Guidance and Analysis

This websection contains some initial analysis of the SIMD that was published along with the Index itself. It also contains a number of guidance and analysis papers which give examples of how the SIMD can be used whilst also providing some, hopefully interesting, analysis. Historical analysis for SIMD 2006 is also available at the bottom of the page.

SIMD 2009 Analysis

Analysis at data zone and Local Authority level, including: share of the 5, 10, 15 and 20% most deprived in the overall SIMD 2004, 2006 and 2009.

A compilation of analysis of individual SIMD domains, including: the share of the 5, 10, 15 and 20% most deprived by Local Authority and Urban Rural classification.

Analysis by Scottish Parliamentary Constituency, including: share of the 5, 10, 15 and 20% most deprived in the overall SIMD 2009 and counts of the number of individuals considered to be income or employment deprived.

As above but for the new Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies associated with the 5th May 2011 Scottish Elections

SIMD maps for each Local Authority, showing which areas have moved into, out from, or remained in the 15% most deprived between the SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009.

Charts and tables based on SIMD 2009 for each Local Authority, and comparing against SIMD 2006 and 2004.

A list of findings from the SIMD 2009 for each Local Authority.

SIMD 2009 Guidance and Further Analysis

Outlines a number of different ways in which the SIMD can be analysed, looking beyond the commonly used 15% cut-off. A series of spreadsheets are also provided enabling you to create your own bar code charts and box plots.

This paper uses the SIMD to compare indicators of income, employment, health, crime etc. between the most and least deprived parts of a local area. Fife Council area is used as an example but the paper provides guidance outlining how the analysis can be re-created for any chosen area.

This is the first in a planned series of interactive guidance documents. A powerpoint slideshow uses screenshots and animation to show how to find the SIMD rank of an area using the interactive mapping.

This work identifies the most income, employment and access deprived rural datazones in Scotland. A paper summarises the method used and the main findings whilst a spreadsheet provides access to background data for a local authority of interest.

This paper provides guidance on how analysis of SIMD over time can be performed. It provides a series of examples, using Glasgow and North Ayrshire as case studies, which can be used to perform similar analysis for other areas.

This paper analyses whether deprived individuals are now more or less concentrated in the most deprived datazones than previously. It also provides guidance on how to perform this sort of analysis

SIMD 2009 shows that many of Glasgow's datazones have seen improvements in rank over time but which areas are correspondingly seeing their datazone ranks worsen and is this a real or a relative decline? This paper considers these issues.

This paper develops on the analysis in the SIMD 2009 General Report to explore what has happened to small area concentrations of multiple deprivation over time.

Examining changes to the measurement of participation in higher education by those Scottish domiciled entrants from deprived areas. Figures based on SIMD 2009 prior to the Income Domain revision can be found in Tables 25a and 25b.

Analysis of house price data - this paper aims to show the relationship between house prices and deprivation as classified by the SIMD 2009.

Historical Analysis - SIMD 2006

Analysis at data zone and Local Authority level, including: share of the 5, 10, 15 and 20% most deprived in the overall SIMD 2004 and SIMD 2006.

A compilation of analysis of individual SIMD domains, including: the share of the 5, 10, 15 and 20% most deprived by Local Authority and Urban Rural classification.

Analysis by Scottish Parliamentary Constituency, including: share of the 5, 10, 15 and 20% most deprived in the overall SIMD 2006 and counts of the number of individuals considered to be income or employment deprived.

SIMD maps including: maps for each Local Authority, showing which areas have moved into, out from, or remained in the 15% most deprived between the SIMD 2004 and SIMD 2006.

Page updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012