Alex, I'm not sure that it would have any meaning anyway. It would only be another measure of social deprivation - whatever you want to call it - with some variation for geographical area such as London. Cheers, Craig Craig Currie, Ph.D. Manager Global Health Outcomes - GI/Metabolic GlaxoWellcome Greenford London UB6 OHE Tel: +44 (0)181 9662800 Fax: +44 (0)181 9662193 Mobile: 07971295079 Email: [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Scott-Samuel [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 5:46 PM > To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > [log in to unmask] > Subject: Income data > > Apologies for cross-posting > > Could I please have an authoritative answer as to why > aggregated data on mean individual or household income - eg > at local authority level - are not available in the UK? > Surely there can't possibly be any genuine confidentiality > considerations at that level of aggregation? > > Happy new year y'all > Alex > > ****************************************************** > Alex Scott-Samuel > EQUAL (Equity in Health Research and Development Unit) > Department of Public Health > University of Liverpool > Whelan Building > Quadrangle > Liverpool > L69 3GB > Tel (44)151-794-5569 > Fax (44)151-794-5588 > e-mail [log in to unmask] > ******************************************************* %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%