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 Patterns of deprivation in the South West of England
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Patterns of deprivation in the South West of England:
mapping the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions Indices of Deprivation (DETR ID 2000)
September 2001

Introduction

A variety of indicators of deprivation exist and are used by a wide range of organisations to describe the local environment and to influence resource allocation decisions. The UPA8 (Jarman), Townsend and Carstairs scores are derived from census data, which is updated only every 10 years. Because they are composite indicators, results can be difficult to interpret.

Recognising these limitations, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) commissioned the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at Oxford University to develop a new set of indicators of deprivation. These indicators are the result of extensive testing and consultation and were published by DETR for England and Wales in September 2000.

The resulting indicators are:
 
bullet based on routine sources of information available at ward level, most of which can be updated annually
bullet multi-dimensional, reflecting different aspects of deprivation.

Ward level data have been aggregated to produce a complementary set of indicators at district level. Primary Care Group/Trust level indicators may be produced in the future.

Availability of data

DETR ID 2000 indicators are in the public domain, but the source should be acknowledged. The complete set may be found at: www.regeneration.dtlr.gov.uk/research/id2000/index.htm

Neighbourhood statistics data: a growing number of the individual components of the these indicators are now available at district and ward level at

Ward populations are available in a 1.7Mb Excel file at:

Overview of the South West region

In general, within the South West, there are few areas where there are extremely high levels of people living in poverty or suffering unemployment, although there are areas of low income and employment. Likewise, few wards have very high levels of people suffering from extreme poor health or educational attainment, but there are appreciable areas of poor health and low educational attainment. In addition, many areas suffer from lack of access to services. Separate pages of this site give information about the ID 2000 by District and Ward  within the South West.

 

The Public Health Observatory is part of the South West Observatory, a wider Regional intelligence function, currently supported by the South West Regional Assembly the Department of Health, Government Office South West, the South West of England Regional Development Agency and the Environment Agency.