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Analysis of inequality via social stratification

open access: yesEntreciencias: Diálogos en la Sociedad del Conocimiento, 2020
Purpose: To analyze the contribution that social stratification provides to inequality using the Gini index as an input. Methodology: The compatible differences tool was used to calculate the percentage of income provided by social strata using the ...
Luz Judith Rodríguez Esparza   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The social structure in the former socialist countries: Transition or transformation? [PDF]

open access: yesSociološki Pregled, 2004
Research of the vertical dimension of social structure has always been a part of mainstream sociology. For instance, Collins Dictionary of Sociology contains over 30 pages on this area of sociological studies.
Šljukić Srđan L.
doaj   +1 more source

Variation in sport participation, fitness and motor coordination with socioeconomic status among Flemish children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Socioeconomic status (SES) is often indicated as a factor that influences physical activity and associated health outcomes. This study examined the relationship between SES and sport participation, morphology, fitness and motor coordination in a sample ...
Lefevre, Johan   +6 more
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Non-response in a national health survey in Germany: An intersectionality-informed multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Dimensions of social location such as socioeconomic position or sex/gender are often associated with low response rates in epidemiological studies.
Philipp Jaehn   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Questionnaire surveys to discover academic staff and library staff perceptions of a National Union catalogue [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
During the feasibility study into a National Union catalogue for the UK (UKNUC), a questionnaire survey was undertaken of the needs of both academic staff in higher education and library staff.
Kidd, T., Stubley, P.
core   +1 more source

Socioeconomic conditions and children's mental health and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic: An intersectional analysis

open access: yesSSM: Population Health, 2023
Background: Children and adolescents are highly vulnerable to the impact of sustained stressors during developmentally sensitive times. We investigated how demographic characteristics intersect with socioeconomic dimensions to shape the social patterning
Elsa Lorthe   +84 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing the Heterogeneity of Aging: A Vision for a Staging System for Aging

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
Introduction: Older adulthood encompasses several decades of change and heterogeneity. Primary care providers need a geriatric comprehensive vision for defining older adult subpopulations.Methods: Using PubMed and Google searches, we reviewed the ...
Efraim Jaul   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal number of strata for the stratified methods in computerized adaptive testing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Test security can be a major problem in computerized adaptive testing, as examinees can share information about the items they receive. Of the different item selection rules proposed to alleviate this risk, stratified methods are among those that have ...
Abad García, Francisco José   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

SPEECH LEVEL PATTERN AND REFERENCE/ DEIXIS BASED ON SOCIAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION OF JAVANESE LANGUAGE USING (A STUDY ABOUT TRADITION AS INFLUENCE IN ISLAMIC ANCIENT BOARDING SCHOOL/PONDOK PESANTREN SALAFI LANGUAGE STYLE) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Language in human’s using as the study has generally two scope of study; macrolinguistics,microlinguistics. Macrolinguistics as the study of language that occurs problematics of language relate to cognitive development, social interaction, and function ...
Sari , Kharisma Puspita
core  

Adherence to Protocol Recommendations for Children With Wilms Tumour in Two Consecutive Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland—Does Variation Matter?

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wilms tumour (WT) has excellent event‐free and overall survival (OS). However, small differences exist between countries participating in the same international study. This led us to examine variation in adherence to protocol recommendations as a potential contributing factor.
Suzanne Tugnait   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

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