Edinburgh Index 2008What is the Edinburgh Index?The Edinburgh Index has been developed by the City of Edinburgh Council to examine levels of relative deprivation across the city. The index allocates a score of 0 to100 (with 100 being the most deprived) to around 3,900 Census Output Areas (OAs) in the city based on a variety of themes that contribute to overall deprivation. The approach broadly follows the methodology used by the Scottish Government in the 2006 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). Why did we create an Edinburgh Index?The index has helped to inform the distribution of Fairer Scotland Funding across the city. It is envisaged that the Index may also be used to help inform future local policy-making and resource distribution. Which themes are included in the Index?The five themes used in the Index are:
Each theme consists of a number of measures that are considered to be important components of deprivation and social need. The following links provide access to maps and data for the Edinburgh Index:
Edinburgh Index maps for each of the 12 Neighbourhood Partnerships are available below:
The methodology used to develop the Edinburgh Index is available here (PDF, 2,086k). For those interested in the ranking of the individual Census Output Areas, the following spreadsheet may be of use for further analysis using a Geographic Information System or similar. Spreadsheet with Census Output Areas and deprivation rankings (Excel 600k) For further information about the Edinburgh Index please contact Iain Bell using the contact details to the right of the page.
Contacts
Name: Performance, Strategy and Policy
Address: Level 2.1, Waverley Court, 4 East Market St, Edinburgh EH8 8BG
Tel: 0131 469 3852
E-mail: performance
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