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RE: Measuring SES
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Denise:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>There have been a number of occupational prestige scales
published since Hollingshead, which is based on work done in the 1940's.
One of them was validated cross nationally. I can't remember
the author. There is an entire book on it. It is probably
called the International Occupational Prestige scale. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Fortunately, measurement of SES is very robust. The
most frequent practice in sociology research is now to just z score the education,
income and occupation variables (to make them contribute equally) and sum the z
scores. I also usually z score the sum. In my
opinion, for most purposes it is not worth the trouble to do detailed
occupational coding. I found that an SES scale that just scored the
occupation as blue collar (i.e. manual work) compared to white collar (cognitive
work) produces a scale that works just as well as one in which I invested a
large amount of time doing occupational prestige coding. However, I
did that 30 years ago. Things may have changed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I conclude that, unless the focus of the study is social
stratification per se, the main advantage of using a detailed occupational
prestige scale is the cachet associated with being able to say that and cite
something. I suggest you consult with whoever teaches social
stratification in the soc department and look through a couple of
textbooks on social stratification which you can borrow from that person (libraries
do not usually buy textbooks).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'> Murray<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Murray A. Straus<br>
Professor of Sociology and Co-Director<br>
Family Research Laboratory<br>
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824<br>
603-862-2594 Fax: 603-862-1122 <a href="mailto:murray.straus@unh.edu";>murray.straus@unh.edu</a></span><span
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color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Copies of many of my papers and some out-of-print books can be
downloaded from my website </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a
href="blocked::http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2";><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>. For
information about the Family Research Laboratory, conferences, and
bibliographies of publications by members of the laboratory log into <a
href="http://www.unh.edu/frl";>www.unh.edu/frl</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bounce-3125638-6832504@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-3125638-6832504@list.cornell.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Denise A.
Hines<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 2008-10-01 21:56<br>
<b>To:</b> Child Maltreatment Researchers<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Measuring SES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>Does anyone know if there is an updated version of the
Hollingshead Index for coding SES using occupation, education, and
income? The original Hollingshead was from the 1970s, and I haven't seen
any updates, but there have been many new occupations since then (e.g., in
technology). So, even though many still use the original Hollingshead,
I'm concerned that it's no longer valid and was hoping there would be something
newer. Anyone know of anything? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Thanks!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Denise</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Denise
A. Hines, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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