Figure 2
From: Developing Effective and Efficient care pathways in chronic Pain: DEEP study protocol
Sociodemographic of practices involved in study. This figure is calculated by using the 2010 UK census data available at http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/. This census defined 32482 small geographic areas in England each consisting of approximately 1500 people (Lower super-output areas [LSOA]). Each LSOA was assessed and scored according to standardised criteria across 38 domains and then ranked from the best score (rank 1) to the worst (32482). These 38 domains included income, health, and employment [27] and were combined to produce a composite “index of multiple deprivation” (IMD) which was ranked in the same manner. The deciles in the figure above represent the rounded percentage ranking with lower deciles equating to worse deprivation according to IMD score.