Townsend deprivation index
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Townsend deprivation index
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The Townsend index is a measure of material deprivation within a population. It was first described by sociologist Peter Townsend in 1988. The measure incorporates four variables: Unemployment;
Non-car ownership;
Non-home ownership; and
Household overcrowding. These variables can be measured for the population of a given area and combined to give a “Townsend score” for that area.
A greater Townsend index score implies a greater degree of deprivation. Areas may be “ranked” according to their Town
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Measure of poverty within a population
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend_deprivation_index
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2023-04-29T15:02:55Z
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