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The socioeconomic status of older adults: How should we measure it in studies of health inequalities?

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 2001 · Vol. 55(12) · pp. 895–904

Emily Grundy✉(University of London)G Holt(University of London)

Abstract

For a range of reasons the measurement of socioeconomic status is particularly challenging in older age groups. Extending our knowledge of which indicators work well in analyses and are relatively easy to collect should help both further study of health inequalities in the older population and appropriate planning.

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MeSH terms

AgedEducational StatusFollow-Up StudiesUnited KingdomHealth Services ResearchHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMiddle AgedPovertySocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsLogistic ModelsOdds Ratio