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Table 2 Distribution of deprivation quintiles a by deprivation indices (%) according to the level of standardisation and the degree of urbanisation (731 urban IRIS and 1005 rural IRIS, Brittany, France)

From: Can a deprivation index be used legitimately over both urban and rural areas?

 

Overall standardisation

Urban standardisation

Urban areas

Rural areas

Urban areas

Rural areas

Townsend

    

  Q1b

17.8

21.7

18.7

21.0

  Q2

15.2

23.5

16.7

22.4

  Q3

15.9

23.0

16.7

22.4

  Q4

16.4

22.6

16.6

22.5

  Q5

34.8

9.3

31.3

11.7

Carstairs

    

  Q1

27.9

14.3

29.4

13.2

  Q2

18.7

20.9

20.8

19.4

  Q3

17.9

21.5

18.3

21.2

  Q4

17.0

22.2

16.4

22.6

  Q5

18.5

21.1

15.1

23.6

Havard

    

  Q1

13.2

25.1

23.5

17.5

  Q2

11.7

26.1

15.2

23.5

  Q3

11.1

26.5

11.9

25.9

  Q4

21.9

18.6

13.5

24.7

  Q5

42.1

3.7

35.8

8.5

Rey

    

  Q1

34.7

9.2

32.8

10.8

  Q2

24.4

16.8

24.2

16.9

  Q3

19.7

20.2

17.4

21.9

  Q4

10.9

26.7

12.9

25.2

  Q5

10.5

27.1

12.7

25.3

  1. aCalculated from all of the 1736 IRIS.
  2. bQ1 represents the wealthiest quintile and Q5 the most deprived quintile.