The North-South Divide - examples

The line we have drawn is informed by countless examples of maps that have been drawn using data on various aspects of British life. These are six examples; the reports/websites from which they are taken are listed lower down the page. Access to elite universities.1 People aged 60-74 with Limiting Long-term Illness. 1 Changes in death rates 1980s–early 1990s not accounted for by class or employment. 2 Change in long-term unemployment rates (1983-93), 16-64 year olds. 2 Average house price by decile area 2003. 3 General election 2005; notional winner by 2007 parliamentary constituency. 4

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Map 1. Access to elite universities Map 2. People aged 60-74 with Limiting Long-term Illness Map 3. Changes in death rates 1980s–early 1990s not accounted for by class or employment Map 4. Change in long-term unemployment rates (1983-93), 16-64 year olds Map 5. Average house price by decile area 2003 Map 6. General election 2005; notional winner by 2007 parliamentary constituency

 

References

1. Identity in Britain: A cradle-to-grave atlas. Thomas, B. and Dorling, D. 2007, Bristol: Policy Press.
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2. Inequalities in life and death: what if Britain were more equal? R. Mitchell, D. Dorling and M. Shaw, The Policy Press, Bristol, 2000, in association with JRF, pp. 68, ISBN 1-86134-234-9
   Report (2.5MB PDF)
3. Thomas, B. and Dorling, D. (2004) Know Your Place: Housing wealth and inequality in Great Britain 1980-2003 and beyond. Published in the Shelter book The Great Divide: an analysis of housing inequality.
   Report (1.4 MB PDF)
4. Exploratory work mapping election results, SASI group and Michael Thrasher