The data set provides the Carstairs deprivation scores, deciles, quintiles and individual Carstairs score variables for Scottish postcode sectors in 2011. A few self-rated health variables from the 2011 Scottish Census are also provided.
dep_dataA data frame with 1012 rows and 26 variables:
postcode sector code
postcode sector name
health board name
Council area name
Two-fold urban-rural classification, derived based on 2011-2012 Scottish Government urban-rural classification for output areas. Used in this data set for illustration only.
Number of people in postcode sector
Percent of people living in overcrowded households
Percent of unemployed men
Percent of people in households with no access to a car/van
Percent of people in low social class
The 2011 Carstairs score
Percent of people whose day-to-day activities are limited a lot
Percent of people whose day-to-day activities are not limited
Percent of people in bad or very bad health
Percent of people in good or very good health
Quintiles of the Carstairs score; 1 - least deprived, 5 - most deprived
Deciles of the Carstairs score; 1 - least deprived, 10 - most deprived
Number of people in very good and good health
Number of people in fair health
Number of people in bad or very bad health