Table 3.

Items included in different deprivation measuring instruments (classified by the authors of this article)

	NZiDep25	FWID26	EPICES27	DiPCare-Q
Material deprivation	Been on means-tested benefit Getting community help Helped to get food Wearing worn out shoes Buying cheap food Doing without fresh fruit and vegetables Feeling cold	Real disposable monthly household income Real total household savings Real total household debts Housing security Urban property ownership Second urban house ownership Rural land ownership Car ownership Monthly meat consumption Winter food stock Number of household members with access to free/discounted medicine Optimum housing size Private room availability Fuel type and quantity Hot water use Insulation of rooms which are heated Individual subscription to utilities Number of furniture items Number of electrical appliances Age and purchase type (ie, first or second hand) of furniture and appliances	Owner of own house Having financial difficulties (food, rent, basic needs, …)	Difficulties paying household bills Having to ask for money for basic needs Not sought medical treatment because of cost Fears being evicted from home Did not buy clothes Did not buy furniture Did not have enough to eat Difficulties reimbursing loan(s)
Social deprivation		Number of children in compulsory or higher education Quality of education being received by the children	Meets a social worker sometimes Not living with a partner Not taken part in any sporting activity in the last 12 months Not gone to any shows (movies, theatre, …) over the past 12 months Not gone on holiday over the past 12 months No contact with family other than parents or children over the last 6 months Not having someone to rely on for accommodation Not having someone to rely on for material support	Not gone on holiday Not spending an evening with family or friends Not been to cinema, theatre or sporting event(s) Not having access to the internet Not having someone to turn to for material help
Societal security/working conditions	Unemployed	Household occupational risk grade Household social security ratio Household income to work hour ratio Pension prospects Work-related assets, equipment and supplies
Health deprivation		Environmental hygiene and safety Quality of medical service being received by all family members	Complementary health insurance	Physical disability Mental health issue Addiction

DiPCare-Q, deprivation in primary care questionnaire; FWID, factor weighted index of deprivation.