Family Affluence Scale, other socioeconomic position indicators, and self-rated health among South Korean adolescents: findings from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS)

摘要

Background Previous mixed findings regarding socioeconomic differentials among adolescents can be partly attributed to problems in measuring socioeconomic position (SEP) among adolescents. Accordingly, the Family Affluence Scale (FAS) was developed and used in European countries, where it yielded good predictions of socioeconomic differentials in health. However, no prior study has examined whether this new measure for SEP among adolescents is applicable outside Europe.