Parallel lives? Ethnic segregation in the playground and the neighbourhood

Simon Burgess (), Ruth Lupton and Deborah Wilson

The Centre for Market and Public Organisation from The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK

Abstract: We provide evidence on the extent of ethnic segregation experienced by children across secondary schools and neighbourhoods (wards). Using 2001 Schools Census and Population Census data we employ the indices of dissimilarity and isolation and compare patterns of segregation across nine ethnic groups, and across Local Education Authorities in England. Looking at both schools and neighbourhoods, we find high levels of segregation for the different groups, along with considerable variation across England. We find consistently higher segregation for South Asian pupils than for Black pupils. For most ethnic groups children are more segregated in the playground than in their neighbourhood. We analyse the relative degree of segregation and show that high population density is associated with high relative school segregation.

Keywords: discrimination; education; peer groups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J42 J7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 51 pages
Date: 2004-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eec, nep-geo and nep-ure
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