Neighborhoods, ethnicity and school choice: Developing a statistical framework for geodemographic analysis

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 553-579

  Harris, Richard ^a   Johnston, Ron ^a   Burgess, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Geodemographics; Multilevel; Schools

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; ETHNICITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35848935673     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-007-9042-9     Document Type: Article

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