TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Impact of ancestry categorisations on residential segregation measures using Swedish register data
JO  - Scandinavian journal of public health
A1  - Jarvis, Benjamin
A1  - Kawalerowicz, Juta
A1  - Valdez, Sarah
SP  - 62
EP  - 65
VL  - 45
IS  - 17
N2  - AIM: Country-of-birth data contained in registers are often aggregated to create broad ancestry group categories. We examine how measures of residential segregation vary according to levels of aggregation. <br><br>METHOD: We use Swedish register data to calculate pairwise dissimilarity indices from 1990 to 2012 for ancestry groups defined at four nested levels of aggregation: (1) micro-groups containing 50 categories, (2) meso-groups containing 16 categories, (3) macro-groups containing six categories and (4) a broad Western/non-Western binary. <br><br>RESULTS: We find variation in segregation levels between ancestry groups that is obscured by data aggregation. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that the practice of aggregating country-of-birth statistics in register data can hinder the ability to identify highly segregated groups and therefore design effective policy to remedy both intergroup and intergenerational inequalities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1403-4948
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494817702341
ID  - ref1
ER  -