Multiple deprivation index: Difference between revisions

IMDs are the property of an area and of the average characteristics of the people living in that area. They are not the property of any single person living within the area. Failure by researchers to consider this can lead to misleading features in analysis based on IMDs. This is a particularly large risk in areas which are very diverse due to social housing and mixed community policies such as central London. In these settings, a mixed community with a mix of very low income families in poor health and very high income families in good health can return a middling IMD score that represents neither group well and fails to provide useful insight to users of analysis based on IMD data. Other groups not well represented by IMDs are mobile communities and people experiencing homelessness, some of the most deprived members of society.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Moscrop A, Ziebland S, Bloch G, Iraola J RJR | title = If social determinants of health are so important, shouldn’t we ask patients about them? | journal = BMJ | date = 24 November 2020 | pmid = 33234506 | | doi = doi:10.1136/bmj.m4150 | url = https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4150.long}}</ref>