SCOTTISH INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION 2004: TECHNICAL REPORT
Appendix C : Contact Points and References
If you have a question on the Index regarding
- Methodological approach
- Geographic unit
- Data
- Results
- Presentation of results
then please contact either Ailie Clarkson (Assistant Statistician) on Ailie.Clarkson@scotland.gov.uk, or Robert Williams (Statistician) on Robert.Williams@scotland.gov.uk.
If you have a more general question regarding Scottish Executive statistics then please e-mail the statistics enquiry e-mail at statistics.enquiries@scotland.gov.uk, or write to
Office of the Chief Statistician
Room 3 WR
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
Tel : 0131 244 0442
References
The methodology of the SIMD 2004 is based on the work developed by the Social Disadvantage Research Centre (SDRC) at the University of Oxford. The 2003 SID for Scotland can be accessed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/social/siod-00.asp
The SDRC have also developed multiple deprivation indices for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. These include:
- Noble, M., G. Smith, B. Penhale, G. Wright, C. Dibben, T. Owen and M. Lloyd (2000), Measuring Multiple Deprivation at the Local Level: The Indices of Deprivation 2000, DETR
- Noble, M., G. Smith, B. Penhale, G. Wright, C. Dibben, T. Owen and M. Lloyd (2000), Response to the Formal Consultation on the Indices of Deprivation 2000, DETR
- Noble, M., G. Smith, G. Wright, C. Dibben, M. Lloyd, and B. Penhale (2000), Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000, The National Assembly for Wales
- Noble, M., G. Smith, G. Wright, C. Dibben and M. Lloyd (2001), The Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure, NISRA
The reports on these measures and their associated papers provided valuable information on the technicalities of the methodology.
The SIMD 2004 is the first output from the 'long term strategy for measuring deprivation' which was developed in partnership with the Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice. This report can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/social/mdis-00.asp
The SIMD 2004 has been developed as part of the Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics Project. More information about this project can be found at www.sns.gov.uk
More information about Scottish Executive Statistics can be found at www.scotland.gov.uk/stats
Other papers referenced in this work are:
- Clark, D., A. McKeon, M. Sutton, R. Wood (2004) on behalf of the HLE Measurement in Scotland Steering Group, Healthy Life Expectancy in Scotland.
- General Register Office for Scotland (2001), Vital Events Reference Tables 2001 : Section 6 : Deaths - causes, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Jackson, G.W.L. (2002), Drug - Related Deaths in Scotland in 2001, Occasional Paper No 8, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Townsend, P. (1987) Deprivation, Journal of Social Policy, 16 (1), pp. 125-146.