THE RETROSPECTIVE CONSTRUCTION OF METROPOLITAN-AREAS FOR LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS - AN APPLICATION TO RACIAL OCCUPATIONAL INEQUALITY Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We analyze a theoretical model of racial occupational inequality using alternative boundary definitions for southern metropolitan areas. These include both "fixed" and "decade-specific" metropolitan boundary definitions. The findings show remarkable consistency among the statistical results across the two types of definitions. Our analysis suggests that defining Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas according to a specified time point and moving back in time can yield important benefits to the researcher, including larger sample sizes with increased statistical power. Implications for future research are discussed. 1990.

published proceedings

  • SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

author list (cited authors)

  • BURR, J. A., GALLE, O. R., & FOSSETT, M. A.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • BURR, JA||GALLE, OR||FOSSETT, MA

publication date

  • September 1990