What's the best way to measure socioeconomic status in kids?

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Ask if their parents rent or own their homes, find out how large the house is, and how many cars they own. That will narrow it down a bit

>>8688792
Makes sense to ask about their parents. Know of another other proxy questions that get to the root of the question? I guess 'what is your parents education' is the most standard one

Just ask what their parents jobs are

>>8688838
this

also ask what model cell phone they own, and if their parents are renting a television

>>8688773
ask for the cars, number of owned real estates, number of vacations per year, size of main home, status of higher class like visits of operas or home personnel, play golf etc., whether the parents have a leading position/are landlords

>>8688838
>my father is a programmer!
So is he a minimum wage pajeet or a google star engineer?

>>8688847
It's not perfect but it's a clearer proxy than asking how educated your parents were.

Also the jobs you're pointing out with the largest range of incomes are generally either middle or upper class.

E.g. A lowly accountant and a big shot accountant are both at least middle class. You aren't going to mistake them for lower class or working class.

You can also take into account that the parents will be in their 40s to discount a for instance them being an entry-level code monkey

>>8688773

Just start with a conclusion and work backwards from there :^)

>>8688838
not a good question, too variable
>>8688847
this. Dad is an engineer, does he design artistic bridges or pour concrete foundations?

>>8688857
although good counter point

>>8688838
I would also have to individually code and classify each job description. I'd rather give a set response and just put a number into SPSS

>>8688859

desu that sounds exactly like what OP is doing


OP, satisfy our curiosity, why do you want to know how much their parents make?

>>8688773
>socioeconomic status
This is a science and maths board OP

>>8688773
>I'm writing my master's thesis and I need to figure out a good measure of socioeconomic status for 15-17 year old high school students in America.

This is why your field is a joke. You're going to end up using an imprecise metric and your results will be nothing more than heresay.

>>8688773
Clothing, smartphone, size of their house/apartment.

>>8688876
didn't think /pol/ or /soc/ was reliable

>>8688920
Should have called it & humanities and posted it on /his/

>>8688888
then provide a precise metric and I'll use it
>assumed my field
>assumed my thesis is a single, basic demographic question

>>8688874
for comparison purposes, just a typical demographic question. but it's less straightforward when dealing with kids

>>8688773
ask number of friends, what sport and other extracurricular activities they do, and how much allowance they get.

>>8688923
>your field is a joke that measures things you can possibly only measure by imprecise metrics
>hurr give me a precise metric

liberal arts go away

why do you add the word socio before econimic here??

>>8688773
>kids

You mean human children or young goats?

>>8689043
Because it is not just the economic condition but the social class as well

>>8688888

CHECC THAT DIGG

Just argue that all 15-17 year olds fall into the category of 'persecuted minority' because they're universally disenfranchised from voting without due process.

>>8688773
Socioeconomic status is a meme, why are you studying memes?

>>8688773
Sneakers and headphones

Polling consumption habits will give a lot of false positives. Many people with a flashy lifestyle have a lot of debt. If consumption is not status.
Good questions to ask would be;
How stressed are your parents over bills?
Do your parents have to work 2 jobs or a lot of overtime to make ends meet?
Do you feel like you will afford to get an education?
What is your prime motive for working?
Do you have a savings account?
Does your family subscribe to any newspapers?