81 Social Deprivation Index

81.1 Organization

Robert Graham Center

81.3 Description

  • 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)

81.6 Collection Methodology

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