Neighbourhoods and area statistics in the post 2001 census era |
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Authors: | David Martin |
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Institution: | School of Geography, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ Email: |
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Abstract: | This paper examines the current interest in neighbourhood-based policy in England and considers the extent to which the output geography developed for the 2001 census helps to meet the need for neighbourhood-based data. The characteristics of the new census output geography are presented, and the difficulties of creating meaningful neighbourhood geographies from statistical reporting units reviewed. The new geography will provide a much improved basis for the consolidation of data from official administrative sources, but additional challenges are also discussed in relation to the future of census data collection and publication. |
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Keywords: | England neighbourhood policy census data output area zone design |
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