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Table 3 ‘4X4 SEP’ table, combining education and income levels

From: Combining education and income into a socioeconomic position score for use in studies of health inequalities

  Income
Low Lower-middle Upper-middle High
Education
 Primary education < 10 yrs 1 2 2 4
 Upper secondary/vocational 2 2 3 5
 Undergraduate degree 4 5 5 7
 Postgraduate degree 7 7 8 10
  1. Predicted socioeconomic position (SEP) score based on all combinations of education and income levels
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BMC Public Health

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