Development of two socioeconomic indices for Saudi Arabia

Development of two socioeconomic indices for Saudi Arabia

Abstract Background Health and socioeconomic status (SES) are linked in studies worldwide. Measures of SES exist for many countries, however not for Saudi Arabia (SA). We describe two indices of area-based SES for SA. Methods Routine census data has been used to construct two indices of SES at the g...

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Main Authors: Reem S. AlOmar, Roger C. Parslow, Graham R. Law
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Saudi Arabia
Socioeconomic status
Exploratory factor analysis
Latent class analysis
Deprivation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5723-z

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