IMD - Index of Multiple Deprivation Data for the UK
Index of Multiple Deprivation for UK nations at various
geographical levels. In England, deprivation data is for Lower
Layer Super Output Areas, Middle Layer Super Output Areas,
Wards, and Local Authorities based on data from
<https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019>.
In Wales, deprivation data is for Lower Layer Super Output
Areas, Middle Layer Super Output Areas, Wards, and Local
Authorities based on data from
<https://gov.wales/welsh-index-multiple-deprivation-full-index-update-ranks-2019>.
In Scotland, deprivation data is for Data Zones, Intermediate
Zones, and Council Areas based on data from
<https://simd.scot>. In Northern Ireland, deprivation data is
for Super Output Areas and Local Government Districts based on
data from
<https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/deprivation/northern-ireland-multiple-deprivation-measure-2017-nimdm2017>.
The 'IMD' package also provides the composite UK index
developed by <https://github.com/mysociety/composite_uk_imd>.
