National Statistics Online - Product - 2001 Carstairs scores for ST wards, England and Wales
2001 Carstairs scores for ST wards, England and Wales
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Carstairs scores provide an index of deprivation at ward level based on an unweighted combination of four census variables: unemployment, overcrowding, car ownership and low Social Class (Social Class IV and V). Originally calculated using the 1981 Census, and subsequently updated following the 1991 Census, this version is based on the 2001 Census.
All the variables except for low Social Class are the same as in 1991. Social Class was replaced in the 2001 Census by the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC). The NS-SEC categories have been matched to Social Class IV and V.
The dataset includes two sets of Carstairs scores. One set has been calculated for wards included in the 2001 Census standard tables (ST wards). A second set of scores take into account subseq... View more information about this product.
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