Greece Only country in the Southeastern Europe Balkan region characterized by intense national homog

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INTRODUCTION
Greece Only country in the South-eastern Europe
(Balkan) region characterized by intense national
homogeneity (96 Census 1991, 90 Census 2001)

• Only exception is the region of Thrace (North
  Eastern)
• Heterogeneity concerning Religion and
  Language

• Especially in Xanthi - Rodopi
• International Agreements
• Past Movements

• According to 1928 1951 Census
• Majority of Muslim Population
• 49,5 in 1928 (Xanthi-Rodopi)
• 44,7 and 55,8 in 1951

• Various Muslim ethnicities
• Pomaks
• Turkish ethnic affiliation group
• Rom

• What happened since 1951?

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Data Sets Methodology

• Census Data No data concerning religion or
  language since 1951

• National Statistical Service (ESYE)
• Yearly Distribution of Marriages per
  religion
• Yearly Distribution of Births per religion
  
• Yearly Distribution of Deaths per religion
  

• Ministry of Internal Affairs
• I.D. Cards

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CLASSIFICATION OF SPATIAL UNITS ACCORDIND TO
POPULATION STRUCTURES (MUNICIPALITIES, 22 units)
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CLASSIFICATION OF SPATIAL UNITS ACCORDIND TO
COMPLETED FERTILITY (CF) (1950 1954)
(MUNICIPALITIES)

• Group 1
• Especially High CF (3,5-4,3 childr./wom.)
• Muslim Population
• Group 2
• High CF (2,5-3,2)
• Majority of Muslim Population
• Group 3
• Medium CF (2,0-2,25)
• Mixed Population
• Group 4 Low fertility
• Majority of or Christian Population

• High fertility Young demographic structures
• Low fertility older demographic structures

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CLASSIFICATION OF SPATIAL UNITS ACCORDIND TO
SELECTED VARIABLES (MUNICIPALITIES)

• VARIABLES USED
• Large age groups (0-14/15-44/45-64/65)
  
• Replacement Index ( 15-19/ 60-64 years)
• Average household size (
  persons/household)
• Large households ( of gt5 members)
• Completed Fertility (children/women,
  cohort 1950-1954)

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CLASSIFICATION OF SPATIAL UNITS ACCORDIND TO
SELECTED VARIABLES (COMMUNES, 127 UNITS)

• J. Bertin Method of Classification

• VARIABLES USED
• VAR 1 0-14 ()
• VAR 2 Mean Age (female)
• VAR 3 65 ()
• VAR 4 Replacement Index
• VAR 5 Average household size

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CONCLUSIONS DISCUSION

• Insufficient data can lead you to seek indirect
  data of presenting and record a phenomenon
  

• Segmentation of Administrative boundaries
• e.g. Xanthi is consisted of 37 Communes and
  Rodopi of 90.

• Original hypothesis needs to be verified
• Field work (Local reliable persons)
• Election results (Muslim elected
  representatives)
• Nuptiality and education level of women in
  selective age groups
• Mosque spatial distribution
• Minority schools

• Identification of population groups with similar
  demographic behaviour but different religion
  

• Demographic Convergence of population groups
  Mixed populations according to religion in the
  same spatial entities

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Thank you for your attention
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