The stability of geodemographic cluster assignments over an intercensal period
The stability of geodemographic cluster assignments over an intercensal period
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DOI：
10.1007/s10109-016-0226-x
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发表时间：
2016-04-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Longley, Paul A.
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作者：
Singleton, Alexander;Pavlis, Michail;Longley, Paul A.
地理人口分类提供了一套小地理区域的建筑和社会经济特征的分类摘要。许多分类，包括本文所述的分类，完全是从一次十年一次的人口普查中提取的数据创建的。由于小地理区域的组成不断变化，这种分类经常被批评为随着时间的推移变得不那么有用。本文提出了一种方法来探索这一论断的准确性，通过研究英国人口普查为基础的地理人口指标随着时间的推移，以及对整体结果的实质性解释的变化。我们提出了一种创新的方法，对2001年和2011年的人口普查数据输入进行分类，利用统一的地理和属性集来创建一个跨越两个人口普查时期的分类。通过这种分类，我们研究了集群的时间稳定性，以及其他二级数据源和内部措施是否可能有用地表明在这样的分类在一个普查间隔期间的地方不确定性。
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.