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The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Louisa Nolan Welsh Government

The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Louisa Nolan Welsh 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 Deprivation What is it?.

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The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Louisa Nolan Welsh Government

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  1. The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationLouisa NolanWelsh Government

  2. most deprived least deprived The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation • What is it? • How is deprivation measured? • What can you use it for?

  3. 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

  4. The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured? deprivation is more than just poverty

  5. The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured?

  6. domains indicators index The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured? 1. select indicators • assess available data • consult • create and test

  7. domains indicators index The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured? 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

  8. domains indicators index The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured? 3. add domains to create index • weight towards most-deprived end - exponential transform • weighted sum using domain weights – index score • rank index

  9. domains indicators index The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow is deprivation measured? 4. outputs • Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) ranks • WIMD: Child Index ranks • domain ranks • indicators

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it? • 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

  13. The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it? 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 WIMD ranks • urban • town • rural % population in income-benefits households 1 190 380 570 950 1896 income domain rank

  14. The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it? 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 WIMD ranks • urban • town • rural Rhyl West 2 Denbighshire Betws Carmarthenshire % population in income-benefits households Heath 1 Cardiff 1 190 380 570 950 1896 income domain rank

  15. The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it? 2005/6 2007/8 Wales 2005/6 Wales 2007/8 % working- age population claiming JSA 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 quintile 2005-62007-8 1 / 55.24.7 1 / 32.32.2 WIMD quintile increasing deprivation 1 2 3 4 5 WIMD ranks

  16. The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it? increasing deprivation WIMD domains Merthyr Tydfil Gurnos Communities First Partnership

  17. The Welsh Index of Multiple DeprivationHow can you use it? theft rate youth offending rate Wales Wales % / year % / year Valleys town urban rural Valleys town urban rural WIMD indicators

  18. The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Other IMDs • England, Scotland, Northern Ireland • geographies • data • timescales • policy drivers • search comparing countries’ IMDs

  19. 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?

  20. The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Where to find it search Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation or StatsWales / social inclusion or Twitter www.twitter.com/statisticswales www.twitter.com/ystadegaucymru or contact Louisa Nolan stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk

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