Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2009 Dumfries & Galloway Andrew White Office of the Chief Statistician 05 th February 2010

SIMD 2009 Background to SIMD Points to watch Results Overall Dumfries & Galloway Interactive mapping Where to go for more information

What is the SIMD? The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identifies small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across all of Scotland Relative measure ranking the 6,505 datazones in Scotland from 1 being most deprived to 6,505 being the least deprived

What are datazones? Statistical geography Criteria – Population size – Existing boundaries – Compactness of shape 6,505 datazones in Scotland; 193 in Dumfries & Galloway Average population of 750 people

What is the SIMD? The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identifies small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across all of Scotland Relative measure ranking the 6,505 datazones in Scotland from 1 being most deprived to 6,505 being the least deprived Uses include –Allocation of Fairer Scotland Fund –Targeting of resources by Local Authorities

History of SIMD Scottish Indices of Deprivation (SID) 2003 –produced by Oxford University – used electoral ward geography SIMD 2004 –Produced by Scottish Executive –31 indicators across 6 ‘domains’ –used datazone geography SIMD 2006 –Update to SIMD 2004 –37 indicators across 7 domains

SIMD 2009 Update to SIMD 2006 Minimise change since SIMD 2006 to ensure comparability 38 indicators across 7 aspects of deprivation (domains) Same domains as in SIMD 2006 Some changes to indicators Mostly 2007 / 2008 data

What is in the SIMD 2009? (1) Domains based on counts of people –Income domain % of population income deprived Now includes tax credit data –Employment domain % of population employment deprived No change from 2004 or 2006 –Crime domain SIMD crimes – not all crimes –Housing domain Still using 2001 census data

Domains constructed using ‘factor analysis’ –Education domain –Health domain –Access domain Drive time sub-domain – GP, petrol station, post office, shopping facilities, primary school, secondary school Public transport sub-domain – GP, post office, shopping facilities What is in the SIMD 2009? (2)

How is the SIMD constructed? Combine the rankings in each domain using the weightings: –Income 28% –Employment 28% –Health 14% –Education 14% –Access 9% –Crime 5% –Housing 2%

Points to watch The Index is relative i.e. shows an area is more or less deprived than another one but not how much more or less deprived. There will always be 976 datazones in the 15% most deprived – if a datazone moves out another will move in. The least deprived area is not the most affluent, it just lacks deprivation e.g. in the income domain there is a lack of benefit claimants. Not everyone living in a deprived area is deprived, and not all deprived people live in the most deprived areas.

More points to watch Data from 2007 and 2008 means the recent economic downturn not picked up but it is unlikely to have a large effect on the relative differences across Scotland. Changes to methodology so care is needed when comparing over time e.g. crime domain, tax credit data. No datazones in the 15% most deprived does not mean no deprivation, just no concentrations of multiple deprivation Index identifies deprived datazones in both urban and rural areas - just fewer concentrations of multiple deprivation and more mixed populations.

Headline findings Improvements in Glasgow

Change in Glasgow

Headline findings Improvements in Glasgow Concentrations of multiple deprivation becoming more spread out geographically Concentrations of deprivation in most deprived datazones reduced slightly 101 datazones moved into 15% MD and 101 moved out - Movement between 10-15% and 15-20% bands. 4 in 5 datazones that moved out between 04 and 06 stayed out. 4 in 5 datazones in 15% in SIMD 09 have been in on both SIMD 04 and SIMD 06

Most deprived datazone S East end of Glasgow. Ranked 62 in SIMD 2006 DZ ranked 1 in SIMD 2006 now ranked 2

Most deprived datazone in Dumfries & Galloway S Stranraer Ranked 156 Also most deprived in SIMD ranked 90 66% income deprived – 26 th most deprived in Scotland 23% employment deprived

SIMD 2009 – National Share (part 1) *The national share is the number/percentage of datazones in the (e.g.)15% most deprived in Scotland that fall in each Local Authority

SIMD 2009 – National Share (part 2) *The national share is the number/percentage of datazones in the (e.g.) 15% most deprived in Scotland that fall in each Local Authority

SIMD 2009 – National Share (part 3) *The national share is the number/percentage of datazones in the (e.g.) 15% most deprived in Scotland that fall in each Local Authority

SIMD 2009 – Local Share (part 1) *The local share is the percentage of datazones within a Local Authority that fall within the (e.g.) 15% most deprived in Scotland

SIMD 2009 – Local Share (part 2) *The local share is the percentage of datazones within a Local Authority that fall within the (e.g.) 15% most deprived in Scotland

SIMD 2009 – Local Share (part 3) *The local share is the percentage of datazones within a Local Authority that fall within the (e.g.) 15% most deprived in Scotland

Distribution of employment deprived* people *Claiming Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance or on unemployment claimant count or New Deal participants. Not ‘worklessness’ and not ‘unemployed’

Results for Dumfries & Galloway

Key Points 9 Dumfries & Galloway datazones in the 15% most deprived, 20 in the 20% most deprived.

Datazones in the 15% most deprived in each domain

5 most deprived datazones

5 most deprived datazones : CRIME domain

Crime

Comparing domains

Key Points 9 Dumfries & Galloway datazones in the 15% most deprived, 20 in the 20% most deprived. Between SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009 –No new datazones moved in to the 15% most deprived and 2 datazones moved out between SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009 – they didn’t move far, they stayed in the 20% most deprived.

Moving out - Whithorn

Employment domain improvements

Moving out – Central Stranraer

Key Points 9 Dumfries & Galloway datazones in the 15% most deprived, 20 in the 20% most deprived. Between SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009 –No new datazones moved in to the 15% most deprived and 2 datazones moved out – they didn’t move far, they stayed in the 20% most deprived. –4 datazones moved in to the 20% most deprived and none moved out; mainly due to worsening in income and employment domains 12% of population of Dumfries & Galloway employment deprived – same as for Scotland as a whole.

Employment deprivation

Key Points 9 Dumfries & Galloway datazones in the 15% most deprived, 20 in the 20% most deprived. Between SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009 –No new datazones moved in to the 15% most deprived and 2 datazones moved out between SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009 – they didn’t move far, they stayed in the 20% most deprived. –4 datazones moved in to the 20% most deprived and none moved out; mainly due to worsening in income and employment domains 12% of population of Dumfries & Galloway employment deprived – same as for Scotland as a whole. 16% of population of Dumfries & Galloway income deprived compared to 17% for Scotland

Income deprivation

Income deprivation

Interactive mapping website

Interactive mapping

Dumfries & Galloway

Dumfries - Overall SIMD

Dumfries - Income

Dumfries - Employment

Dumfries - Health

Dumfries - Education

Dumfries - Access

Dumfries - Crime

Dumfries - Housing

Where to find more.. General report with initial analysis Technical report Guidance leaflet Interactive mapping website Statistical Compendium –tables, charts & maps Background data for SIMD More to come…

ANY QUESTIONS? Contacts: Andrew White Tel: Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS & SIMD) Tel: