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HUTCHENS: Stata module to calculate the Hutchens `square root' segregation index with optional decompositions by subgroup

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  • Stephen P. Jenkins

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

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Stata

Abstract

hutchens computes the `square root' segregation index proposed by Hutchens (International Economic Review, 2004) from individual-level data. Hutchens shows that this index, call it S, satisfies seven desirable properties for a good numerical measure of segregation. In particular, S is additively decomposable by population subgroup: total segregation may be expressed as the sum of within-group segregation (a weighted sum of S across subgroups) plus between-group segregation. S lies on the unit interval, with zero representing the complete absence of segregation, and one representing complete segregation. If two distributions are unambiguously ordered according to a pair of (non-intersecting) segregation curves, then S will also order the distributions in the same way.

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  • Stephen P. Jenkins, 2006. "HUTCHENS: Stata module to calculate the Hutchens `square root' segregation index with optional decompositions by subgroup," Statistical Software Components S456601, Boston College Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:boc:bocode:s456601
    Note: This module should be installed from within Stata 8 by typing "ssc install hutchens". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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