Post on 12-Jan-2017
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Alastair McAlpineCommunities Analysis Division
@A_SIMD#SIMD16
SIMD@gov.scot
SIMD is the official tool for finding the most
deprived areas in Scotland
6,976
1 – Most Deprived
6,976 – Least Deprived
1,396
5,581
4,186
2,791
20% most deprived
1 – Most Deprived
6,976 – Least Deprived
1,396
5,581
4,186
2,791
Income
Employment
Health
Education
Crime
Access to Services
Housing
Income
Employment
Health
Education
Crime
Access to Services
Housing
‘Deprived’ does notjust mean ‘poor’ or ‘low income’
It can meanpeople have fewer resources and opportunities, forexample in health and education.
25
20
15
10
SIMD is a relative measure of deprivation – not an absolute measure
SIMD does not say how more or less deprived one data zone is to another
More deprived than
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SIMD is a relative measure of deprivation – not an absolute measure
SIMD does not say how more or less deprived one data zone is to another
Less deprived than
Area ranks may move position because of changes in other areas
SIMD cannot be used to measure change over time
Data zones boundaries in SIMD16 are different to those in previous SIMDs
1 – Most Deprived
6,976 – Least Deprived
1,396
5,581
4,186
2,791
1 – Most Deprived
6,976 – Least Deprived
1,396
5,581
4,186
2,791SIMD can be used to identify issues in a data zone or area
1 – Most Deprived
6,976 – Least Deprived
1,396
5,581
4,186
2,791
Not all deprived people live in deprived areas: Two out of three people who are income deprived do not live in deprived areas.
Not everyone in a deprived area is deprived: Just under one in three people living in a deprived area are income deprived.
SIMD can be used to identify where relative deprivation exists in an area
SIMD can be used to compare deprivation in areas
314 = 21.4%
412 = 33.3%
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Alastair McAlpineCommunities Analysis Division
@A_SIMD#SIMD16
SIMD@gov.scot