Multiple deprivation refers to when different types of deprivation, such as lack of education, poor health, high crime levels, and high unemployment, occur together to measure an overall level of deprivation. The Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010 measures quality of life in England and Wales by scoring areas on 7 types of deprivation, with higher scores indicating more deprivation and lower quality of life. Income deprivation and employment deprivation make up nearly half the overall multiple deprivation score, suggesting they are the main causes of deprivation.

1. What is Multiple Deprivation?

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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: Income deprivation Employment deprivation Health deprivation and disability Education, skills and training Barriers to housing and Services Crime Living Environment

6. The IMD is weighted towards income and unemployment The weightings are listed below. What does this tell you about the main causes of deprivation? Income deprivation (23%) Employment deprivation (23%) Health deprivation and disability (13%) Education, skills and training (13%) Barriers to housing and Services (9%) Crime (9%) Living Environment (9%)