Inequality Is Hidden In Plain Sight

We agree with Moscrop and colleagues that socioeconomic inequalities are being hidden in plain sight by area based “averaging” of social disadvantage, which blunts social gradients and conceals pockets of disadvantage like hostels or homeless people.1 Area based scores such as the index of material deprivation (IMD) are important tools, but they lack resolution at an individual level, particularly where the urban or …