Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2009 Matt Perkins Office of the Chief Statistician 30 th October 2009

Methodology Results Overall LA (Local and National Share) Income and Employment domains Outputs Uses of SIMD SIMD 2009

What is the SIMD? The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identifies small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across all of Scotland The SIMD ranks the 6,505 datazones in Scotland from 1 being most deprived to 6,505 being the least deprived in Scotland. Relative measure so always a most deprived 15% (976 datazones)

What are datazones? Statistical geography Fixed boundaries over time 6,505 datazones in Scotland Average population of 750 people

Calculating the SIMD 2009 Minimise change since SIMD 2006 to ensure comparability 38 indicators across 7 aspects of deprivation (domains) Same domains in SIMD 2009 No change to domain weights Some changes to indicators Mostly 2007 / 2008 data 2007 populations

Employment domain Income domain Health domain Education domain Access to services Crime domain Housing domain SIMD 2009 domains

Employment Deprivation Domain Based on benefits data (2008) –Unemployment Claimant Count 12 month average –Incapacity Benefit recipients Working age –Severe Disablement Allowance Working age –Compulsory New Deal Participants No change to 2004 indicators for 2006 or 2009 Datazone SAPE –Working age population

Income Deprivation Domain Not measuring income Based on benefits data (2008 and 2007) –Income support adults and children –Guarantee Pension Credit adults –Job Seekers Allowance adults and children 2004 used WFTC and DTC data 2009 – WTC and CTC (2006 data) Datazone SAPE –Total population

Health Deprivation Domain Indicators used: –Standardised Mortality Ratio –Hospital Episodes related to alcohol use –Hospital Episodes related to drug use –Comparative Illness Factor –Emergency Admissions to Hospital –Proportion of population being prescribed drugs for anxiety, depression or psychosis –Proportion of live singleton births of low birth weight Methodological changes since 2004 Minor changes for 2009 Combined using factor analysis

Education Deprivation Domain Indicators –School pupil absences –Pupil Performance on SQA at Stage 4 –Working age people with no qualifications –17-21 year olds enrolling into HE –People ages not in full time education, employment or training NEET indicator change for 2009 Populations relevant to indicator Combined using factor analysis

Access to Services Domain Drive Times –GP –Shopping facilities (Supermarket in 2004) –Petrol Station –Primary and Secondary Schools (Primary only in 2004) –Post Office Public Transport (Not included in SIMD 2004) –GP –Shopping Facilities –Post Office Population weighted based on COAs Factor analysis within sub-domains Methodology and modelling changes Change to sub-domain weights.

Crime Domain Relevant to Neighbourhood Deprivation ‘SIMD crime’ not ‘Total Crime’ –Crimes of violence –Drug Offences –Domestic Housebreaking –Minor Assault –Vandalism Does not include crimes in/near police station First included in 2006 Total populations – rate per 10,000 Move to financial year for SIMD 2009

Housing Deprivation Domain Census data –No change since SIMD 2004 –Persons in households which are overcrowded –Persons in households without central heating Census populations –Total population No new indicators identified

Domains and Weightings Domainsweight % of overall weightDomainsweight % of overall weightweight % of overall weight Current Income629Current Income Employment629Employment Health314Health6146 Education, Skills and training314 Education, Skills and training6146 Geographic Access and Telecommu nications2 10Geographic Access: 4949 ~ Drive times ~ Public transport times Housing Crime2525

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 eg crime domain, tax credit data. There will always be a 15% most deprived – if a datazone moves out another will move in. The Index is relative ie shows an area is more or less deprived than another one but not how much more deprived. Use Income and Employment domains and the indicators. The least deprived area is not the most affluent, it just lacks deprivation eg in the income domain there is a lack of benefit claimants

Points to watch No datazones in the 15% most deprived does not mean no deprivation, just no concentrations of multiple deprivation Not all people who are deprived live in deprived areas. The index measures concentrations of deprivation 36% of income deprived people live in the 15% most deprived areas 64% live out with 15% most deprived. Index does work in rural areas just fewer concentrations of multiple deprivation and more mixed populations.

SIMD 2009 Summary Results

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 4 in 5 datazones in 15% in SIMD 09 have been in on both SIMD 04 and SIMD 06 4 in 5 datazones that moved out between 04 and 06 stayed out.

Change in Glasgow

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

SIMD 2009 National Share

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

SIMD 2009 Local Share

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

Datazone movement

Datazone movement by vigintile

Datazone moving out of 15% MD

Datazone moving into 15% MD

SIMD 2009 Domains

Employment domain

Income domain

SIMD 2009 outputs

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…

Interactive mapping website

Interactive mapping

Uses of SIMD & Population National and Local level –Policy Targeting of schemes / resources Risk assessment –Funding Regeneration –Population weighting Health –Dentists

ANY QUESTIONS? Contacts: Matt Perkins Tel: Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS & SIMD) Tel: