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ERIC Number: EJ246147
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Mar
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Measures of Socioeconomic Status: Alternatives and Recommendations.
Mueller, Charles, W.; Parcel, Toby L.
Child Development, v52 n1 p13-30 Mar 1981
Criticizes impressionistic or outdated measures of socioeconomic status, recommends the Duncan Socioeconomic Index and the Siegel Prestige Scale, and describes a strategy for measuring household or family SES when household composition and characteristics vary. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Level, Family (Sociological Unit), Measurement Techniques, Research Problems, Social Indicators, Social Status, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Duncan Socioeconomic Index; Siegel Prestige Scale