<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_sjph-2018-0007_s_006_w2aab3b7b1b1b6b1aab1c18b1Aa"><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Ecological deprivation indices belong to essential instruments for monitoring and understanding health inequalities. Our aim was to develop the SI-EDI, a newly derived European Deprivation Index for Slovenia. We intend to provide researchers and policy-makers in our country with a relevant tool for measuring and reducing the socioeconomic inequalities in health, and even at a broader level.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2018-0007_s_007_w2aab3b7b1b1b6b1aab1c18b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>Data from the European survey on Income and Living Conditions and Slovenian national census for the year 2011 were used in the SI-EDI construction. The concept of relative deprivation was used where deprivation refers to unmet need(s), which is caused by lack of all kinds of resources, not only material. The SI-EDI was constructed for 210 Slovenian municipalities. Its geographical distribution was compared to the distribution of two existing deprivation scores previously applied in health inequality research in Slovenia.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2018-0007_s_008_w2aab3b7b1b1b6b1aab1c18b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>There were 36% of adults recognized as deprived in Slovenia in 2011. SI-EDI was calculated using 10 census variables that were associated with individual deprivation. A clear east-to-west gradient was detected with the most deprived municipalities in the eastern part of the country. The two existing deprivation scores correlate significantly with the SI-EDI.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2018-0007_s_009_w2aab3b7b1b1b6b1aab1c18b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>A new deprivation index, the SI-EDI, is grounded on the internationally established scientific concept, can be replicated over time and, crucially, provides an account of the socioeconomic and cultural particularities of the Slovenian population. The SI-EDI could be used by the stakeholders and the governmental and nongovernmental sectors in Slovenia, with the goal of better understanding health inequalities in Slovenia.</p></sec></abstract>

IntroductionEcological deprivation indices belong to essential instruments for monitoring and understanding health inequalities. Our aim was to develop the SI-EDI, a newly derived European Deprivation Index for Slovenia. We intend to provide researchers and policy-makers in our country with a relevant tool for measuring and reducing the socioeconomic inequalities in health, and even at a broader level.MethodsData from the European survey on Income and Living Conditions and Slovenian national census for the year 2011 were used in the SI-EDI construction. The concept of relative deprivation was used where deprivation refers to unmet need(s), which is caused by lack of all kinds of resources, not only material. The SI-EDI was constructed for 210 Slovenian municipalities. Its geographical distribution was compared to the distribution of two existing deprivation scores previously applied in health inequality research in Slovenia.ResultsThere were 36% of adults recognized as deprived in Slovenia in 2011. SI-EDI was calculated using 10 census variables that were associated with individual deprivation. A clear east-to-west gradient was detected with the most deprived municipalities in the eastern part of the country. The two existing deprivation scores correlate significantly with the SI-EDI.ConclusionsA new deprivation index, the SI-EDI, is grounded on the internationally established scientific concept, can be replicated over time and, crucially, provides an account of the socioeconomic and cultural particularities of the Slovenian population. The SI-EDI could be used by the stakeholders and the governmental and nongovernmental sectors in Slovenia, with the goal of better understanding health inequalities in Slovenia.

Slovenian version of the european deprivation index at municipal level

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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SLOVENSKA RAZLIČICA EVROPSKEGA KAZALNIKA PRIMANJKLJAJA NA RAVNI OBČIN

IntroductionEcological deprivation indices belong to essential instruments for monitoring and understanding health inequalities. Our aim was to develop the...

Fundamental needs for people in Slovenia in 2011	goods/services were not within their means
Fundamental needs that were associated with objective and subjective poverty Capacity to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home	35.4
Capacity to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day	12.4
Fundamental needs that were associated with objective and subjective poverty Ability to keep home adequately warm	6.4
Fundamental needs that were associated with objective and subjective poverty Possessing a computer	5.6
Fundamental needs that were associated with objective and subjective poverty Possessing a car	5.5
Possessing a TV	0.7
Possessing a washing machine	0.5
Possessing a phone	0.3

Ability to make ends meet	Weighted response (%)
With great difficulty	11.0
With difficulty	21.0
With some difficulty	38.7
Fairly easily	19.3
Easily	8.7
Very easily	1.2

SI-EDI component	Privileged category	Deprived category	Deprived in Slovenia 2011 (%)	Regression coefficient (weight)
Country of birth	Slovenia	Other	11.1	0.321
Citizenship	Slovenian	Other	4.0	0.368
Tenure status	Owner	Not owner	27.7	0.215
Household size (Members in household)	3+ members	<3 members	4.0	0.322
Access to bathroom or shower	Yes	No	3.1	2.423
Marital status	Married	Not married	60.0	0.362
Education	Achieved (upper) secondary education or more	Achieved lower secondary education or less	30.8	0.870
Current economic status (Activity)	Employed and self-employed	Other	56.6	0.554
Months unemployed	<3 months	3+ months	3.9	0.806
Occupation (ISCO-08 (COM))	Other	Elementary occupations	4.0	0.698

Slovenian version of the european deprivation index at municipal level

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Apr 12, 2018

Page range: 47 - 54

Received: Jun 19, 2017

Accepted: Dec 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0007

Keywords
European Deprivation Index - Slovenian version, deprivation index, health inequalities, socioeconomic determinants

© 2018 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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Fundamental needs with the proportion of households who indicated that certain goods/services were not within their means, EU-SILC 2011, Slovenia.

Ability to make ends meet - weighted response to question HS120, EU-SILC 2011, Slovenia.

Components and its weights included in the calculation of the Slovenian European Deprivation Index (SI-EDI) for the year 2011.

Slovenian version of the european deprivation index at municipal level

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Apr 12, 2018

Page range: 47 - 54

Received: Jun 19, 2017

Accepted: Dec 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0007

KeywordsEuropean Deprivation Index - Slovenian version, deprivation index, health inequalities, socioeconomic determinants

© 2018 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Fundamental needs with the proportion of households who indicated that certain goods/services were not within their means, EU-SILC 2011, Slovenia.

Ability to make ends meet - weighted response to question HS120, EU-SILC 2011, Slovenia.

Components and its weights included in the calculation of the Slovenian European Deprivation Index (SI-EDI) for the year 2011.

Keywords
European Deprivation Index - Slovenian version, deprivation index, health inequalities, socioeconomic determinants