index of local deprivation

This index is calculated for all UK local authorities from the following indicators: total unemployment, male long-term unemployment, recipients of income support, residents not receiving income support, recipients of council tax benefit, dependent numbers of children of income support recipients, standardized mortality rates of population under 75, low educational attainment (percentage of 16-year-olds with no GCSE passes or gaining GCSE passes at grades D-G only), derelict land, weighted home insurance premiums, households lacking basic amenities, households in non-permanent accommodation, and overcrowded households (more than 1 person per room). Index data are available online (2004) from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.