matthewgthomas/IMD: Index of Multiple Deprivation Data for the UK

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>.

install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("matthewgthomas/IMD")