West Sussex County Council: Index of Multiple Deprivation

Although the vast majority of people enjoy a relatively high quality of life in West Sussex, there are nevertheless pockets of deprivation across the County. The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is a survey undertaken by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and it illustrates the location of these pockets and the relative severity of the deprivation experienced by different communities. Deprivation is measured by data collected from each of the following topic areas known as domains.

Income
Employment
Health and Disablity
Education, skills and training
Barriers to Housing and Services
Crime
Living Environment

The survey was undertaken by the ODPM and published in 2004. Quote from the ODPM:

The IMD is a measure of multiple deprivation at the small area level. The model of multiple deprivation which underpins the IMD 2004 is based on the idea of distinct dimensions of deprivation which can be recognised and measured separately. These are experienced by individuals living in an area. People may be counted as deprived in one or more of the domains depending on the number of types of deprivation that they experience. The overall IMD is conceptualised as a weighted area level aggregation of these specific dimensions of deprivation.

Jacqueline Clay has produced a summary explaining in more detail the Indices of Multiple Deprivation and a series of information in a variety of formats for the County of West Sussex listed below.

If you have any detailed questions about the data or how to interpret it, please contact Jacqueline Clay Project Manager, Shared Intelligence Framework.

email:jacqueline.clay@westsussex.gov.uk
Tel: 01403 224429

• Adur
• Arun
• Chichester
• Crawley
• Horsham
• Mid Sussex
• West Sussex
• Worthing