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Use of Socioeconomic Status in Health Research
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To the Editor: In their Special Communication on socioeconomic status (SES) in health research, Dr Braveman and colleagues1 concluded that the correlation between achieved education and income is moderately strong (Spearman correlation coefficient 0.41 to 0.67) and that these indices of socioeconomic class are related but not interchangeable. This was based on data from 5 surveys conducted in the United States. While race was examined as an important moderating factor, the authors did not consider that the relationship between education and income may vary across countries depending on political situation and recent history.
In a representative population-based sample of 310 men and women from Prague, Czech Republic, the Spearman correlation coefficient between education (based on highest education degree achieved, 5 levels) and material well-being (a composite measure of income and wealth) was 0.23.2 This is much lower than in any of the surveys examined by Braveman et al. The Czech . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Rudolf Uher, PhD
r.uher@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Institute of Psychiatry
King's College London
London, England
Eva Dragomirecka, PhDr
Prague Psychiatric Center
Charles University
Czech Republic
Hana Papezova, PhD;
Barbara Pavlova, PhDr
Psychiatric Clinic
Charles University
Czech Republic
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