This 2011 report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) examined housing market volatility with a view to the socio-economic aspects. The authors claim that house price volatility disproportionately affects more deprived areas and noted strong regional differences in average house prices that reflect differences in terms of regional deprivation. As housing market growth[…]
Read More »This report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysed the link between area deprivation, poverty and ethnicity in England, drawing on existing research. They found that ethnic minorities were concentrated in deprived areas relative to non-deprived areas: “The proportion of ethnic minority people living in deprived neighbourhoods (according to IMD scores)[…]
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This study by Sheffield Hallam’s Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (2013) argued that the most deprived areas in England were also those most affected by the welfare reforms brought in by the coalition government, noting that “The three regions of northern England alone can expect to lose around[…]
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Academic and our favourite blogger Alasdair Rae contrasted the concentrations of most and least deprived LSOAs in English cities to demonstrate socio-spatial inequalities – as you can see the most and least deprived areas are often clustered together. He also created a huge infographic showing the absolute number of LSOAs in[…]
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This 2010 report (link here) on equality in the UK used Indices of Deprivation data (2007) to showcase differences in outcomes between people in the most and least deprived areas in the country. Here are some key findings: Analysis of Key Stage 4 results by the Income Deprivation Affecting Children[…]
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This is a famous review of health inequalities published in 2010 and headed by Sir Michael Marmot. It found life expectancy, and in particular, healthy life expectancy correlates strongly with deprivation. The graph showing this inequality is sometimes called the ‘Marmot curve’: The review estimated the cost of health inequalities[…]
Read More »From a 2007 Environment Agency paper that aimed to define the 50 ‘worst places’ in the country (by combining environmental indicators with the IMD2004), here’s a list of environment-related issues that have been linked to deprivation in various research (citations in document): Air quality – for five key pollutants, the[…]
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That’s the title of a report published by the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) in the run up to this year’s election. The authors found that voters in areas of higher deprivation were least likely to vote for one of the ‘big three’ main parties in 2010. Although they[…]
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The UK Medical Schools Council published a report on the need to widen participation in medicine, noting that this is important for wider social mobility as well as providing medicine with a wider talent pool. They analysed the backgrounds of trainee doctors in 2013 and found that 39% came from areas[…]
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In a study by the University of Sheffield’s Social & Spatial Inequalities Research Group, the Indices of Multiple Deprivation were used to look at pupil absence inequalities. Secondary school pupil absence is an indicator in the Education, Skills and Training Domain of the IMD, measured as “the proportion of authorised and unauthorised absences[…]
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Here’s a 2008 article from the Guardian about delays in building the new Liverpool stadium, Anfield Plaza. The article notes how the area around Anfield is currently one of the most deprived places in England with streets of empty and boarded up houses. The area around Venmore street near the stadium[…]
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Here’s a post by Alasdair Rae about the idea of a North South divide in IMD 2010. He points out that while the most deprived LSOA in England was Jaywick, in Essex, the overall picture shows that deprivation, with the exception of London and some pockets of deprivation in the South,[…]
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Here’s a study from the Journal of Preventive Medicine looking at inequalities in registration for and use of ‘boris bikes’ in London. F. Ogilvie and A. Goodman found that those living in income-deprived areas in London were overall less likely to register for the bike scheme and that users were more likely[…]
Read More »This is a study of consumer satisfaction with retail diversity that looked at consumer perceptions of store choice in their area. The authors found that people who live in deprived areas tended to be more satisfied with any given mix of shops than less deprived consumers, which might suggest that[…]
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The Guardian ran a couple articles in 2012 on work by Alasdair Rae that uses the IMD 2004 through to 2010 and seems to show the pattern of relative poverty in London shifting outwards from the centre by looking at relative changes in ranking. In the main article the paper[…]
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Winning 5 medals at the 2012 olympics and with a number of ‘big name’ champions performing internationally, Britain is ‘punching above its weight’ when it comes to boxing (sorry), most likely due to a resilient network of local boxing gyms and a strong framework for pushing talented players to the[…]
Read More »Public Health England analysed child poverty by deprivation by comparing the Indices of Multiple Deprivation with data from the (slightly ominous sounding) ‘National Child Measurement Programme’. They argued there was a strong, “almost linear relationship” between child obesity and the decile of deprivation for the area they live in. This finding was[…]
Read More »The ONS analysed levels of deprivation in the 57 largest seaside destinations to determine whether these areas – typically former seaside resorts – suffer from higher levels of deprivation than the average. They found that overall larger seaside destinations were more deprived than the England average in 2007 and 2010,[…]
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Source: Clare Bambra, CHIR, Durham University Data put together by Clare Bambra at the Centre for Health and Inequalities Research uses area health information for English Premier League teams to make a ‘Public Health League’ of teams, noting a significant North/South divide between the best and worst performing teams and pointing[…]
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For those interested in how deprivation might tie into voting patterns, blogger Alasdair Rae created maps of the 100 most and 100 least deprived parliamentary constituencies, highlighting the voting choice at the 2010 general election. He points out that the most obvious thing to note here is that the vast[…]
Read More »The health benefits of breastfeeding are well known. According to the NHS breastfed babies are less likely to contract eczma, chest and ear infections, diahorrea and vomiting and less likely to become obese and experience associated later life issues like type 2 diabetes. For mothers it reduces chances of getting[…]
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