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Written question asked by Ben Chapman (Labour) on Thursday, 8 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 December 2005. It was answered by Phil Woolas (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 December 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.


Deprivation Indices

Question
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether his Department compiles indices of deprivation at sub-local authority level.
Answer

The Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 (IMD 2004) has been compiled at sub-local authority district level. It is based on Super Output Area (SOA) level data. SOAs are aggregates of Census Output Areas, with each SOA comprising an average of 1,500 people. There are a total of 32,482 SOAs in England.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c1963W; 37208
Session
2005-06
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Disadvantaged Local government Low incomes Statistics Deprivation indicators
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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