Socio-economic status in Beneris

Scope

Socio-economic status describes the socio-economic status of individuals as background information.

Definition

Socio-economic status is represented either as a continuous or as a discrete variable.

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If continuous = number of years of schooling received. Socio-economic status for children younger than 18yr is equivalent to parental educational level.

If discrete = low, medium and high.

Socio-economic status is indexed by variable age. It applies to all four age categories and to all indicators.

Causality

List of parents:

• None