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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 2 Indicators (correlates) and dimensions used in the study

From: From South Asia to Southern Europe: a comparative analysis of Sri Lankans’ residential segregation in the main Italian cities using high-resolution data on regular lattice geographies

Dimensions

Indicators

Sources

Demographics

– Mean growth rates for Italian and foreign residents between 2001 and 2011

– Proportion of foreign residents over the total resident population in 2001

– Proportion of large families (more than 5 members) over the total number of families in 2011

Istat, General

Population and Housing Census

Tenure status

– Proportion of renter families over the total number of families in 2011

Istat, General

Population and Housing Census

Labour and education

– Unemployment rate in 2011

– Proportion of individuals with lower secondary education or less in 2011

Istat, General

Population and Housing Census

Real estate

– Mean rent cost for residential properties in 2011

Italian Revenue Agency

Osservatorio del Mercato Immobiliare (OMI)—Real Estate Market Observatory

Building environments

– Proportion of buildings in very poor condition in 2011

Istat, General Population and Housing Census