The changing geography of deprivation in Britain: exploiting small area census data 1971 to 2011

This paper will describe the method being used to devise a time-series of area deprivation 1971 to 2011 using census data for all years harmonised to contemporary definitions of LSOAs / Datazones in GB. This involves identifying appropriate deprivation indicator variables from each census, converting data between boundary systems since these change over time and calculating deprivation such that change over time, rather than just cross-sectional deprivation, can be measured. Comparisons between censuses will be presented to show the degree of consistency or change in situation.