Assessing the Use of the Family Affluence Scale as Socioeconomic Indicators for Researching Health Inequalities in Taiwan Adolescents

Autor/in	Lin, Yu-Chen
Titel	Assessing the Use of the Family Affluence Scale as Socioeconomic Indicators for Researching Health Inequalities in Taiwan Adolescents
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 102 (2011) 3, S.463-475 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-010-9683-7
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Validity; Adolescents; Reliability; Family Income; Student Surveys; Health Behavior; Student Characteristics; Social Indicators; Sociometric Techniques; Socioeconomic Influences; Correlation; Socioeconomic Status; Questionnaires; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gültigkeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Reliabilität; Familieneinkommen; Schülerbefragung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Soziometrie; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Korrelation; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Fragebogen
Abstract	This study examined the reliability and validity of the Family Affluence Scale (FAS) and explored the relationship between FAS and health in a general adolescent population of Taiwan. Our data was obtained from a 2009 school-based survey. In total, 3,368 students (1,741 boys, 1,627 girls) in grades 6-10 in Kinmen County, Taiwan completed a modified WHO Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire. Indicators of the family's social position were their parents' occupation and education. Indicators of material affluence were number of cars, number of holiday travel, whether the participant had his or her own room and number of computers (FAS items). A higher proportion of the participants completed the four family affluence items than their parents' occupation and education items (98% vs. 90% and 88%; respectively). Analysis of the FAS showed a moderate internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.35). The associations between the FAS scores and parental occupation and education were moderate (P less than 0.001). Consistent gradients were found for the association between FAS and positive health and health promoting behaviours. In conclusion, the Taiwan version of the FAS had a high completion rate and moderate internal reliability and external validity. The clear associations between the FAS and health indicators confirm the findings of previous studies and suggest that the FAS can be used as an additional measure of socioeconomic status among Taiwan adolescents. (As Provided).
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