ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a brief look at the prevalence of each of the indicators of social exclusion and an analysis of socio-demographic risk factors associated with multi-dimensional disadvantage. It investigates this analysis that provides the necessary background information for a thorough understanding of the multi-dimensional nature of social exclusion. The chapter focuses on identifying individuals who experienced the most wide-ranging forms of current multi-dimensional disadvantage. It focuses on the prevalence and nature of multi-dimensional disadvantage in Great Britain in the mid-1990s. Various empirical approaches are then used to explore the variety of difficulties individuals experienced simultaneously during the mid-1990s. This includes the magnitude of disadvantage and the pattern of disadvantage –whether those that suffer from one form of social exclusion were more likely to suffer from others and if so, the relationship between different indicators of social exclusion.
