Try this 15-question A level quiz to see how much you know about this important data source which is used to explore patterns of human welfare.

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HIGH SCORES

Rank Name Score
1st Liv 30
2nd WLH 30
3rd EDP 30
4th PHI 30
5th LCH 30
6th JEH 30
7th JJC 30
8th TDG 30
9th SGH 30
10th AGE 30

QUIZZES // Investigating the Index of Multiple Deprivation

Q1. How do we define ‘deprivation’?

The difference between rich and poor

Lacking the resources considered to be necessary for living in a society

The state of not being equal

A government measure of different areas

Q2. How do we define ‘inequality’?

Lacking the resources considered to be the necessities for living in a society

The state of not being equal

A government measure of different areas

The average income in an area

Q3. Which of these sentences best describes the English Index of Multiple Deprivation?

It is an absolute measure of deprivation that was last calculated in 2019

It is an absolute measure of deprivation that takes place every 10 years as part of the Census

It is a relative measure of deprivation that was last calculated in 2019

It is a relative measure of deprivation that takes place every 10 years as part of the Census

Q4. Which of the following accounts for the highest percentage in the English Index of Multiple Deprivation?

Income

Education

Crime

Health

Q5. Which of the following accounts for the lowest percentage in the English Index of Multiple Deprivation?

Income

Education

Crime

Health

Q6. Which of these is NOT a domain in the English Index of Multiple Deprivation?

Education

Living environment

Access to green space

Health

Q7. What is the average population of the Lower-layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) used in the IMD?

150 people

1500 people

15,000 people

150,000 people

Q8. Why are Lower-layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) used in the IMD?

To compare areas of roughly the same geographical size

To compare areas with roughly the same population size

To compare areas with roughly the same number of regeneration projects

To compare the same areas as government funding is allocated to

Q9. Which urban area had 8 of the top 10 most deprived LSOAs according to 2019 data?

Liverpool

Clacton

Blackpool

Manchester

Q10. When we compare the 2019 data to the 2015 data, which of these statements is true?

Of the neighbourhoods that were in the ‘most deprived’ category in 2019, 88% were also the most deprived in 2015

Of the neighbourhoods that were in the ‘most deprived’ category in 2019, 8% were also the most deprived in 2015

The area east of Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea was the most deprived area in both data sets

Deprivation in London has gotten worse

Q11. Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Manchester are the local authorities with the highest proportions of ‘most deprived’ areas in the UK. What process affected all three of these areas and led to the deprivation that remains today?

Privatisation

Infrastructure investment

Deindustrialisation

Regeneration

Q12. What has happened to the proportion of London Boroughs with areas that are ‘highly deprived’ since 2015?

There are now no London Boroughs with ‘highly deprived’ areas

Many London Boroughs have seen a reduction in the proportion of their neighbourhoods that are ‘highly deprived’ since 2015

Many London Boroughs have seen an increase in the proportion of their neighbourhoods that are ‘highly deprived’ since 2015

Many London Boroughs have seen no change in the proportion of their neighbourhoods that are ‘highly deprived’ since 2015

Q13. Which of the following is NOT a reason why measuring the IMD is important?

To determine which areas need regeneration

To measure the success of regeneration in an area

Because levels of deprivation are known to impact people’s lived experience of, and engagement with, places

To calculate the population of the UK

Q14. Which of these statements about the English IMD is true?

The area ranked 1st is the most deprived area in England whereas 32,844th is the least deprived in England

The area ranked 1st is the most deprived area in England, whereas 12,844th is the least deprived in England

The area ranked 1st is the least deprived area in England, whereas 32,844th is the most deprived in England

The area ranked 1st is the least deprived area in England, whereas 12,844th is the most deprived in England

Q15. Which of these statements names a problem with using the IMD?

Some of the data is more than a year old by the time it is published

It covers the whole country of England

It is collected by the Government

It contains 7 different domains

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