Socioeconomic status and the concentric zonal structure of Canadian cities

Abstract

La plupart des rechercheurs qui étudient la structure des régions metropolitaines canadiennes ont utilisé les données du recensement du Canada qui ont été groupées en secteurs de recensement. Dans cette recherche un type alternatif de données est utilisé, qui vient ?un sondage qui donne les renseignements sur les répondants individuels. Les comparaisons sont faites des caractéristiques des répondants qui demeurent au centre‐ville, les plus vieux faubourgs et les nouveaux faubourgs. Comme dans la recherche précédente, on trouve que le statut socio‐économique augmente avec la distance du zone central de la ville. Les effets sont moins forts que ceux que ľon trouve dans les différents stages de la vie et plus forts que ceux de ľethnie ou du lieu de naissance. Le niveau de revenu des répondants démontre un rapport plus marqué que ?autres mesures de statut socio‐économique, de profession et ?éducation. Tous les liens, pourtant, sont très modestes en comparaison avec ceux que ľon trouve en analysant les données des secteurs de recensement. Most researchers studying the structure of Canadian metropolitan areas have used data from the Census of Canada which has been grouped into Census tracts. In this research an alternative type of data is used from a large national survey which provides information on individual respondents. Comparisons are made of the characteristics of respondents living in the central city, the older suburbs and the new suburbs. As in earlier research, socioeconomic status is found to increase with distance from the city core. The pattern is less strong than that found for life cycle stage, and stronger than that for ethnicity or birthplace. The income level of the respondents shows a stronger relationship than the other measures of socioeconomic status, occupation and education. All the retionships, however, are found to be extremely modest, in contrast to those found in analysis of the census tract data.

From Ethnicity to Race in the Canadian Review of Sociology, 1964 to 2010

“…The focus on stratification/class/mobility/social status is heavily influenced by the legacy of John Porter's () Vertical Mosaic . In part this is reflected by his colleagues (e.g., Pineo , ) and students (e.g., Clement ) who were instrumental in discussing ethnic mobility and social status. It is also seen in those who critically revisited his hypotheses in later periods (e.g., Ogmundson and McLaughlin ) and is bolstered by as a special issue of the CRS devoted to his work and legacy shortly after his untimely death (e.g., Clement ; Vallee ).…”