Table 3.

Summary statistics of model comparisons.

Model	Variables	Kernel	AICc (global)	BIC (global)	AICc (local)	BIC (local)
1	Townsend index score	91	853.02	860.73	640.38	709.92
2	Female single proportion	91	849.38	857.09	651.32	725.37
3	Female married proportion	91	849.38	857.09	651.32	725.37
4	All lone parents proportion	91	750.37	858.08	594.87	666.85
5	Female lone parents proportion	91	754.68	762.32	597.28	669.28
6	G4 + G5 proportion	91	612.97	620.67	539.32	610.35
7	G4 + G5 + Female lone parents proportion	91	614.88	626.41	539.80	642.00
8	G4 + G5 + Townsend index score	91	612.22	623.76	538.49	637.54
9	G4 + G5 + Female married proportion	91	613.47	625.01	539.67	642.53
10	G4 + G5 + All lone parents proportion	91	614.96	626.50	539.21	641.45

G4 and G5 represent the proportion of low social grade (IV+V) population in region i. G4 (Grade IV) represents the proportion of semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers. G5 (Grade V) represents the proportion of the population on state benefit, the unemployed, and the lowest grade workers