Socioeconomic status
hideSocioeconomic status (SES) is an economic and sociological combined total measure of a person's work experience and of an individual's or family’s economic and social position relative to others, based on income, education, and occupation. When analyzing a family’s SES, the household income earners' education and occupation are examined, as well as combined income, versus with an individual, when their own attributes are assessed.
Socioeconomic status is typically broken into three categories, high SES, middle SES, and low SES to describe the three areas a family or an individual may fall into. When placing a family or individual into one of these categories any or all of the three variables (income, education, and occupation) can be assessed.
A fourth variable, wealth, may also be examined when determining socioeconomic status.
Additionally, income, occupation and education have shown to be strong predictors of a range of physical and mental health problems, ranging from respiratory viruses, arthritis, coronary disease, and schizophrenia.
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News tagged with socioeconomic status
Nature? Nurture? Scientists say neither
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 20, 2009 |
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It's easy to explain why we act a certain way by saying "it's in the genes," but a group of University of Iowa scientists say the world has relied on that simple explanation far too long.
Rich man, poor man: study shows body language can indicate socioeconomic status
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 04, 2009 |
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A new study in Psychological Science reveals that nonverbal cues can give away a person's socioeconomic status (SES). Volunteers whose parents were from upper SES backgrounds displayed more disengagement-related behaviors compar ...
EEGs show brain differences between poor and rich kids
Dec 03, 2008 |
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University of California, Berkeley, researchers have shown for the first time that the brains of low-income children function differently from the brains of high-income kids.
Disparities in head and neck cancer patients
Oct 06, 2008 |
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A new analysis finds considerable disparities in survival related to race and socio-economic status among patients with head and neck cancer. Published in the November 15, 2008 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the ...
New research links social stress to harmful fat deposits, heart disease
Aug 05, 2009 |
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A new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that social stress could be an important precursor to heart disease by causing the body to deposit more fat in the abdominal cavity, speeding ...
The effect of parental education on the heritability of children's reading disability
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Parental education is a strong predictor of socioeconomic status and children's educational environment. Nevertheless, some children continue to experience reading failure in spite of high parental education and support for ...
New study suggests winter babies face socioeconomic disadvantages
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Many of us may often feel that we've been born under an unlucky sign. Now, new research by a pair of University of Notre Dame economists suggests that some of us are, in fact, born in an unlucky season.
Research: No race disparities in risk of AIDS and death in HIV patients
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Kaiser Permanente researchers found no disparities by race or ethnicity in risk of AIDS and death among HIV-infected patients in a setting of similar access to care. This is despite lower Anti-Retroviral Therapy adherence ...
No need to tighten your belt -- credit crunch will worsen obesity epidemic
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Levels of debt have been associated with an increased risk of being fat. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health blame the trend on the high price of healthy food, and a tendency for people worrie ...
Market based reforms have not harmed equity in the NHS, say researchers
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Recent NHS reforms, such as the introduction of patient choice and provider competition, have not had a deleterious impact on equity with respect to waiting times for elective surgery in England, concludes a study published ...
Lack of Social Engagement Is a Risk Factor for Self-Neglect in Older Adults
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Seniors who neglect themselves, risking their own health and safety, tend to be individuals with limited social networks and little social engagement, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center.
His and hers: Study examines the role of gender in the stigma of mental illness
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 03, 2009 |
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The mentally ill don't get a fair shake in this country. Many employers don't want to hire them, and health insurers don't want to treat their illnesses. Even within their own communities and families, the mentally ill are ...
Childhood physical abuse linked to cancer
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Childhood physical abuse is associated with elevated rates of cancer in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.
Minimally invasive radical prostatectomy shows advantages, but also certain complications
Oct 13, 2009 |
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New research indicates that the use of minimally invasive procedures (including the use of robotic assistance) for radical prostatectomy, which have increased significantly in recent years, may shorten hospital stays and ...
Adolescents involved with music do better in school
Feb 10, 2009 |
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A new study in the journal Social Science Quarterly reveals that music participation, defined as music lessons taken in or out of school and parents attending concerts with their children, has a positive effect on readin ...
