Table 2 These present 37 items are product of the second step of the study that gained the score of ≥ 1
From: Measurement components of socioeconomic status in health-related studies in Iran
Item name | Frequency | Weighta | Medianb |
|---|---|---|---|
Demography | |||
Ethnicity, religion age, gender marital status | 5 | 0.65 | – |
Household size | 9 | 3.45 | 4.5 |
Urban residency | 2 | 0.05 | – |
Existence of disabled in the family | 1 | 0.5 | – |
Purchasing power | |||
Monthly income | 24 | 3.975 | 5 |
Monthly saving | 1 | 0.75 | – |
Health expenditure | 1 | 0.15 | – |
Annual income | 1 | 0.025 | – |
Purchasing power | 2 | 0.05 | – |
Insurance | 3 | 0.225 | – |
Literacy | |||
Head of household education | 39 | 9.8 | 5 |
% of literate individuals in family | 1 | 0.5 | – |
% of family members who are students | 1 | 0.5 | – |
School type (public/private) | 4 | 3.5 | 4 |
Employment status | |||
Head of household job | 33 | 7.35 | 5 |
Second job | 1 | 0.025 | – |
% of individuals with employment in family | 1 | 0.5 | – |
Unemployment | 1 | 0.125 | – |
Housing and accommodation status | |||
Whether the house had a yard | 1 | 0.15 | – |
Type of home | 13 | 6.875 | 4.5 |
Number of rooms | 25 | 7.725 | 4 |
Main cooling devices | 3 | 1.75 | 3 |
Home area | 17 | 4.55 | 4 |
Gas pipe lines | 4 | 2.125 | 2 |
Landline | 11 | 5.125 | 1 |
Toilet | 6 | 1.625 | 1 |
Internet access | 6 | 2.125 | 3 |
Source of water | 2 | 0.625 | – |
Electricity | 1 | 0.125 | – |
Bathroom | 10 | 4.375 | 1.5 |
Kitchen | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Effluent disposal system | 1 | 0.5 | – |
Kind of heating device | 2 | 1.5 | 3 |
House value based on location | 9 | 4.075 | 4 |
Home appliances | |||
Vacuum cleaner | 8 | 4.375 | 2 |
Washing machine | 13 | 5.75 | 3 |
Dish washing machine | 12 | 4.875 | 4 |
Media player | 2 | 1.25 | 2 |
Hand carpet | 4 | 1.525 | 3 |
Main cooking device | 2 | 1.125 | 2 |
Microwave | 10 | 4.625 | 4 |
Steam-cleaner | 1 | 0.25 | – |
Furniture | 4 | 0.775 | – |
Camcorder | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
Radio | 1 | 0.5 | – |
3 dimensional TV (LCD, LED) | 2 | 1.25 | 4 |
Color TV | 8 | 3.775 | 2 |
Refrigerator | 10 | 3.9 | 2 |
Side-by-side refrigerator | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Freezer | 13 | 5 | 2.5 |
Oven | 3 | 1.5 | 2 |
Personal asset | |||
Ownership of car | 30 | 13.625 | 4 |
Motorcycle | 7 | 2.625 | 2 |
Bicycle | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Mobile | 13 | 4.9 | 3 |
Smart phone | 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
Personal computer/laptop | 22 | 10.125 | 3.5 |