The Scale of Dissimilarity
Concepts, Measurement and an Application to Socio‐Economic Variation Across England and Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8964253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Voas (0000-0003-4094-1369, University of Liverpool, corresponding author), Paul Williamson (0000-0002-5243-4324, University of Liverpool) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 465-481 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0020-2754.2000.00465.x |
| OpenAlex | W2049721502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 30 |
The paper considers the scale – the measure, extent, and dimension – of uneven distributions in space for a wide range of census variables. While the traditional ‘index of dissimilarity’ is affected by random as well as social factors, a solution presented here allows the index to be calculated even for very small populations. Small areas across England and Wales tend to be fairly similar demographically but quite diverse on ethnic and socio‐economic measures. Differences between areas become more noticeable as we move from districts, to wards, to enumeration districts, but the rate of differentiation depends heavily on the variables considered
Cartography · Census · Demographic economics · Dimension (graph theory · Econometrics · Economic geography · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Index (typography · Index of dissimilarity · Population · Range (aeronautics · Regional science · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Statistics · Variation (astronomy · Computer Science · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Mathematics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Citations per year | 1,32 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2024 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |