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Scottish Neighbourhood StatisticsScottish Neighbourhood Statistics

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Scottish Index of Multiple Scottish Index of Multiple DeprivationDeprivation

GRAEME KERRGRAEME KERROFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATISTICIANOFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATISTICIAN

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENTSCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

WHAT IS SNS?WHAT IS SNS? Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics is the Scottish Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics is the Scottish

Government's (SG) on-going programme to improve Government's (SG) on-going programme to improve the availability, consistency and accessibility of small the availability, consistency and accessibility of small area statistics in Scotland.area statistics in Scotland.

Used to inform the SG’s approach to improving the Used to inform the SG’s approach to improving the quality of life for people living in Scotland and quality of life for people living in Scotland and especially in the most disadvantaged areas. especially in the most disadvantaged areas.

Now considered as the SG’s statistical flagship for Now considered as the SG’s statistical flagship for local area statisticslocal area statistics

Around 2,800 indicators Over 800,000 views since February 2007 launch ESRI ArcSDE and ArcIMS spatial data

management and delivery software Current developments:

• Report on Non-Standard Geographies• Interoperability

SNS BackgroundSNS Background

Data zones: Data zones: rural and rural and

urbanurban

What is SIMD?What is SIMD?

First published in June 2004 First published in June 2004 Divides the whole of Scotland into 6,505 Divides the whole of Scotland into 6,505

areas and ranking each area in terms of areas and ranking each area in terms of multiple deprivation multiple deprivation

Combines individual indicators on income, Combines individual indicators on income, employment, health, education, access, employment, health, education, access, housing and crime into ‘domains’ and housing and crime into ‘domains’ and overall index rankoverall index rank

Interactive MappingInteractive Mapping

Uses Adobe SVG ViewerUses Adobe SVG Viewer Not supported from January 2009 (!)Not supported from January 2009 (!) Allows user to browse by geography, Allows user to browse by geography,

theme and over by comparison over theme and over by comparison over timetime

Scottish Government Statisticswww.scotland.gov.uk/statistics

Scottish Neighbourhod Statisticswww.sns.gov.uk

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivationwww.scotland.gov.uk/simd

neighbourhood.statistics@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Graeme.kerr@scotland.gsi.gov.uk