Table 1

Indicators and domains of deprivation in the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000*

DomainVariablesYear(s)
*Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (2000). Indices of Deprivation 2000. Regeneration Research Summary report 31. London: DETR.
IncomeAdults in Income Support households1998
Children in Income Support households1998
Adults in Income Based Job Seekers Allowance households1998
Children in Income Based Job Seekers Allowance households1998
Adults in Family Credit households1999
Children in Family Credit households1999
Adults in Disability Working Allowance households1999
Children in Disability Working Allowance households1999
Non-earning, non IS pensioner and disabled Council Tax Benefit recipients1998
EmploymentUnemployment claimant counts1998–9
People out of work but in TEC delivered government supported trainingNot stated
People aged 18–24 on New Deal optionsNot stated
Incapacity benefit recipients of working age1998
Severe Disablement Allowance claimants of working age1999
Health deprivation and disabilityComparative mortality ratio for men and women aged under 651997–8
People receiving attendance allowance or disability living allowance1998
People of working age receiving Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance1998 & 1999
Age-sex standardised ratio of LLTI1991
Proportion of births of low birth weight1993–7
Education, skills, and trainingWorking age adults with no qualifications1995–8
Children aged 16+ not in full time education1999
Proportion of 17–19 year olds who have not successfully applied to higher education1997–8
KS2 primary school performance data1998
Primary school children with English as an additional language1998
Absenteeism at primary level1998
HousingHomeless households in temporary accommodation1997–8
Household overcrowding1991
Poor private sector housing1996
Geographical access to servicesAccess to a post office1998
Access to food shops1998
Access to a GP1997
Access to a primary school1999