Using the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation in research: estimating the effect of excluding domains on a routine health data study
To avoid biased estimates, researchers using WIMD in studies on health, education, housing, physical environment, income, employment, community safety, and access to services should consider how these domains are related to their outcomes. We describe a methodology for researchers to quantify any bias in their own studies.
Authors
- Sarah Rees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1939-0120)
- Anna Rawlings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3929-474X)
- Hywel Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6745-4187)
- Ian Farr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8786-6613)
- Shamsudeen Mohammed
- Grace Bailey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4646-3134)
- Carys Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0549-3578)
- Sean Scully
- Ting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1486-9156)
Institutions
- Swansea University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22369-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.50
Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council