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title: 'IMD: Index of Multiple Deprivation Data for the UK'
version: 1.2.1
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.IMD
abstract: Index of Multiple Deprivation for UK nations at various geographical levels.
  In England, deprivation data is for Lower Layer Super Output Areas, Middle Layer
  Super Output Areas, Wards, and Local Authorities based on data from <https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019>.
  In Wales, deprivation data is for Lower Layer Super Output Areas, Middle Layer Super
  Output Areas, Wards, and Local Authorities based on data from <https://gov.wales/welsh-index-multiple-deprivation-full-index-update-ranks-2019>.
  In Scotland, deprivation data is for Data Zones, Intermediate Zones, and Council
  Areas based on data from <https://simd.scot>. In Northern Ireland, deprivation data
  is for Super Output Areas and Local Government Districts based on data from <https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/deprivation/northern-ireland-multiple-deprivation-measure-2017-nimdm2017>.
  The 'IMD' package also provides the composite UK index developed by <https://github.com/mysociety/composite_uk_imd>.
authors:
- family-names: Thomas
  given-names: Matthew Gwynfryn
  email: matthewgthomas@gmail.com
- family-names: Page
  given-names: Mike
  email: mpage@redcross.org.uk
repository: https://r-multiverse-staging.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/matthewgthomas/IMD
commit: 8cc26c4f70bf6e07c47bab089c7bad18c864223c
url: https://github.com/matthewgthomas/IMD
contact:
- family-names: Thomas
  given-names: Matthew Gwynfryn
  email: matthewgthomas@gmail.com