The location an individual or group occupies in the system of social organization shaped by the distribution of economic resources.
a person's position or standing in a society because of such factors as social class, level of education, income, and type of job.
The SES quartile variable used for both High School and Beyond and the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 was built using parental education level, parental occupation, family income, and household items. Students were placed in quartiles based on their standardized composite score. By definition, one quarter of each cohort will reside in the bottom SES quartile, even if education levels, income, and the number of persons in more prestigious occupations increase. The terms high, middle, and low SES refer to the upper, middle two, and lower quartiles of the weighted SES composite index distribution.
Also called “socioeconomic position” (SEP). A measure that combines a person’s education, work history, income, etc. into a single rating that tries to show where that person is placed in his or her society, and what larger group (for example, the “middle class”) that person is part of.
In reference to youths, their parents’ education, occupation, and income.
a relative position in the community as determined by occupation, income and amount of education.
A combination of social and economic factors that are used as an indicator of household income and/or opportunity. NAEP uses eligibility for the Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program (NSLP) as a measure of socioeconomic status.
A measure of a person's relative standing in society, frequently based on a combination of income, education, and occupation.
Refers to differences in wealth, income, other economic resources, and social ranking.
A measure of an individual or family's relative economic and social ranking. In the analyses in this publication, SES is constructed based on father's education level, mother's education level, father's occupation, mother's occupation, and family income. Also, students are classified into high, middle, and low SES based on a standardized composite index score of their parents' education level, mother's and father's occupation, family's income, and certain household items. The terms "high SES," "middle SES," and "low SES," respectively, refer to the upper, middle two, and lower quartiles of the composite index score distribution. By definition, one-quarter of each cohort of students will be in the bottom SES quartile, even if education levels, average family incomes, and the number of persons in more prestigious occupations change.
of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors.
A combined measure that attempts to classify individuals, families, or households in terms of indicators such as income, occupation, and education.
