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Scale, Factor Analyses, and Neighborhood Effects

2004; Wiley; Volume: 36; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1353/geo.2004.0016

1538-4632

Ron Johnston, Kelvyn Jones, Simon Burgess, Carol Propper, Rebecca Sarker, Anne Bolster,

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Geographical AnalysisVolume 36, Issue 4 p. 350-368 Free Access Scale, Factor Analyses, and Neighborhood Effects Ron Johnston, Ron Johnston Ron Johnston and Kelvyn Jones are professors in the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol ([email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorKelvyn Jones, Kelvyn Jones Ron Johnston and Kelvyn Jones are professors in the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol ([email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorSimon Burgess, Simon Burgess Simon Burgess and Carol Propper are professors and Rebecca Sarker and Anne Bolster are research fellows in the Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation in the Department of Economics, University of Bristol.Search for more papers by this authorCarol Propper, Carol Propper Simon Burgess and Carol Propper are professors and Rebecca Sarker and Anne Bolster are research fellows in the Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation in the Department of Economics, University of Bristol.Search for more papers by this authorRebecca Sarker, Rebecca Sarker Simon Burgess and Carol Propper are professors and Rebecca Sarker and Anne Bolster are research fellows in the Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation in the Department of Economics, University of Bristol.Search for more papers by this authorAnne Bolster, Anne Bolster Simon Burgess and Carol Propper are professors and Rebecca Sarker and Anne Bolster are research fellows in the Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation in the Department of Economics, University of Bristol.Search for more papers by this author Ron Johnston, Ron Johnston Ron Johnston and Kelvyn Jones are professors in the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol ([email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorKelvyn Jones, Kelvyn Jones Ron Johnston and Kelvyn Jones are professors in the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol ([email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorSimon Burgess, Simon Burgess Simon Burgess and Carol Propper are professors and Rebecca Sarker and Anne Bolster are research fellows in the Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation in the Department of Economics, University of Bristol.Search for more papers by this authorCarol Propper, Carol Propper Simon Burgess and Carol Propper are professors and Rebecca Sarker and Anne Bolster are research fellows in the Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation in the Department of Economics, University of Bristol.Search for more papers by this authorRebecca Sarker, Rebecca Sarker Simon Burgess and Carol Propper are professors and Rebecca Sarker and Anne Bolster are research fellows in the Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation in the Department of Economics, University of Bristol.Search for more papers by this authorAnne Bolster, Anne Bolster Simon Burgess and Carol Propper are professors and Rebecca Sarker and Anne Bolster are research fellows in the Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation in the Department of Economics, University of Bristol.Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 December 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-4632.2004.tb01141.xCitations: 38 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Studies of potential neighborhood effects have been constrained in most situations by the absence of small-area data generated to characterize the local contexts within which individuals operate. Using small-area data from the U.K. Census, this paper Illustrates the creation of bespoke neighborhoods—local areas defined separately for each individual in a sample survey—at a variety of scales, and their characterization using factor analysis techniques. Theories of neighborhood effects are uncertain as to the spatial scale at which the relevant processes operate, hence the value of exploring patterns consistent with those processes at a range of spatial scales. One problem with such comparative study is the incommensurability of regression coefficients derived from analyses using factor scores as the independent variables. 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