Deprivation Links

Full information on the Carstairs 2001 estimates can be found on the Medical Research Council website

Full information on SIMD2006 can be found in the SIMD2006 Report on the Scottish Government website, as can full technical details on the changes and construction of each indicator and general guidance on the uses of SIMD2006.

Full information on the SIMD 2004 can be found in the report SIMD 2004 Report on the Scottish Government website, as can their initial response  to the SIMD, the full SIMD  dataset, and examples of uses of the indicator.

Papers relating to the Scottish Government Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities

A report of the Measuring Inequalities in Health working group at the Scottish Government (pdf, 1.3 MB)

An evaluation of statistical techniques in the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation has been published by the University of Glasgow, along with a response from the Scottish Government .

A research report by Professor Glen Bramley to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (July 2005) assesses the statistical validity of SIMD and its appropriateness as a mechanism for targeting resources on deprivation.