Table 3. Applied analysis units counted by country, overall use before and after 2009, and the percent change in use after 2009. Percent change in use was calculated by subtracting the proportion of studies applying the analysis unit before 2009 from the proportion of studies applying the same unit after 2009.
Spatial Unit | Count Per Country | Overall Summary | |||||||||
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United States | Australia | Canada | Brazil | United Kingdom | Norway | New Zealand | Finland | Count Before 2009 | Count After 2009 | % Change | |
Blocks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.94 | ||||||
Block groups | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14.71 | |||||||
Campuses | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.94 | |||||||
Neighbourhoods | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8.82 | |||||||
Police Regions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8.82 | ||||||
Postal/Zip Codes | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | -8.82 | ||||||
Rural Areas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.94 | |||||||
Census Tracts | 16 | 9 | 7 | -5.88 | |||||||
Municipalities | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -8.82 | ||||||
Government Areas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||
Economic Regions | 2 | 2 | 0 | -5.88 | |||||||
Counties | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||
Cities | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2.94 | ||||
User defined | 2 | 2 | 0 | -5.88 | |||||||
States | 5 | 3 | 2 | -2.94 |