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socioeconomic status

[ soh-see-oh-ek-uh-nom-ik stey-tuhs, stat-uhs, ‐ee-kuh‐, soh-shee-oh‐, soh‐ ]

/ ˈsoʊ si oʊˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪk ˈsteɪ təs, ˈstæt əs, ‐ˌi kə‐, ˈsoʊ ʃi oʊ‐, ˌsoʊ‐ /

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noun

the position or standing of a person or group in a society as determined by a combination of social and economic factors that affect access to education and other resources crucial to an individual's upward mobility: Low socioeconomic status is linked to many health risks, including cardiovascular disease. Abbreviation: SES

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Origin of socioeconomic status

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby socioeconomic status

sociocracy, sociocultural, sociodrama, socioeconomic, socioeconomics, socioeconomic status, sociogenesis, sociogenetic, sociogenic, sociogram, sociography

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How to use socioeconomic status in a sentence

• But, when they control for more stable characteristics—things like student impulsivity, socioeconomic status, class size, course difficulty—these effects aren't significant.

• He is particularly interested in understanding how that assimilation process differs by socioeconomic status, gender and country of birth.

• It does not matter what his socioeconomic status is, what matters is that the supreme court finally made the playing field level.

• Proficiency is highly correlated to factors outside a school's control, like socioeconomic status, while growth measures a student's progress from one year to the next, regardless of where they started.

• The questions ranged from people's demographics—their age, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity—to specific questions about Covid-19.

• When the problem is already political, when the intolerable situation is the status quo?

• Defenders of the status quo claim the old rules protect consumers.

• But when she called back, Brinsley was determined to tall her about his minted screenwriter status.

• Nothing," Klein notes, "was more threatening to the education status quo in New York City than our charter school initiative.

• In a country where talk is "cheap" and opinions are "a dime a dozen," we give the facts special privileges and special status.

• And his status is determined rather by his relation to the family than by his relation to the service.

• The unusual political status of a city, completely independent of county jurisdiction, was originated at this time also.

• In Roman times it received the dignity of a municipium—implying municipal status and Roman citizenship for its free inhabitants.

• She had no civil status, but when she married Jules Desmarets her name, Clemence, and her age were publicly announced.

• Gradus initialis hujus status est amicitia inordinata inter duos pueros aut duas puellas.

Cultural definitions for socioeconomic status

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An individual's or group's position within a hierarchical social structure. Socioeconomic status depends on a combination of variables, including occupation, education, income, wealth, and place of residence. Sociologists often use socioeconomic status as a means of predicting behavior.

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