Combining education and income into a socioeconomic position score for use in studies of health inequalities

Combining education and income into a socioeconomic position score for use in studies of health inequalities

Abstract Background In studies of social inequalities in health, there is no consensus on the best measure of socioeconomic position (SEP). Moreover, subjective indicators are increasingly used to measure SEP. The aim of this paper was to develop a composite score for SEP based on weighted combinati...

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Main Authors: Marie Hella Lindberg, Gang Chen, Jan Abel Olsen, Birgit Abelsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Socioeconomic position
Socioeconomic status
Health inequalities
Health-related quality of life
Composite indicator
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13366-8

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