The measurement of socio-economic status: Investigation of gender-and age-specific indicators in Australia: National health survey 1995

To investigate the correlations between age- and gender-specific measures of socio-economic status versus health status as measured by the SF-36. Age- and gender-specific SES scores based on these factors had stronger associations with the physical and mental components of SF-36 than either an area...

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Published in:Social indicators research 2001-10, Vol.56 (1), p.73-89
Main Authors: MISHRA, Gita D, BALL, Kylie, DOBSON, Annette J, BYLES, Julie E, WARNER-SMITH, Penny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age differences
Aging (Individuals)
Attrition (Research Studies)
Australia
Discriminant analysis
Economic Status
Economics
Education
Employment
Factor Analysis
Family Income
Females
Gender
Gender differences
Health
Health Conditions
Health Promotion
Health status
Health surveys
History, theory and methodology
Housing
Marital Status
Methodology
Mortality
Obesity
Older people
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomics
Sociology
Tenure
Womens health
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Summary:To investigate the correlations between age- and gender-specific measures of socio-economic status versus health status as measured by the SF-36. Age- and gender-specific SES scores based on these factors had stronger associations with the physical and mental components of SF-36 than either an area based index or scores derived from males aged 40-44 years.
ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1023/A:1011834621663