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Identifier	Thesis 1798
Author	Desson, Leonard R., 1978-
Title	Socioeconomic Differentiation in the Hartford Capitol Region: Is it increasing?
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2005
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Urban residential structure has been shown to be differentiated by three main factors: socioeconomic status, family status and ethnic status. Additionally, socioeconomic inequality in urban areas has been shown to increase over time. These conclusions are drawn from quantitative studies of urban residential differentiation. While most studies of this nature occurred from 1950 to 1980, there are some recent studies that have shown both statements to still be valid. Recent studies also tend to focus on analyzing change over time, a method that is easier to perform now due to computer assisted analysis. It is the belief of this researcher that socioeconomic inequality is increasing in the Hartford Capitol Region. Anectdotal statistics on poverty and income over time support this theory. To test the hypothesis, a factorial ecology was performed for the region. Census tract data for the 29 municipalities of the Hartford Capitol Region was analyzed for 1990 and 2000 to determine the main factors responsible for residential differentiation. A principal component analysis was performed on the 29 variables to extract hybrid variables known as factors. These factors represent the underlying characteristics of residential differentiation. The analysis returned the same four main factors for 1990 and 2000: Urbanization, Socioeconomic Status, Youth and Women in Labor Force. The principal component analysis also returned factor scores for each census tract. These scores indicated the level of association or disassociation a particular tract has with each factor. These scores were linked to census tracts using a geographic information system (GIS). This allowed for analyzing spatial patterns of the factors and the change between 1990 and 2000. This analysis led to the conclusion that the spatial patterns of the factors describing residential differentiation did not show much change between 1990 and 2000. While the spatial patterns of the factors were similar for each year, the percent variance accounted for by the Socioeconomic Status factor increased from 17.8 percent to 24.2 percent. It was the only factor to show and increase in this statistic. This indicates that social inequality is describing more of the residential differentiation in 2000 than in 1990. The concept of 'continuity and change,' highlighted in other factorial ecologies analyzing change, is evident in the Hartford Capitol Region. The factors describing the overall residential structure are the same for both years, but their relative importance has shown a significant change. Future research on the residential structure of the Hartford Capitol Region should track social indicators to determine if social inequality is continuing to increase.
Subject	Hartford (Conn.) -- Social conditions Hartford (Conn.) -- Economic conditions Multiculturalism -- Connecticut -- Hartford
Department	Department of Geography
Advisor	Sommers, Brian J.
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713733925
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