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Indices of Multiple Deprivation

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The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 at Datazone Level (modelled)

This report provides details about an index of multiple deprivation that has been produced at datazone level for the whole of South Africa by modelling the Community Survey 2007. A version of the index focusing specifically on children was not pursued due to concerns about modelling estimates of deprivation for such a small subset of the population (i.e. 0-17s).

Michael Noble, Chris Dibben and Gemma Wright. The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 at Datazone Level (modelled)

The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 at Municipality Level

The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children 2007 at Municipality Level

Two indices have been produced at municipality level using the Community Survey 2007. The first focuses on the total population, while the second focuses on children only. Wherever possible, these indices use the same indicators as the 2001 indices, and as such, some analysis of change over time is included in the reports.

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Gemma Wright and Michael Noble. The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 at Municipality Level

Gemma Wright, Michael Noble, Helen Barnes and Stefan Noble. The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children 2007 at Municipality Level

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SAIMD 2007 data

SAIMDC 2007 data

The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2001 at Datazone Level

The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children 2001 at Datazone Level

A new statistical geography - datazones - has been created by CASASP and an index of multiple deprivation produced at datazone level for the whole of South Africa using the 2001 Census.

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There are two reports: the first focuses on the total population, while the second focuses on children only. The maps in the reports are fairly low resolution in order to keep the file size small. Should you require maps with a higher resolution, please contact casasp@socres.ox.ac.uk

Michael Noble, Helen Barnes, Gemma Wright, David McLennan, David Avenell, Adam Whitworth and Benjamin Roberts. The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2001 at Datazone Level

Gemma Wright, Helen Barnes, Michael Noble and Andrew Dawes. The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children 2001 at Datazone Level

Download Data:

The data for the overall SAIMD and SAIMDC and component domains of deprivation (ranks only) are available in Excel format in zipped files:

SAIMD data

SAIMDC data

Download Datazone Boundaries:

The datazone boundaries are available in MapInfo and ESRI formats in zipped files:

WARNING!! These files are very large (27.1 MB and 40.2 MB) so will take a long time to download.

Datazone geography - MapInfo

Datazone geography - ESRI

The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children: Census 2001

Helen Barnes, Michael Noble, Gemma Wright and Andrew Dawes. The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children: Census 2001

The chapters and maps can be downloaded as separate files from the HSRC Press website.

The Provincial Indices of Multiple Deprivation for South Africa 2001

The Provincial Indices of Multiple Deprivation (PIMD) for South Africa 2001 are available for download. The PIMD comprise two reports, nine summary reports, nine maps and data in EXCEL spreadsheets.

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Michael Noble, Miriam Babita, Helen Barnes, Chris Dibben, Wiseman Magasela, Stefan Noble, Phakama Ntshongwana, Heston Phillips, Sharmla Rama, Benjamin Roberts, Gemma Wright and Sibongile Zungu. The Provincial Indices of Multiple Deprivation for South Africa 2001
Michael Noble, Miriam Babita, Helen Barnes, Chris Dibben, Wiseman Magasela, Stefan Noble, Phakama Ntshongwana, Heston Phillips, Sharmla Rama, Benjamin Roberts, Gemma Wright and Sibongile Zungu. The Provincial Indices of Multiple Deprivation for South Africa 2001: Technical Report

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Each PIMD has been mapped at ward level. It can be downloaded as a PDF file (1-2MB) either with or without roads. There is also a low resolution version with roads which can be downloaded as a JPEG file (about 0.5MB) .

Western Cape Option 1 Western Cape with Roads pdf; Option 2 Western Cape no Roads pdf; Option 3 Western Cape with Roads Low Resolution jpeg.

Eastern Cape Option 1 Eastern Cape with Roads pdf; Option 2 Eastern Cape no Roads pdf; Option 3 Eastern Cape with Roads Low Resolution jpeg.

Northern Cape Option 1 Northern Cape with Roads pdf; Option 2 Northern Cape no Roads pdf; Option 3 Northern Cape with Roads Low Resolution jpeg.

Free State Option 1 Free State with Roads pdf; Option 2 Free State no Roads pdf; Option 3 Free State with Roads Low Resolution jpeg.

KwaZulu-Natal Option 1 KwaZulu-Natal with Roads pdf; Option 2 KwaZulu-Natal no Roads pdf; Option 3 KwaZulu-Natal with Roads Low Resolution jpeg.

North West Option 1 North West with Roads pdf; Option 2 North West no Roads pdf; Option 3 North West with Roads Low Resolution jpeg.

Gauteng Option 1 Gauteng with Roads pdf; Option 2 Gauteng no Roads pdf; Option 3 Gauteng with Roads Low Resolution jpeg.

Mpumalanga Option 1 Mpumalanga with Roads pdf; Option 2 Mpumalanga no Roads pdf; Option 3 Mpumalanga with Roads Low Resolution jpeg.

Limpopo Option 1 Limpopo with Roads pdf; Option 2 Limpopo no Roads pdf; Option 3 Limpopo with Roads Low Resolution jpeg.