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Dynamic spatial microsimulation using the concept of GHOSTs

  1. David Rossiter  Is a corresponding author
  2. Dimitris Ballas  Is a corresponding author
  3. Graham Clarke  Is a corresponding author
  4. Danny Dorling  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Leeds, UK
Research article
Volume 2(2) Autumn 2009
Cite this article as: D. Rossiter, D. Ballas, G. Clarke, D. Dorling; 2009; Dynamic spatial microsimulation using the concept of GHOSTs; International Journal of Microsimulation; 2(2); 15-26. doi: 10.34196/ijm.00014
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Figure 1
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Individual interview histories for twenty Welsh members of the BHPS.

Notes: not HRP – not Household Reference Person; no con. – no contact; for guide to variable names see text.

Figure 2
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Individual household space histories derived from Figure 1.

Notes: no con. – no contact.

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Generic household space histories derived from Figure 2.

Tables

Table 1
Parameter estimates for log (household income) and logit (PC ownership) together with example estimates for the period 1991–2020.
INCOME main effect wave effect Year 1991 Income (£) 19,015 PERSONAL COMPUTER OWNERSHIP main effect wave effect Year 1991 % with a PC 40
intercept/wave 9.10 0.014 1992 19,264 intercept/wave −1.51 0.125 1992 43
London 0.14 0.014 1993 19,516 London 0.24 0.021 1993 45
SE −0.04 0.018 1994 19,772 SE 0.07 0.006 1994 47
SW −0.19 0.022 1995 20,030 SW −0.10 0.013 1995 49
Wales 0.06 −0.016 1996 20,292 Wales −0.16 0.022 1996 52
E Anglia −0.18 0.013 1997 20,558 E Anglia −0.24 0.014 1997 54
E Midlands −0.10 0.009 1998 20,827 E Midlands 0.16 −0.032 1998 56
W Midlands −0.13 0.011 1999 21,099 W Midlands −0.23 0.010 1999 58
NW −0.07 0.020 2000 21,375 NW 0.10 −0.016 2000 61
Yorks & H −0.11 0.012 2001 21,655 Yorks & H −0.11 −0.007 2001 63
North −0.04 0.010 2002 21,939 North 0.18 −0.032 2002 65
Scotland 0.00 0.000 2003 22,226 Scotland 0.09 0.001 2003 67
No car −0.76 −0.002 2004 22,516 No car −0.41 −0.037 2004 69
One car −0.36 −0.001 2005 22,811 One car −0.04 0.006 2005 71
Two+ cars 0.00 0.000 2006 23,110 Two+ cars 0.45 0.031 2006 73
Owned 0.25 0.022 2007 23,412 Owned 0.20 −0.001 2007 74
Social rented −0.03 0.030 2008 23,718 Social rented −0.28 −0.024 2008 76
Other rented 0.00 0.000 2009 24,029 Other rented 0.08 0.025 2009 78
High status 0.63 0.007 2010 24,343 High status 0.48 0.024 2010 79
Medium status 0.40 −0.001 2011 24,662 Medium status 0.31 −0.015 2011 81
Low status 0.41 0.001 2012 24,984 Low status 0.10 −0.013 2012 82
Retired −0.10 0.010 2013 25,311 Retired −0.95 −0.008 2013 83
Inactive 0.00 0.000 2014 25,642 Inactive 0.06 0.012 2014 85
Married 0.39 −0.005 2015 25,978 Married 0.18 −0.011 2015 86
Single parent 0.13 −0.004 2016 26,318 Single parent 0.16 −0.006 2016 87
Other 0.00 0.000 2017 26,662 Other −0.34 0.017 2017 88
No kids 0.10 −0.016 2018 27,011 No kids −0.71 0.036 2018 89
One kid 0.06 −0.005 2019 27,364 One kid 0.17 −0.001 2019 90
Two+ kids 0.00 0.000 2020 27,723 Two+ kids 0.54 −0.035 2020 90

  1. Notes: The estimated values are for a Welsh household with one car, living in an owner-occupied house, with a medium status head of household, married with two children.

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