Characteristics of selected PCTs
| PCT sample criteria | Total PCTs in sample (n=13) |
|---|---|
| Indices of deprivation* | |
| Low | 5 |
| High | 8 |
| Fruit and vegetable consumption in children† | |
| Significantly below national average | 5 |
| Same or above national average | 8 |
| Urban/rural‡ | |
| >50% rural | 1 |
| 10–49% rural | 6 |
| Urban | 6 |
| Proportion of black and minority ethnic groups§ | |
| >Average non-white | 6 |
| >20% non-white (subgroup) | 3 |
| % take-up of HS vouchers¶ | |
| <75% | 6 |
| ≥75% | 7 |
*We used the Indices of Deprivation 2007 to rank the average score for each PCT. ‘High’ and ‘low’ indicates whether they are above or below the mid-rank. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100410180038/http:/communities.gov.uk/communities/neighbourhoodrenewal/deprivation/deprivation07/.
†Taken from Model-Based Estimates and CIs for the Prevalence of 3+ Daily Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Children over England, by PCO developed by the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre.
‡Taken from the urban–rural classification of PCTs (post-October 2006 boundaries) published by the Association of Public Health Observatories.
§2001 UK census data.
¶Taken from monitoring data provided by the Department of Health for a 4-week period in Jan/Feb 2011. Uptake ranged between 59% and 84%, 75% is the point at which approx 1/2 of PCTs were above, and below.