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. 2015 Sep 29;10(9):e0139344. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139344

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
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