Multidimensional Deprivation Index (MDI)
Multidimensional Deprivation Index (MDI)
The MDI is a research measure created from a series of working papers. It will be updated on an annual basis, but it is not an official Census Bureau product.
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Publication
Working Papers
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Working PaperThe Composition of the Population Deprived in Multiple DimensionsThe Multidimensional Deprivation Index (MDI) is a measure of deprivation in six dimensions estimated from the American Community Survey.
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Working PaperA Revision and Update of the Multidimensional Hardship IndexMultidimensional Hardship Index rates for the months April 2020 through March 2023.
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Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division Working Papers (SEHSD)Producing County-level MDI Rates Using Public Use Data: 2010 to 2019This paper explains how new estimates are used to explore how county MDI rates differed throughout the country and changed from 2010 through 2019.
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Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division Working Papers (SEHSD)Heart Disease Death Rates and Trends by County-Level DeprivationThis study examines geographic patterns of heart disease death rates and recent changes in death rates for adults aged 35-64 years by level of deprivation.
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Working PaperMultidimensional Hardship in the U.S. during the COVID-19 PandemicThis paper uses data from the Household Pulse Survey to estimate a multidimensional hardship index during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Working PaperThe Value Added of a Multidimensional Deprivation IndexThe value of a multidimensional deprivation index over and above income poverty measures is explored.
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Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division Working Papers (SEHSD)The Census Multidimensional Deprivation Index: Revised and UpdatedThis is a revised Multidimensional Deprivation Index for the years 2010 through 2019.
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2020Neighborhood Quality MeasuresAn evaluation of neighborhood quality measures for the Multidimensional Deprivation Index.
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Working PaperA Multidimensional Poverty Measure using the American Community SurveyThis paper uses the American Community Survey to create a multidimensional measure of poverty.
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