Ethnic minorities in England and Wales

A PhD researcher at the European University Institute used the UK Data Census Service to study issues of social and spatial inequalities of ethnic minorities in England and Wales. The study looked at social mobility, employment and education and the connections between these factors and ethnically segregated areas. The research found that ethnic minorities were less likely to see improvements in their neighbourhoods, less likely to receive improved employment and more likely to live in a co-ethnic neighbourhood. These findings were particularly strong, but not limited to Pakistani and Bangladeshi areas.

Census data allowed the researcher to analyse data over a period of time using the censuses from 1971-2011. Additionally, census data allowed the researcher to select data on the basis of the subject's ages and place of birth, thus making this a study on young, second-generation immigrants. Specifically, the study enabled the researcher to chart people's experiences from childhood to adulthood due to the longitudinal nature of the study.

• Zuccotti, C.V., 2015. Do parents matter? Revisiting ethnic penalties in occupation among second generation ethnic minorities in England and Wales. Sociology, 49(2), pp.229-251. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0038038514540373 
• Zuccotti, C.V., Ganzeboom, H.B. and Guveli, A., 2017. Has Migration Been Beneficial for Migrants and Their Children? Comparing Social Mobility of Turks in Western Europe, Turks in Turkey, and Western European Natives. International migration review, 51(1), pp.97-126. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/imre.12219

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