the employed labor force in the non-metro county commuting to central metro counties.
For more information about the rural-urban continuum codes contact:
Calvin Beale (202-694-5416).
*BEALE CODE
Code | Description |
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1 | Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more |
2 | Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population |
3 | Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population |
4 | Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to metro area |
5 | Urban population of 20,000 or more, not adjacent to a metro area |
6 | Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area |
7 | Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, not adjacent to a metro area |
8 | Rural, adjacent to a metro area |
9 | Rural, not adjacent to a metro area |
98 | Program run; not in table; outside of state of reporting institution |
99 | Unknown |
-1 | Program not run; record not coded |
This code is calculated from the patient’s county of residence at the time of diagnosis. It is not shown on the data entry screen; however, it is available for data analysis.