Socioeconomic status index

Socioeconomic status is typically broken into three levels (high, middle, and low ) to describe the three places a family or an individual may fall in relation to others. Recently, there has been increasing interest from researchers on the subject of economic inequality and its relation to the health of populations.

Socio-economic factors include occupation, education, income, wealth and where someone lives .

Socioeconomic status was defined as having three dimensions: family income, parents’ education level, and parents’ occupational prestige .

Socioeconomic status is the social standing or class of an individual or group . It is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation. Examinations of socioeconomic status often reveal inequities in access to resources, plus issues related to privilege, power and control.