Table 3.

The number of human cases in each rurality class during 2005–2014, and the population size in 2006 and 2013, in the Manawatu region of New Zealand.

rurality scale	description	human cases	2006	2013
−3	highly rural/remote area	16	1572	1527
−2	rural area with low urban influence	103	8382	8316
−1	rural area with moderate urban influence	124	10 392	10 734
0	rural area with high urban influence	78	6579	7155
1	independent urban area	240	28 611	28 188
2	satellite urban area	187	19 725	20 526
3	main urban area	596	76 047	78 108