Issues in the construction of wealth indices for the measurement of socio-economic position in low-income countries
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epidemiological studies often require measures of socio-economic position (SEP). The application of principal components analysis (PCA) to data on asset-ownership is one popular approach to household SEP measurement. Proponents sugge...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Emerging Themes in Epidemiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.ete-online.com/content/5/1/3 |