Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2009 East Ayrshire Andrew White Office of the Chief Statistician 16 th February 2010
SIMD 2009 Background to SIMD Points to watch Results Overall East Ayrshire Interactive mapping Where to go for more information
What is the SIMD? The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identifies small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across all of Scotland Relative measure ranking the 6,505 datazones in Scotland from 1 being most deprived to 6,505 being the least deprived
What are datazones? Statistical geography Criteria – Population size – Existing boundaries – Compactness of shape 6,505 datazones in Scotland; 154 in East Ayrshire Average population of 750 people
What is the SIMD? The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identifies small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across all of Scotland Relative measure ranking the 6,505 datazones in Scotland from 1 being most deprived to 6,505 being the least deprived Uses include –Allocation of Fairer Scotland Fund –Targeting of resources by Local Authorities
History of SIMD Scottish Indices of Deprivation (SID) 2003 –produced by Oxford University – used electoral ward geography SIMD 2004 –Produced by Scottish Executive –31 indicators across 6 ‘domains’ –used datazone geography SIMD 2006 –Update to SIMD 2004 –37 indicators across 7 domains
SIMD 2009 Update to SIMD 2006 Minimise change since SIMD 2006 to ensure comparability 38 indicators across 7 aspects of deprivation (domains) Same domains as in SIMD 2006 Some changes to indicators Mostly 2007 / 2008 data
What is in the SIMD 2009? (1) Domains based on counts of people –Income domain % of population income deprived Now includes tax credit data –Employment domain % of population employment deprived No change from 2004 or 2006 –Crime domain SIMD crimes – not all crimes –Housing domain Still using 2001 census data
Domains constructed using ‘factor analysis’ –Education domain –Health domain –Access domain What is in the SIMD 2009? (2)
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 2009 – WTC and CTC (2006 data) Datazone SAPE –Total population
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
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 *Age – Sex Standardisation Minor changes for 2009
How is the SIMD constructed? Combine the rankings in each domain using the weightings: –Income 28% –Employment 28% –Health 14% –Education 14% –Access 9% –Crime 5% –Housing 2%
Points to watch The Index is relative i.e. shows an area is more or less deprived than another one but not how much more or less deprived. There will always be 976 datazones in the 15% most deprived – if a datazone moves out another will move in. The least deprived area is not the most affluent, it just lacks deprivation e.g. in the income domain there is a lack of benefit claimants. Not everyone living in a deprived area is deprived, and not all deprived people live in the most deprived areas.
More 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 e.g. crime domain, tax credit data. No datazones in the 15% most deprived does not mean no deprivation, just no concentrations of multiple deprivation Index identifies deprived datazones in both urban and rural areas - just fewer concentrations of multiple deprivation and more mixed populations.
Headline findings Improvements in Glasgow
Change in Glasgow
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 - Movement between 10-15% and 15-20% bands. 4 in 5 datazones that moved out between 04 and 06 stayed out. 4 in 5 datazones in 15% in SIMD 09 have been in on both SIMD 04 and SIMD 06
Most deprived datazone S East end of Glasgow. Ranked 62 in SIMD 2006 DZ ranked 1 in SIMD 2006 now ranked 2
Most deprived datazone in East Ayrshire S Kilmarnock Ranked 42 3rd most deprived in SIMD ranked 80 64% income deprived 39% employment deprived
SIMD 2009 – National Share (part 1) *The national share is the number/percentage of datazones in the (e.g.)15% most deprived in Scotland that fall in each Local Authority
SIMD 2009 – Local Share (part 1) *The local share is the percentage of datazones within a Local Authority that fall within the (e.g.) 15% most deprived in Scotland
Results for East Ayrshire
Key Points 30 East Ayrshire datazones in the 15% most deprived, 48 in the 20% most deprived.
Datazones in the 15% most deprived in each domain
Change in health domain indicators
5 most deprived datazones : HEALTH domain
Health – Doon Valley
Datazone S
Key Points 30 East Ayrshire datazones in the 15% most deprived, 48 in the 20% most deprived. Between SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009 –4 new datazones moved in to the 15% most deprived and 2 datazones moved out between SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009.
Moving out – Doon Valley
Income, Employment and Health domain improvements
Moving out and moving in – Cumnock and Netherthird
Moving out, Cumnock
Moving in, Cumnock
Key Points 30 East Ayrshire datazones in the 15% most deprived, 48 in the 20% most deprived. Between SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009 –4 new datazones moved in to the 15% most deprived and 2 datazones moved out. –9 datazones moved in to the 20% most deprived and 1 moved out; 14% of population of East Ayrshire employment deprived – 12% for Scotland as a whole
Employment deprivation
Key Points 30 East Ayrshire datazones in the 15% most deprived, 48 in the 20% most deprived. Between SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009 –4 new datazones moved in to the 15% most deprived and 2 datazones moved out between SIMD 2006 and SIMD –9 datazones moved in to the 20% most deprived and 1 moved out; 14% of population of East Ayrshire employment deprived – 12% for Scotland as a whole. 21% of population of East Ayrshire income deprived – 17% for Scotland as a whole
Income deprivation
Income deprivation
Interactive mapping website
Interactive mapping
East Ayrshire
Kilmarnock - Overall SIMD
Kilmarnock - Income
Kilmarnock - Employment
Kilmarnock - Health
Kilmarnock - Education
Kilmarnock - Access
Kilmarnock - Crime
Kilmarnock - Housing
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…
ANY QUESTIONS? Contacts: Andrew White Tel: Matt Perkins Tel: