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The SIMD Review

SIMD Review – User Workshop. The SIMD Review. Why now?. 10 years on from the first edition of SIMD, do we still have the best possible tool for measuring deprivation as it is experienced by people in Scotland today?

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The SIMD Review

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  1. SIMD Review – User Workshop The SIMD Review Why now? • 10 years on from the first edition of SIMD, do we still have the best possible tool for measuring deprivation as it is experienced by people in Scotland today? • welfare reform – changes to the benefits system will affect at least the SIMD Income and Employment domains • datazone boundaries – datazone boundaries are being redrawn to account for population changes (SIMD ranks are calculated for individual datazones) • the next edition of SIMD – SIMD editions are published roughly every 2-3 years Two strands • Conceptualising deprivation • the theoretical definition of deprivation • understanding rural and urban deprivation – same or different things? • the strengths and weaknesses of area-based and individual-based approaches to deprivation • Measuring deprivation • do we have the best domains to capture the most relevant aspects of deprivation? • do we have the best indicators to measure given aspects of deprivation as directly as possible? • are we using the best statistical techniques to create the index? user workshops The purpose of this workshop is to understand … • … what would make SIMD better? • what would you change about SIMD? • how could SIMD be made more useful? • how can we improve the presentation of SIMD? • …what do you use SIMD for? • what needs does SIMD fulfil for your organisation? • how do you use SIMD? • what questions does SIMD help you answer? Steps in this review After this workshop we will … • understand what will affect SIMD so we can plan for the future • understand the needs of SIMD users • liaise with analysts and advisors to adapt SIMD for the future • conduct a formal consultation • prepare and publish the next SIMD (2015?) • understand how you use SIMD • plan improvements to SIMD while retaining what is valuable • use your input to select the most appropriate data • user your input to set the right priorities • keep in touch with you Cath Dickie | Office of the Chief Statistician & Performance | St Andrews House | Edinburgh | EH13DG | catherine.dickie@scotland.gsi.gov.uk | 0131 244 7714

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