Measuring Child Socio-Economic Position in Birth Cohort Research: The Development of a Novel Standardized Household Income Indicator

Measuring Child Socio-Economic Position in Birth Cohort Research: The Development of a Novel Standardized Household Income Indicator

The assessment of early life socioeconomic position (SEP) is essential to the tackling of social inequalities in health. Although different indicators capture different SEP dimensions, maternal education is often used as the only indicator in birth cohort research, especially in multi-cohort analyse...

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Main Authors: Costanza Pizzi, Matteo Richiardi, Marie-Aline Charles, Barbara Heude, Jean-Louis Lanoe, Sandrine Lioret, Sonia Brescianini, Virgilia Toccaceli, Martine Vrijheid, Franco Merletti, Daniela Zugna, Lorenzo Richiardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
socioeconomic position
income
birth cohorts
children
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/5/1700

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