Developed to quantify levels of disadvantage across small areas, evaluate their associations with health outcomes, and address health inequities.
Composite measure of seven demographic characteristics: percent living in poverty, percent with less than 12 years of education, percent single parent household, percent living in rented housing unit, percent living in overcrowded housing unit, percent of households without a car, and percent non-employed adults under 65 years of age.
Originally developed by Butler et al and calculated at the Primary Care Service Area.
81.4 Vintage/Release Frequency
2012, Annually since 2015
81.5 Observational Unit
Geographical unit (available per primary care service area, county, ZCTA and census tract)
Butler DC, Petterson S, Phillips RL, Bazemore AW. Measures of Social Deprivation That Predict Health Care Access and Need within a Rational Area of Primary Care Service Delivery. Health Services Research. 2013;48(2 Pt 1):539-559. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01449.
81 Social Deprivation Index
81.1 Organization
Robert Graham Center
81.2 Website
https://www.graham-center.org/rgc/maps-data-tools/sdi/social-deprivation-index.html
81.3 Description
81.4 Vintage/Release Frequency
2012, Annually since 2015
81.5 Observational Unit
Geographical unit (available per primary care service area, county, ZCTA and census tract)
81.6 Collection Methodology
81.7 Available at
https://www.graham-center.org/maps-data-tools/social-deprivation-index.html
81.8 User Guide/Data Dictionary
n/a
81.9 Cost
Free for download
81.10 Proposal or Application required?
No
81.11 DUA required?
No
81.12 Special Notes