Townsend deprivation index
Proper noun
Meaning
Townsend deprivation index
(sociology) A measure of material deprivation within a population, based on four variables: unemployment, non-car ownership, non-home ownership, and household overcrowding.
Proper noun
Townsend deprivation index
(sociology) A measure of material deprivation within a population, based on four variables: unemployment, non-car ownership, non-home ownership, and household overcrowding.