Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Variables to Measure Socio-Economic Status

Question

I'm researching which variables are used to measure socio-economic status (SES). I don't need the data, just which questions are being asked and what variables are being used in dealing with SES. Do you have any suggestions of where I could find this information?

Answer

Hi, Monica Boyd is an expert in this field. You might want to have a look at "A Socioeconomic Scale for Canada: Measuring Occupational Status from the Census, Canadian Review of Sociology, Feb 1, 2008.