aggregate_scores {IMD}

Aggregate deprivation scores

Description

Aggregate deprivation scores into higher-level geographies, calculating: - proportion of highly deprived areas - extent (proportion of the local population that live in the most deprived areas) - population-weighted average score

Usage

aggregate_scores(
  data,
  score_col,
  rank_col,
  decile_col,
  higher_level_geography,
  population
)

Arguments

data

Data frame containing a variable to be aggregated, lower level geography population estimates, and a higher level geographical grouping variable

score_col

Variable containing deprivation scores

rank_col

Variable containing deprivation ranks

decile_col

Variable containing deprivation deciles

higher_level_geography

Name of the variable in the data frame containing the higher level geography names/codes

population

Name of the variable in the data frame containing the population estimates of the lower level geography

Value

A tibble containing population-weighted average scores, proportions of highly deprived areas, and the extent for the higher-level geography.