Full Description
This text consists of a collection of seven papers which look at constructing measures of occupational socioeconomic status by combining census data on occupation-specific levels of education and income; including different approaches.
Contents
1 Measures of Socioeconomic Status: An Introduction--Mary G. Powers, 2 Measurement of Socioeconomic Status from United States Census Data 3 Socioeconomic Measures from Canadian Census Data4 Occupational Status Scores: Changes Introduced by the Inclusion of Women- 5 A Revised Socioeconomic Index of Occupational Status: Application in Analysis of Sex Differences in Attainment-- 6 Women, Men, and Socioeconomic Indices: An Assessment-- 7 Status Attainment of Young White Men and Women: Two Socioeconomic Measures.
