What is Multiple Deprivation?

What is deprivation?

Definition: Lacking adequate food, shelter,

education etc: deprived inner city areas (Collins Concise Dictionary)

When an individual’s well-being falls below a level generally accepted as a reasonable minimum for Britain today. (The complete A-Z Geography handbook – Skinner, Refern and Farmer 1996)

What is Multiple Deprivation?

Multiple deprivation is when different types of deprivation e.g. lack of education, poor health, high crime levels, high unemployment are combined into one overall measure of deprivation.

The latest data is called the IMD 2010 and was released in March 2011.

IMD 2010

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010

Measures quality of life in England and Wales ▪ Higher scores = more deprivation/lower

Quality of Life▪ Lower scores = less deprivation/higher

Quality of Life

Types of deprivation

The IMD 2010 covers 7 types of deprivation. You can look at the overall multiple deprivation ranking or investigate the following individual types of deprivation:

1. Income deprivation2. Employment deprivation3. Health deprivation and disability4. Education, skills and training5. Barriers to housing and Services6. Crime 7. Living Environment

The IMD is weighted towards income and unemployment

The weightings are listed below. What does this tell you about the main causes of deprivation?

1. Income deprivation (23%)

2. Employment deprivation (23%)

3. Health deprivation and disability (13%)4. Education, skills and training (13%)5. Barriers to housing and Services (9%)6. Crime (9%)7. Living Environment (9%)