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The Census Multidimensional Deprivation Index: Revised and Updated
The Census Multidimensional Deprivation Index: Revised and Updated
Working Paper Number SEHSD WP2021-03
Introduction
The Census Bureau released a report on Multidimensional Deprivation in the spring of 2019 for the years 2009 through 2017. The Multidimensional Deprivation Index (MDI) consisted of six dimensions: standard of living, health, education, economic security, housing quality, and neighborhood quality. The purpose of this paper is to revise the health, economic security, and housing quality dimensions and redefine the neighborhood quality dimension. Two sets of results are examined. The first set are comparisons at the national level, at the state level, and by demographic groups between the Census Report MDI and the revised MDI from this paper using 2017 data. The second set are MDI estimates using the new MDI methodology. These MDI estimates are compared to official poverty rates and examined over time, by state, and by demographic groups. Furthermore, the MDI is decomposed into contributions made by each dimension of the MDI and decomposed into contributions made by population subgroups.
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Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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