1. Identity & (De)segregation
ISPP Annual Meeting 2017
Deborah Hyden
Supervisors:
Dr I G Shuttleworth
Dr C Stevenson (Nottingham-Trent)

2. Outline Introduction Research questions Method Results
Conclusions & future work

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7. Neighbourhood & Community
After Oishi (2010)
Residential mobility
Social Networks
Identity & Wellbeing
Neighbourhood & Community

8. Research Question
What is the relationship between (de)segregation and individual identity…
of those who are left behind?

9. Method Representative sample of 28% NI population* Census information
Migration data based on information from health card registration

10. Analysis Strategy DV = Identity change (Binary)
Level 1 = Individual characteristics
Controlled for age, SES, Tenure, etc

11. Level 2 (SOA) = (De)segregation
2011
2001
Mixed
Catholic
Protestant
225 14 1 2
250 32
364
Separate models for community background
Catholic & Protestant

12. Identity change: Which direction?
 2011
Community Background (2001)
Protestant
Catholic
Apostasy
4999 (31.6%)
2640 (55.9%)
Conversion
10234 (64.8%)
1589 (33.6%)

13. Level 2 Variance
Catholic - ( 𝜎 𝐵𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 2 = .185, 𝑆𝐸=0.024, 𝑍=7.67, 𝑝< .001)
5.32%
Protestant - ( 𝜎 𝐵𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 2 = .087, 𝑆𝐸=0.008, 𝑍=10.30, 𝑝< .001)
2.58%

14. Error bars represent 95% CI for OR

15. Overall Protestants more prone to conversion than Catholics [OR = 3
Overall Protestants more prone to conversion than Catholics [OR = 3.41, 95% CI = (3.16, 3.65)
Error bars represent 95% CI for EM Mean Probability

16. Protestant Identity Crisis & Siege Mentality?
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Protestants more prone to remain ‘none’ than Catholics [OR = 2.80, 95% CI = (2.62, 2.99)

17. What does neighbourhood desegregation mean to residents?
How do residents make sense of neighbourhood desegregation?
How do these changes shape residents identities?
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18. Thank you
The help provided by the staff of the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS) and the NILS Research Support Unit is acknowledged. The NILS is funded by the Health and Social Care Research and Development Division of the Public Health Agency (HSC R&D Division) and NISRA. The NILS-RSU is funded by the ESRC and the Northern Ireland Government. The authors alone are responsible for the interpretation of the data and any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of NISRA/NILS