Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2004 TRACEY STEAD OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATISTICIAN SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

Summary  Background  Data delivered through SNS  Examples from the website  Using SNS in policy – SIMD 2004

Before SNS  Different geographies  1991, 1996, 1999 Wards; Postcode Sectors…  Different dissemination  Just not there  Geographic referencing  Confidentiality: issues and perceptions  overlapping geographies

What is 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

Data delivered through SNS  New stable small area statistical geography: data zone  6505 data zones = approx 750 people  Also new intermediate geography  1235 intermediate zones = approx 4,000 people  Being used across the Public Sector  Input from statisticians across the SE and UK  Making the most of administrative data

Data delivered through SNS  Deprivation  Population  Housing  Education  Health  Community care  Labour market  Benefits  Access  Physical Environment

How are SNS disseminated?  Freely disseminated over the Internet  SNS Statistics and Geography available on CD

Average tariff score

Percentage of the population on key income benefits and credits

Using SNS in Policy  Planning and profiling  Compare delivery between areas  Analysing and Monitoring  Examine the impact of policies  Targeting and allocating resources  Identify concentrations of deprivation at small area level: SIMD

Example of using SNS:SIMD 2004  Well respected methodology developed by Oxford University  6 domains, 31 indicators  Current Income, Employment, Health, Education, Access, Housing  Ranking of data zones by overall multiple measure  Identifies pockets of deprivation

Uses of SIMD 2004  SE’s official measure of area based multiple deprivation  Support funding allocations

Local Authority share of most deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland

Edinburgh City

Glasgow City

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 : Decile

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