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