Singleton, A;
Pavlis, M;
Longley, PA;
(2016)
The stability of geodemographic cluster assignments over an intercensal period.
Journal of Geographical Systems
, 18
(2)
pp. 97-123.
10.1007/s10109-016-0226-x.
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Abstract
A geodemographic classification provides a set of categorical summaries of the built and socio-economic characteristics of small geographic areas. Many classifications, including that developed in this paper, are created entirely from data extracted from a single decennial census of population. Such classifications are often criticised as becoming less useful over time because of the changing composition of small geographic areas. This paper presents a methodology for exploring the veracity of this assertion, by examining changes in UK census-based geodemographic indicators over time, as well as a substantive interpretation of the overall results. We present an innovative methodology that classifies both 2001 and 2011 census data inputs utilising a unified geography and set of attributes to create a classification that spans both census periods. Through this classification, we examine the temporal stability of the clusters and whether other secondary data sources and internal measures might usefully indicate local uncertainties in such a classification during an intercensal period.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The stability of geodemographic cluster assignments over an intercensal period |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10109-016-0226-x |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10109-016-0226-x |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2016, The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1493855 |
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