Where are socioeconomically deprived immigrants located in Chile? A spatial analysis of census data using an index of multiple deprivation from the last three decades (1992-2012)

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dc.contributor.authorVasquez, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorCabieses, Báltica
dc.contributor.authorTunstall, Helena
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-10T13:20:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-10T13:20:49Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIntroduction and Purpose of the Study Immigrants in Chile have diverse characteristics and include socioeconomically deprived populations. The location of socioeconomically deprived immigrants is important for the development of public policy intelligence at the local and national levels but their areas of residence have not been mapped in Chile. This study explored the spatial distribution of socioeconomic deprivation among immigrants in Chile, 1992–2012, and compared it to the total population. Material and Methods Areas with socioeconomically deprived populations were identified with a deprivation index which we developed modelled upon the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) for England. Our IMD was based upon the indicators of unemployment, low educational level (primary) and disability from Census data at county level for the three decades 1992, 2002 and 2012, for 332, 339 and 343 counties respectively. We developed two versions of the IMD one based on disadvantage among the total population and another focused upon the circumstances of immigrants only. We generated a spatial representation of the IMD using GIS, for the overall IMD score and for each dimension of the index, separately. We also compared the immigrants´ IMD to the total population´s IMD using Pearson´s correlation test. Results Results showed that socioeconomically deprived immigrants tended to be concentrated in counties in the northern and central area of Chile, in particular within the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. These were the same counties where there was the greatest concentration of socioeconomic deprivation for the total population during the same time periods. Since 1992 there have been significant change in the location of the socioeconomically deprived populations within the Metropolitan Region of Santiago with the highest IMD scores for both the total population and immigrants becoming increasingly concentrated in the central and eastern counties of the Region. Conclusion This is the first study analysing the spatial distribution of socioeconomic deprivation among international immigrants and the total population in a Latin American country. Findings could inform policy makers about location of areas of higher need of social protection in Chile, for both immigrants and the total resident population in the country.
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dc.identifier.citationVasquez A, Cabieses B, Tunstall H. Where Are Socioeconomically Deprived Immigrants Located in Chile? A Spatial Analysis of Census Data Using an Index of Multiple Deprivation from the Last Three Decades (1992-2012). PLoS One. 2016 Jan 12;11(1):e0146047
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/1223
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146047
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPLoS
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectImmigrants
dc.subjectdeprived
dc.subjectSocioeconomic position
dc.subjectspatial distribution
dc.subject2012 Census data
dc.titleWhere are socioeconomically deprived immigrants located in Chile? A spatial analysis of census data using an index of multiple deprivation from the last three decades (1992-2012)
dc.typeArtículo

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