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Measuring inequality in a cross-tabulation with ordered categories: from the Gini coefficient to the Tog coefficient.
- Source :
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International Journal of Social Research Methodology . Jan-Mar2000, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p. 6 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- This paper introduces the Tog coefficient, which can be used to measure the level of inequality in a cross-tabulation of two ordinal-level variables. The Gini coefficient is a standard measure of income inequality which has been adapted by other authors for use in different contexts such as the measurement of health inequalities and the quantification of occupational segregation; the Tog coefficient represents a further stage in this process of development. The paper outlines the construction of the Tog coefficient and illustrates this using a social mobility table based on data from the 1972 Oxford Mobility Study. The trend in social mobility-related inequality as measured by the Tog coefficient is compared with the findings of Goldthorpe et al. based on odds ratios. A more elaborate application of the Tog coefficient uses a variety of data relating to the similarity of spouses' class backgrounds to demonstrate the existence of a long-term decline in the level of inequality in British society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13645579
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Social Research Methodology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3860066
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/136455700294897