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The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
Louisa NolanWelsh Government
most deprived
least deprived
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
• What is it?
• How is deprivation measured?
• What can you use it for?
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationWhat is it?
• to focus policy, funding, programmes on the most
disadvantaged communities
• the official measure of relative deprivation for small
areas in Wales
– deprivation
– ranks
– lower-layer super output areas
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured?
deprivation is more than just poverty
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured?
income
housing
health
physical environment
employment
education
community safety
geographical access
to services
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured?
domainsindicators index
1. select indicators • assess available data• consult• create and test
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured?
domainsindicators index
2. add indicators to create domains• set to same scale – normal distribution• find weights – factor analysis – 1 factor• weighted sum – domain score• find domain ranks
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured?
domainsindicators index
3. add domains to create index• weight towards most-deprived end - exponential transform• weighted sum using domain weights – index score• rank index
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured?
domainsindicators index
4. outputs• Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) ranks• WIMD: Child Index ranks• domain ranks• indicators
most deprived
least deprived
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
• most-deprived area in Wales• rank = 1• Rhyl West 2, Denbighshire
• least-deprived area in Wales• rank = 1896• Heath 1, Cardiff
most deprived
least deprived
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
most-deprived area in Walesrank = 1Rhyl West 2, Denbighshire
least-deprived area in Walesrank = 1896Heath 1, Cardiff
• National Government– Communities First £299 million– Flying Start £millions
• Local Government– housing renewal initiatives – adult services commissioning £15 million
• other government bodies– neighbourhood police resourcing
• voluntary organisations– Catch-22 funding applications
• academic research
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it?
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it?
• urban
• town
• rural
1 190 380 570 950 1896
income domain rank
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
WIMD ranks
% population in income-
benefits households
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it?
• urban
• town
• rural
1 190 380 570 950 1896
income domain rank
Rhyl West 2 Denbighshire
Betws Carmarthenshire
Heath 1 Cardiff
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
WIMD ranks
% population in income-
benefits households
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it?
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1 2 3 4 5
WIMD quintile
% working- age
population claiming
JSA
increasing deprivation
quintile 2005-6 2007-8
1 / 5 5.2 4.7
1 / 3 2.3 2.2
2005/6
2007/8
Wales 2005/6
Wales 2007/8
WIMD ranks
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it?
Merthyr Tydfil Gurnos Communities First Partnership
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WIMD domains
The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it?
WIMD indicators
Valleys town urban rural
Walestheft rate
% / year
Valleys town urban rural
Wales
youth offending rate
% / year
• England, Scotland, Northern Ireland
– geographies
– data
– timescales
– policy drivers
• search comparing countries’ IMDs
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
Other IMDs
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
Timetable
• March 2011 - WIMD 2008: indicator analysis
• 31 August 2011 - WIMD 2011
• late summer 2011 - WIMD 2011: indicator analysis
• 2011 / 2012 - WIMD review
• 2013 - WIMD 2013?
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
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