Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 and Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics Robert Williams
Jan 03, 2016
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 and
Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
Robert Williams
Hope to cover today Background to SIMD Results Can and can’t do General Scottish Executive Uses
Introduction to SNS
Defining deprivation… Deprivation “focuses on the lack of goods,
services or social relations or inadequate physical or social environment which results from a lack of financial resources”
It is a relative measure where standards are defined in relation to social norms or expectations
SIMD Background Long-Term Strategy
- 2003 interim index developed by Oxford University- consultation by Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice
Commitment to using better data, better geography and providing regular updates
Results in construction of an improved index over the next ten years
SIMD 2004 Well respected methodology developed
by Oxford University 6 domains
Current Income, Employment, Health, Education, Access, Housing
31 separate indicators
SIMD 2004
New data zone geography Splits Scotland into 6505 small areas Ranking of small areas for each
domain and by overall multiple measure
Identifies pockets of deprivation
Local Authority share of most deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland
Glasgow City 38.2%
North Lanarkshire10.6%South Lanarkshire
6.8%
Dundee City5.2%
Edinburgh, City of6.3%
Renfrewshire4.2%
Inverclyde3.7%
North Ayrshire3.4%
Fife3.4%
East Ayrshire2.9%
West Dunbartonshire
3.3%
Other 21 Local Authorities
12.2%
Deprivation within a Local AuthorityLocal Authority Total Population Population in most
deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland
% of LA population in most deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland
Number and Percentage of population which are income deprived
Glasgow City 577869 308773 53.4% 160474 (27.8%)
Inverclyde 84203 27848 33.1% 15802 (18.8%)
Dundee City 145663 41221 28.3% 28741 (18.6%)
Edinburgh City 448624 50530 11.3% 52821 (11.8%)
East Lothian 90088 0 0.0% 9545 (10.6%)
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Uses of SIMD 2004
SE’s official measure of area based multiple deprivation
Identify Scotland’s most deprived areas
Support funding allocations or bids Look at emerging problems
Uses of SIMD 2004 Help SE measure progress on a range of
Closing the Opportunity Gap and portfolio targets on deprived areas- ‘To promote community regeneration of the
most deprived neighbourhoods, through improvements by 2008 in employability, education, health, access to local services, and quality of the local environment.’
Community Regeneration Fund
Community Regeneration Fund
£318m over 3 years (2005/2006 - 2007/2008) Two thirds allocated to the most deprived 15% of
data zones Remaining third allocated to CPPs with above
average (>15%) concentrations of deprivation Transitional arrangements
Regeneration Outcome Agreement
Guidance issued 12 August 80% of CRF funding targeted at the most
deprived geographical communities Up to 20% on thematic or group basis Flexibility if strong case Expect strong correlation with SIMD areas
What the indices don’t do
Relative measure so don’t do: Absolute difference between areas Comparisons over time BUT SIMD indicators and SNS can be used
Not a measure of ‘Most affluent’ Not all living in deprived areas are deprived
Long term strategy
Developing existing domains Developing new domains
Crime Physical Environment Other Financial Resources Social Relations & Capital
Next SIMD
SIMD 2006 Data zone population estimates from GROS New and developed domains? Data for housing domain? Explaining change: SIMD 2004 and 2006
Introduction to SNS Programme to improve small area statistics
2001 Onwards
Data supports a number of the SE’s commitments Those with small area emphasis – Closing the
Opportunity Gap – Area deprivation: SIMD
Access to Central Government information will improve policy development at a local level
SNS Data Development
Deprivation Population Housing Education Health
Community care Labour market Benefits Access Physical Environment
Data zone is the key geography
Access to SNS
Freely available over Internet SNS Data Download CD SNS Geography CD
SNS Statistical Analysis
SNS Tabular outputs SNS Thematic mapping outputs Analysis based on SNS and SIMD
Edinburgh North and Leith:
View data in tabular format
View data in thematic map format:
Percentage of the population on key income benefits and credits
Average tariff score of pupils on the S4 roll
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 : Decile
15% Most
Deprived Other 85% Total
Employment Rate 55.2% 76.6% 73.4%
Unemployment Rate 12.2% 4.9% 5.8%
Economic Activity Rate 63.0% 80.6% 78.0%
Number of pupilsAverage Tariff
Score
Most deprived 5% of data zones in Scotland
3294 114
Most deprived 10% of data zones in Scotland
7219 118
Most deprived 15% of data zones in Scotland
10513 122
All Scotland 61009 168
Further Information
SNSwww.sns.gov.uk
SIMD 2004www.scotland.gov.uk/SIMD2004Mapping
Closing the Opportunity Gapwww.scotland.gov.uk/closingtheopportunitygap
CRF and ROA Guidancewww.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/Web/Site/Whatwedo/Communityregeneratinfund.asp