Rob Calvert Jump
Educational attainment and the Brexit vote
Jump, Rob Calvert; Michell, Jo
Abstract
The Brexit vote is the most significant political event in recent British history. We present bivariate choropleth maps comparing the Leave vote share with age-adjusted secondary educational attainment. This provides an immediate visual representation of the spatial and bivariate correlations between these variables, as well as their geographical distribution. Only 12 of the 85 local authorities that voted Remain had lower than expected age-adjusted educational attainment; only 10 of the 95 local authorities in which the Leave vote share exceeded 60% had higher than expected age-adjusted educational attainment. While the effectiveness of choropleth maps for exploring the spatial characteristics of bivariate relationships has been discussed by a number of authors, our technique of using borders to highlight a threshold value appears to be under-utilised.
Citation
Jump, R. C., & Michell, J. (2020). Educational attainment and the Brexit vote. Environment and Planning A, 52(5), 829-832. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X19866465
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 9, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 31, 2019 |
Publication Date | Aug 1, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Jul 31, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 17, 2019 |
Journal | Environment and Planning A |
Print ISSN | 0308-518X |
Electronic ISSN | 1472-3409 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 52 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 829-832 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X19866465 |
Keywords | Brexit; education; choropleth |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1817735 |
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