socioeconomic status

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[sō′sē·ō·ik′ənom′ik]

Etymology: L, socius, companion, oeconomicus, methodical, status, state

the position of an individual on a social-economic scale that measures such factors as education, income, type of occupation, place of residence, and, in some populations, heritage and religion.

socioeconomic status,

n the position of an individual on a socio-economic scale that measures such factors as education, income, type of occupation, place of residence, and in some populations, ethnicity and religion.

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