Socioeconomic status (SES) underlies three major determinants of health: health care,
environmental exposure, and health behavior. In addition, chronic stress associated with …

Extensive information is available from official statistics and descriptive studies on the
association between different socio-demographic background factors and sickness …

The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and health has been widely
documented. However, the role of occupation in this association is not clear because …

Background and aims: Socioeconomic differences in smoking have been well established.
While previous studies have mostly relied on one socioeconomic indicator at a time, this …

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the consistency and magnitude of the association
between educational level and relative body weight in populations with widely different …

A child's sense of control over life and health outcomes as well as perceptions of the world
as fair, equal, and just are significantly influenced by his or her social experiences and …

Research on social inequalities is going through a period of resurgence in public health and
epidemiology. The main thrust of the program's empirical studies involves correlations …

PURPOSE: Educational attainment is a widely used indicator of socioeconomic status (SES)
in health studies. However, little is known about its relationship to health relative to …

This article reviews and examines findings on the impact of racial discrimination on the
development and functioning of children of color in the US. Based on current definitions of …

Objectives: To investigate the independent association between individual and area based
measures of socioeconomic status and cigarette smoking habit. Design and setting: Cross …