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Title: Measuring Residential Segregation

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Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: We develop a new measure of residential segregation based on individual-level data. We exploit complete census manuscript files to derive a measure of segregation based upon the racial similarity of next door neighbors. Our measure overcomes several of the shortcomings of traditional segregation indices and allows for a much richer view of the variation in segregation patterns across time and space. With our new measure, we can distinguish between the effects of increasing the racial homogeneity of a location and of increasing the tendency to segregate within a location given a particular racial composition. We provide estimates of how our new measure relates to traditional segregation measures and historical factors. We also show how the segregation measure is related to the health outcomes of African Americans through late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We conclude with a discussion of how this measure can be used in a variety of ways to improve and extend the analysis of segregation and its effects.

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Authors: Logan, Trevon, D; Parman, John, M

Publisher: The Ohio State University

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Topics: Housing and Segregation

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