Table 2 Mobile Broadband Model Variables
Variable | Description | Level | Source | Obs | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Data ij | Average data throughput per premises (upload & download) (MB) | ULA | Ofcom 2014b | 173 | 610.3 | 168.48 | 256 | 1268 |
P.Tert ij | Percentage of tertiary employment (%) | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 89.22 | 4.69 | 70.88 | 98.24 |
P.KIBS | Percentage of employment in Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) (%) | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 11.19 | 5.58 | 3.39 | 30.96 |
P.ML ij | Percentage of Medium (50-249 employees) and Large (250+ employees) Firms using workplaced-based employment (%) | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 3.66 | 1.07 | 1.55 | 6 |
P. Occupation ij | Percentage of the population with Level 3 & 4 occupations (managers, professionals, skilled trades etc.) (under the Standard Occupation Classification, 2010) (%) | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 50.01 | 5.2 | 39.3 | 64.8 |
P.Econ. Active ij | Percentage of the population that are economically active (%) | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 68.79 | 3.28 | 61.1 | 78.4 |
P.Students ij | Percentage of schoolchildren and students (>18 years of age) in full time education (%) | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 4.93 | 3.4 | 2 | 18.4 |
Median.Age ij | Median age of the population | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 40.29 | 3.64 | 29 | 47 |
Density ij | Population density in each MSOA (KM2) | ULA | Nomis / ONS SAM | 173 | 1155.32 | 1323.73 | 9 | 5285 |
P.Claim ij | Percentage of the working population claiming a state benefit (%) | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 5.4 | 2.28 | 1.52 | 11.39 |
P.Edu ij | Percentage of the population with a degree (%) | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 21.04 | 5.16 | 12.1 | 41.4 |
P.Non. White ij | Percentage of the population that are non-white (%) | ULA | Nomis 2012 | 173 | 7.9 | 9.07 | 1.08 | 49.48 |
Gva.Per.Cap j | Workplace based GVA per capita (income allocated to the region where the economic activity took place) (£) | Nuts 1 | ONS, 2012 | 11 | 18714.38 | 2595.74 | 15401 | 37232 |
Patent. Apps j | Patent applications to the EPO by priority year | Nuts 1 | Eurostat 2011 | 11 | 176.68 | 140.25 | 39.95 | 550.9 |